Creativity workshops
“Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”
Ebru, the art of marbling
Ebru is the traditional Turkish art of creating colourful patterns by
sprinkling and brushing colour pigments onto a pan of oily water
and then transferring the patterns to paper.
Known as marbling, the designs and effects include flowers, foliage, ornamentation, latticework, mosques and moons, and are used for decoration in the traditional art of bookbinding. The practitioner uses natural methods to extract colours from natural pigments, which are then mixed with a few drops of ox-gall, a kind of natural acid, before sprinkling and brushing the colours onto a preparation of condensed liquid, where they float and form swirling patterns.
Ebru artists, apprentices and practitioners consider their art to be an integral part of their traditional culture, identity and lifestyle. Their knowledge and skills, as well as the philosophy behind this art, are transmitted orally and through informal practical training within master-apprentice relationships.
Ebru painting also has a deeply relaxing effect and helps with depression or hyperactivity in children.
I organize creative courses with children individually focused on topics, talents and techniques.
The Balon art events, which are very popular with young and old.
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see”
“Every artist was first an amateur”
Courses for adults can be organized individually or in groups. I'm happy to focus on topics and levels. Whether in my studio or in your desired location, everything is possible.