Sat, Jan 08
|Cleveland
Paper Marbling
Similar to the patterns found in smooth marble stone, the ancient art of marbling uses paints suspended on the surface of thickened water to create multi-colored patterns.
Date + Time
Jan 08, 2022, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cleveland, 1754 E 47th St, Cleveland, OH 44103, USA
About
During this workshop, you will learn traditional and contemporary paper marbling which involve the use of a variety of tools and substances to manipulate ink to create patterns that are transferred on paper. By the end of this workshop, you will have a stunning set of marbled papers and the confidence to continue marbling on your own.
Instructor Bio:
(1979, Cleveland, OH) Jenniffer Omaitz lives and works out of her studio in Kent, OH. She holds an M.F.A. in painting from Kent State University and a B.F.A. in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Omaitz is an Abstract Painter and Installation artist with a practice that spans over 18 years. In 2016, Omaitz started JC Marbling after 14 months of independent research and experimentation with the process.
JC Marbling & Book Arts was founded to pursue the practice of marbling, book arts, and as a teaching outreach for the craft of marbling. She currently sells her handmade books and cards at the Morgan Paper Conservatory, BayArts in Bay Village, Ohio; Uncommon Art in Hudson and Heights Arts in Cleveland.