The art of marbling is an ornamental art made by passing the patterns created with specially prepared paints on paper, on water concentrated with tragacanth. Brushes and paints are special.
Although it is not known when and in which country the art of marbling emerged, it is thought that this art is a decorative art specific to eastern countries. It is written in some Iranian sources that it originated in India. According to some sources, it was born in the city of Bukhara in Turkestan and passed to the Ottomans through Iran. In the West, marbling is called "Turkish Paper" or "marble paper".
Marbling can be done by sprinkling paints that are made to not sink to the bottom of the water by adding gall to the water, which is thickened with tragacanth or seaweed plant (keragin) obtained from the sap of the geven grass, and by interfering with the shapes that occur on the water surface or with a metal-tipped tool called "we". It is done by passing it on a piece of paper.
Marbling, which was an art and business in its own right during the Ottoman period, came to the point of being forgotten by the beginning of the 20th century. The revival of this art was thanks to the great artist Necmeddin Okyay, who developed the 'flowered marbling' in the art of marbling. The big step after Okyay is Mustafa Duzgunman.
It was defined as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO on 27 November 2014.
We are honored to organize another great event. We spent unforgettable moments with nearly 100 participants at the Droylsden Academy atrium. We were also happy to see that everyone was having fun and learning about this little known and practiced art. In particular, the patterns of the paints spilled from the brushes in our children's hands were at least as cute as them.
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