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The Indonesian word BATIK means "to draw with wax". Batik began 2000 years ago on the Island of Java, in Indonesia. Wax is heated to 300 degrees and drawn on fabric with copper tools, called tjuantings. Gary Fey first dyed silk as a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in the 70's. For over 25 years Gary Fey has batik dyed silk. Batik is a process art that involves many days of dyeing fiber and drawing wax on fabric as a resist. Resist simply means once wax is applied to the fabric the next dye applied will not affect the waxed area. Wax resists further dyeing.