KETC | Living St. Louis | Paper Marbling

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr discovers the rare art of paper marbling—an old-fashioned way of making decorative sheets for the inside covers of books. Curtis Finley of Pacific, Missouri, is still one of the few people that marbles in his basement, using many different techniques and styles including the popular peacock and zebra designs. The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri, St. Louis even held an exhibit exclusively for this art.

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[collabi]

I like Mr. Finley's charming demeanor in this demonstration, like a friendly art teacher; he humanizes the craft and his general likability makes his explanation more compelling.

[yapayzeka]

dayı süpersin. congrats from Turkiye.

[johnacsyen]

Super like!

[tomdoff1]

I find this really interesting..... I think everyone in the UK knows what: "to and fro" means, but, as is apparent in this video, Americans don't. How strange! Great Video anyway =D

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Very interesting. Thanks for the posting.

[Maltherotoscoper]

for anyone interested in learning more about marbling- marbleart.us

[clevelandNEY]

@cypriot1965 Sorry but you do not know the history of EBRU well.

[westexhart]

WHAT IS IN THE TRAY THAT HE IS DROPPING THE INK INTO? WHAT KIND OF INK IS HE USING???

[YouBeFair]

This is Turkish Water Marbling Art called "EBRU".. Is it so hard to tell the TRUTH?

[forbesliz8908]

You want to use distilled water with a gelatin (most artist use carrageenan), your gelatin is called the size and this is what the paint will sit on top of. You should also treat your paper/wood/fabric with alum before you begin, this will adhere the paint to your paper. You can find a lot of good books and guides online.