Book Arts: Beginning Paper Marbling

1921 N. Ash St.,Spokane WA 99205

30 July, 2022

Description

Marbling paper is an art form of floating paint, creating a pattern, and transferring it onto a sheet of paper. In this introductory class you will learn how to make the floating medium, prep paper, prep paint, and the basic Stone, Get-Gel, and Nonpareil marbling patterns. Students will be taking home 10-15 sheets of marbled paper. ______________________________________________________________________________________ This class is taught by Mel Hewitt. Mel Hewitt is a book artist working her way towards becoming proficient in all aspects of the book arts. Her skills currently lie in traditional and contemporary binding structures and finishing techniques, paper marbling, paste papers, and incorporating letter press, screen printing, and relief printing into her pieces. Mel’s work ranges from utilitarian one-of-a-kind journals to sculptural artist books. She is a board member of Spokane Print and Publishing Center where she also teaches classes on the book arts. You can learn more about her and her work at melismaking.com.