Ebru is an ancient painting technique that has existed for many centuries. With this technique, we paint on water.

Marbling works with a wet base layer on which the artist applies patterns. These patterns are created by allowing colors to float on the surface of water, after which the colors are transferred onto a sheet of paper (or textile).

This type of ornament has been used throughout the centuries to decorate all kinds of surfaces. It is often used as a support for writing official texts or in calligraphy, for posters, and for endpapers. Each creation has a different pattern, giving the object a unique character.

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 archaeology at the University of Ankara. During her art studies, she participated in drawing workshops. She began practicing Ebru art at the Esengul Inalpulat studio in Ankara.