Ebru is an ancient painting technique that has been around for many centuries. With this technique we paint on water.
Marbling is done using a wet base layer on which the artist applies patterns. These patterns are obtained by allowing colors to float on the surface of water, after which the colors are transferred to a sheet of paper (or textile).
This type of ornament has been used over the centuries to decorate all kinds of surfaces. It is often used as a medium for writing official texts or in calligraphy, for posters and for endpapers. Each creation has a different pattern, which gives a unique character to the object.
Participants go home with the marbled paper they made themselves.
Demet Unlu Ancion was born in Ankara in 1971. In 1987 she studied art history and archeology at Ankara University. During her art studies, she took part in drawing workshops. She started practicing Ebru art in the studio of Esengul Inalpulat in Ankara.