It is now time to dye this ultra large, breakthrough eelgrass batik on bamboo. I’d like to dedicate this dye bath to the Tide to-Go Pen, the hero of this piece of art. I’d also like to thank my sister for introducing me to the magnificent pen. It keeps those pesky paint leaks, due to the all too natural cracking wax lines, from interfering with the final dip dyeing. The Tide To-Go Pen just cleans up those little leaks, and I can relax. Most of the mistakes I love, it almost is like the mistakes, or spirit spots, are really where the life comes into these pieces. But oddly, I don’t feel that way about paint where I don’t want paint.