Originating in Java, Batik art is a process of waxing and dyeing fabrics which are submerged in dye and then covered with hot wax to make them resist the next colour. Designs are gradually built up through successive dyes being added starting with the lightest tone. The process is a long one, and BATIK art is unforgiving, errors are impossible to rectify and much work has to be discarded.

Kay says of the work “For me, the challenge is to adapt batik into a fine art form. In other words, manipulating and controlling the dye to produce textured form and shape, light and shadow, depth and tone. I am interested in elemental themes and I am inspired by the landscape around me.”

Kay  has had many solo shows. Her work hangs in government buildings, universities , schools and private collections.