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If you love playing with paint or getting creative with paper, this workshop is for you. Marbling is one of the most rewarding and fun crafts out there - plus it's virtually impossible to do it 'wrong'!

During this fast-paced three-hour workshop, you will be given a thorough introduction to the beautiful art of paper marbling, including a brief history, the technical 'do's and 'don't's, and a lot of trying it out!

Paper marbling is a centuries-old art where paint is floated upon a bath of thickened water and drawn through with various tools to create striking, fluid patterns. You will learn how to make the thickened water, how to prepare paper for marbling, how to control the behaviour of the paints and how to create all kinds of patterns.

Find out about how paper marbling has been marked an endangered art by the Heritage Crafts Association and how you can support it here

Paper Marbling - Half-day Introduction

Lose yourself in colour and discover the ancient craft of marbling as you create your own bespoke Christmas ornaments to form part of holiday traditions and celebrations for years to come.

Marbling is a beautiful free-flowing art form that is perfect for those new to crafting.

 In this fun and festive marbling session, guests will discover how to paint on water and create their own joyful bespoke Christmas baubles to form part of holiday traditions and celebrations for years to come.

All skillsets are welcome.  No experience or artistic background is required. We will provide all the materials you need.  Sit back relax and get ready to get lost in colour.


Christmas Bauble Marbling Workshop

Georgie Lister-Fell

This workshop will take you on a journey through the origins of Marbling.  From the beautiful abstract Japanese technique of Suminagashi to the intentional Turkish technique of Ebru.

You will learn how to mix your own marbling inks, paint on water and create alluring patterns to customise your own collection of ceramic bud vases.

Don’t worry if you’ve never tried marbling before this workshop is suitable for beginners.  Over the course of a relaxing morning, you will build up your marbling skills by making paper swatches and art prints before you then create a collection of gorgeous ceramic home decor.

All your pieces will be available for you to take home after the class to wow your friends and family.


Introduction to Marbling Ceramics 

Paper marbling is a centuries-old art where paint is floated upon a bath of thickened water and drawn through with various tools to create striking, fluid patterns. In this hands-on ‘taster’ workshop you will jump straight into marbling and spend the evening creating your own beautiful marbled papers, perfect if you want to give it a go but aren’t as interested in carrying it on independently – you'll get all the fun of marbling without learning the technical details of how to prepare the equipment and materials.

Contemporary paper marbler Lucy McGrath will demonstrate various techniques, ranging from a simple 'Turkish Spot' to the striking combed 'Nonpareil', and talk you through how to recreate them yourself, providing all the tools, equipment and materials you might need to get really experimental.

Paper Marbling Taster Evening

Marbling is a beautiful free-flowing art form that is perfect for those who struggle to let go and switch off.

This ancient craft with origins in Turkey and Japan involves floating coloured inks on the surface of a marble bath to form unique eye-catching patterns.

The beauty of marbling is that you never truly know what kind of design you will get, so you are forced to stop overthinking, release control and let the creativity naturally flow.

During this workshop, you will learn how to make dynamic marble patterns to create your own bespoke stationery and homeware pieces.

Introduction to Marbling Workshop

We can teach you everything you need to know about marbling and how best to use it. Our high-level courses and informative workshops cover all the vital components involved and will emphasise all the core learning points for you to focus on.

Top 10 Best Marbling classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK 

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Top 10 Best Marbling classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

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