This travel article features the incredibly talented Catalan marbler Montse Buxó. http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/travel/05heads.html?emc=eta1 Enjoy! ...
Edited by Hikmet Barut,this book covers many topics related to Turkish marbling art by some authorities in the field. Though in Turkish and there may be an...
Hello Oz....can you (or Feridun) give us more info...how to get a copy, is there a website, to view it etc. I certainly would like to review it and maybe help...
Hi Oz, Are you talking about Hikmet Barutcugil or the Hikmet is different then the one I know. I have a book of "The Dream of Water" by Hikmet Barutcugil. I...
Dear Iris, The book is published by the Ministry of Culture Turkey. Except for Nedim Sonmez ,almost all other on Ebru knowledgeable people have written...
Hi everyone, I bring Ebru (Marbling) supplies from Turkey and I started selling them. I have all the materials that are organic and natural. Brushes are from...
Dear Iris, greetings to all, This book was edited by Hikmet and published by the Ministry of Culture of Turkey in 2007. As far as I know there is not an...
I was watching this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md5VzhWVRhs&feature=related and about half way through the video, he lays down what looks...
Hi, I am new to this type of art, and I have a question or two. I am having trouble with my size and the correct thickness of the paints. My paints are mixed...
Hi Mary which paints are you using? what is the room temp? what water makes the carrageenan? tap or rain or bottled? what are we mixing with the paints? ox...
... I am using differnt types of paint hoping to hit on the one that is the brightest and best, Liquitex soft body, createx airbrush colors, Jacquard textile...
Mary Ox gall usually just needs a drop or two at most, 78 degrees may be a bit to hot try a bit cooler if you can. I am not sure about Borax I have heard about...
It's really hard to say what to do, every type paint is different. Not just acrylic, or watercolor, but within the types, what brand it is matters. there is no...
... True, and ox-gall turned out to be a waste of money as well. Here is a secret I learned from a professional paper marbler: instead of ox-gall, use...
Iris, by hard water do you mean just from the tap? My water is not very hard at all. What is photo flo? I have no idea. Are Golden paints really the best...
I used to use the old A&P green at times, until they added some weird stuff to it, it work but leaves an odd film. Better yet would be pure liquid soap, maybe...
Tap water can be hard or soft. Typically well water will be harder than town water supplies. If no one ever told me, I doubt I would have noticed much...
Not to give you an overload of information, but would like to give a few pointers, too. Consider myself a professional marbler & teacher & I recommend...
Sounds like you have gotten some excellent advice. I marble on fabric using methylcel and have found that GAC900 (which is the fabric additive for the Golden...
Maybe someone on this list knows of someone. If not, get as many books, DVDs and info as possible and try things until something works. It took me maybe six...
Hello everyone, I have all natural supplies for marbling art. Natural pigments Brushes from horse hair and rose wood Pins and combs Ox gall Seaweed for the...
Wow, you guys are all just great--- a plethora of information! I am going to take most of the day and go through all the blogs and web sites, they are so...
I've been marbling for 10 years now? gosh. I got a VHS tape about the process out of the local library. There are many books also , but rarely do they give...
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