Watercolor marbling was perfected early in the
15th century, in the area of the
Middle East that now encompasses Turkey,
Iraq and Iran, but very soon became cloaked in a secrecy that lasted centuries--a secrecy imposed first by
artisans serving the Ottoman Emperors and then by the European craft guilds whose proscriptions against revealing
details of the process extended to exile and even death. Those brave few who
nevertheless committed its details to paper for posterity have thereby earned
our eternal gratitude. They made
possible the 20th-century revival of marbling in America, from which the craft now enjoys a renaissance of research,
experimentation, and artistic refinement throughout the world.
Far from fearing the consequences of exposing their
craft like those early practitioners, many of today"s marblers openly
share it as teachers, confident that this will spur creativity in marbling as
an art form whose intricate patterns excite and amaze us no less than they did
those who first saw them over half a millennium ago. Even the questions asked then are the same as those asked
today: Were all of those lines
painted separately? Why don"t the colors dissolve, or blend into one another?
Why don"t they wash off the paper? It"s magic, right?
Come, dispel the mystery but not the exhilaration and gratification of
this magical art. Learn its history, chemistry, techniques, many of its traditional patterns and some modern
variations, and take home many wonder-ful
papers for your own creative uses.
All marbling supplies are included in the fee.
Just plan to have a great time!...and bring these
items for your own use: Work clothes,
apron, or smock Hair covering--scarf, wrap, or cap Sensible Shoes--you"ll be on your feet a
lot Cardboard, corrugated (2 pieces
c. 15” x 20”
Notebook or pad and pen--for taking notes and, of course, Lunch--I"ll supply coffee (leaded), tea (unleaded), filtered
water
WHERE: 3304 Grasmere Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43224
WHEN: SATURDAY, April
19, 2014--9:30-4:30
Open studio SUNDAY afternoon, 1-3
COST: $135 covers all. Class limit, 8
Reserve a place: $60
deposit by 4/6/14 to Ann Woods at the address above
.tiff)
