Traditional Marbling (Ebru) Art Classes

"All the ebru colors which come from different parts of the world, which have distinctive characteristics, they float so elegantly on the surface, it is an amazing experience just to witness this dialogue."

Defining ebru as a form of fine arts would be deficient. Main materials for ebru are water and earth. Water is necessary as a canvas, earth is necessary for coloring. When the colors of earth meet the water, a miracle takes place. Two fundamental substances of life, i.e. water and earth, present us with scenes from micro- and macro-universe, which we can only witness through telescope, microscope or sattelites.

Program Summary

• · Each lesson takes 2 hours
• · Introduction of traditional ebru materials
• · Adjusting the ebru colors, according to the type of ebru and the condition of ebru size
• · Applying the traditional designs and transfering on paper
• · Sttudying the history of ebru and masters' work and applying

Goals

• · Being able to apply traditional ebru techniques and designs in papermarbling
• · Studying the history of traditional Turkish ebru, its philosophy and its masters
• · Understanding the nature of ebru material and being able to prepare them for application
• · Being able to solve problems which may rise during the marbling process
• · For the participants, to acquire skills to handle the whole process alone

Location: Rasimpaşa Mahallesi Rıhtım Caddesi Efendi Sok. Baysal Apt. No:51 D:7 Kat:2 Kadıköy İstanbul