Paper Arts: Beginner Ebru – October 25

Paper Arts: Beginner Ebru

with Artist, Tami Fuller
Friday, October 25th from 6:00pm – 8:30pm

The Roycroft Campus – 21 South Grove St. East Aurora, NY

Ebru, originating in Turkey between the 13-15th c. as an adaptation of previous Suminagashi and “painting on water” traditions of 8-12c China and Japan, is commonly referred to as Marbling in the west, where it is most commonly associated with end pages (originally used to prevent forgeries and erasure and eventually adopted to include ledger edges).

The practice relies on combining water and a plant-based sizing agent to “float” paints on top of a thickened solution, allowing the artist to create pools and puddles of color before manipulating them into patterns. An artist needs to have a light hand, refined taste and an open mind to the unexpected patterns forming on the water, and Patience.

Students will mix colors using specialized paints and learn how to work with the flow of water to create one of a kind abstract patterns and experiment with different papers and printing materials. A brief discussion of traditional cultural patterns, such as Italian marbling, will also be covered, with plenty of room to experiment.

Tami Fuller is a second-generation fine fiber artist and educator. Her work integrates the traditional foundations of hand-constructed processes with modern techniques, using foreign objects and metal. She operates her own fiber arts and education company, Blubird Studio, teaching throughout WNY and into the Northeast. Ms. Fuller is an exhibiting member of the Buffalo Society of Artists and a 2021 Roycroft Emerging Artist. She was recently appointed Executive Director of the Roycrofters-at-Large and is also the primary fiber art event coordinator for the Arts Council for Wyoming County. She works out of her studio in East Aurora, where she also co-operates and co-curates The COMMA Fine Art gallery. For more information visit her website: https://www.oneblubirdstudio.com/

Class Tuition: $48 + Supplies $12 = Total $60

Registration is required. This workshop is open to those ages 16- adult

This workshop will take place at the Castiglia Art Center in the Print Shop on The Roycroft Campus – 21 South Grove St. East Aurora, NY 14052

If you have any questions please call the Roycroft Campus at 716-655-0261 or email us.