Mary Edna Fraser
https://www.instagram.com/maryednastudio/
https://www.facebook.com/mary.e.fraser.7/
(843) 762-2594
PO Box 12250 Charleston, SC 29422
www.maryedna.com
www.deleteapathy.com
Global Climate Change:
A Primer, Duke University Press
A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Island,
Columbia University Press
The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser,
University of South Carolina Press
Lewis Ocean Bay 36' x 96' Oil On Canvas $15,000
CHARLESTON COASTLINE 36" X 96" OIL ON CANVAS $15,000
COMBAHEE 96" X 108" OIL ON CANVAS (TRIPTYCH) $28,800
The Artist
"Photographing" from the open cockpit of my family’s vintage plane, wind in my face translates to batiks on silk, distilling the adventure into a moment of visual poetry. From five-story draped sculptures to 14-inch wide Kimono Silks, memories flow like water with layers of wax and dye in the calm of an ancient art form. The expansive interplay of vistas offers intimate meditative prayers for the planet. Flying and photographing threatened regions is my passion.
As a master dyer, my role as an educator of batik is growing. I teach internationally and will continue to travel the world and reach out to cultures where my textile art form is a valuable asset, especially to women as a means of livelihood. Large-scale site-specific installations are my forte and I’m actively seek architectural space to sculpt with silk. Lastly, I hope to employ batik in performance art and continue collaborative projects.”
photograph by Carolyn Russo, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
"Photographing" from the open cockpit of my family’s vintage plane, wind in my face translates to batiks on silk, distilling the adventure into a moment of visual poetry. From five-story draped sculptures to 14-inch wide Kimono Silks, memories flow like water with layers of wax and dye in the calm of an ancient art form. The expansive interplay of vistas offers intimate meditative prayers for the planet. Flying and photographing threatened regions is my passion.
As a master dyer, my role as an educator of batik is growing. I teach internationally and will continue to travel the world and reach out to cultures where my textile art form is a valuable asset, especially to women as a means of livelihood. Large-scale site-specific installations are my forte and I’m actively seek architectural space to sculpt with silk. Lastly, I hope to employ batik in performance art and continue collaborative projects.”
photograph by Carolyn Russo, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Batiks
Earth & Space
GREAT BARRIER REEF II (AUSTRALIA) 104" X 44.75" BATIK ON SILK $13,500
SLOPES OF MAUNA LOA (HI) 184" X 36" BATIK ON SILK $18,400
Earth & Space
Mary Edna has flown and photographed the entire East Coast and most of the West Coast of America, as well as several countries overseas.
Batik is a “dye-resist” process in which removable wax is applied to fabric, creating areas that will repel dye, while any unwaxed areas will absorb dye. This technique of dying textiles predates recorded history.
Mary Edna Fraser combines modern chemical Procion dyes, beeswax, and paraffin on silk to express a sense of place inherent in each scene. Her fascination with the distinctive features of various regions has led her to examine barrier islands, river deltas, mountains, glaciers, and threatened landscapes around the world.
She works from her own aerial photographs and memories of flight, gains technical precision as she examines maps and charts, and paints studies on location to develop potential color palettes for her batiks. Satellite and space imagery have further expanded her range of content.
Fraser brings a dramatic scale and complexity to batik; her art is unique to the ancient medium.
In 1994, Mary Edna installed the first one-woman and textile exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, featuring 70 batiks and monotypes. Fraser was named NASA Artist of the Year in 1995.
Mary Edna has flown and photographed the entire East Coast and most of the West Coast of America, as well as several countries overseas.
Batik is a “dye-resist” process in which removable wax is applied to fabric, creating areas that will repel dye, while any unwaxed areas will absorb dye. This technique of dying textiles predates recorded history.
Mary Edna Fraser combines modern chemical Procion dyes, beeswax, and paraffin on silk to express a sense of place inherent in each scene. Her fascination with the distinctive features of various regions has led her to examine barrier islands, river deltas, mountains, glaciers, and threatened landscapes around the world.
She works from her own aerial photographs and memories of flight, gains technical precision as she examines maps and charts, and paints studies on location to develop potential color palettes for her batiks. Satellite and space imagery have further expanded her range of content.
Fraser brings a dramatic scale and complexity to batik; her art is unique to the ancient medium.
In 1994, Mary Edna installed the first one-woman and textile exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, featuring 70 batiks and monotypes. Fraser was named NASA Artist of the Year in 1995.
EYE OF GOD 53" X 51.5" BATIK ON SILK $8,600
HEAVENLY BODY 40.5" X 52.75" BATIK ON SILK $5,950
PLUTO AND CHARON 100" X 55" BATIK ON SILK $15,300
Public Art
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MOCKETTE
CHARLESTON WATERWAYS (CHS), BATIK ON SILK, 74 YARDS X 3’
GLOBAL PERCEPTION INSTALLATION
Giclee Prints
CHARLESTON COASTLINE BATIK
Exhibitions
ABOVE, BETWEEN, BELOW AT THE CITY GALLERY AT WATERFRONT PARK, CHARLESTON, SC, ONE WOMAN 2015
Mary Edna Fraser
https://www.instagram.com/maryednastudio/
https://www.facebook.com/mary.e.fraser.7/
(843) 762-2594
PO Box 12250 Charleston, SC 29422
www.maryedna.com
www.deleteapathy.com
Global Climate Change:
A Primer, Duke University Press
A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Island,
Columbia University Press
The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser,
University of South Carolina Press
https://www.instagram.com/maryednastudio/
https://www.facebook.com/mary.e.fraser.7/
(843) 762-2594
PO Box 12250 Charleston, SC 29422
www.maryedna.com
www.deleteapathy.com
Global Climate Change:
A Primer, Duke University Press
A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Island,
Columbia University Press
The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser,
University of South Carolina Press