Japanese Paper & Fabric Marbling

Join artist and maker Robert Mahar for a playful introduction to suminagashi, a Japanese marbling technique that creates beautifully muted patterns of color that are transferred onto paper and fabric.

Perfectly suited for beginners, participants will learn best practices for working with these floating inks, and creative ways to manipulate them on the surface of a water bath to produce the most dynamic patterns. Robert will help attendees capture their beautiful marbled designs on a variety of papers and silk handkerchiefs, and show them a few of the infinite ways they can incorporate these materials into future projects.

All materials are included. Each student will take home an individual set of marbling inks, brushes, water pan, a variety of paper, and silk handkerchiefs. Please wear clothing and shoes that you won't mind getting splashed with water or (possible, but unlikely!) stained with ink.