Handmade Original Marbling Painting, Ottoman Art, Ottoman Marbling, Marbling Art, Traditional Art, buying Turkish Ebru Art, Wallart

- Original work of master ebruzen (marbling artist) Selma Elhan who has an ijazah (traditional license to teach and perform the art) that goes back, with an unbroken chain, to Great Master Necmeddin Okyay (1883-1976).

- Ebru is the traditional art of creating colorful patterns by sprinkling and brushing color pigments on a pan of oily water and then transforming this pattern to a special paper. It has been a traditional art of book enriching calligraphy and binding books for many centuries. In the 13th century, the first forms of Ebru emerged in Central Asia and spread to Anatolia through . During the Ottoman period, Turkish calligraphers and artists created new forms and perfected techniques.

- Ebru is traditionally transmitted from one master to his/her apprentice through informal practical training. Basic principle of the training process of Ebru is not only the training of the technique but also the introduction of its philosophy. The apprentice usually observes and imitates the work of his/her master and assists in different stages of the application of Ebru. The training process continues with identification and production of materials and equipment. After the introduction stages of training, application process for the apprentice begins.

Size: 34,5 x 50 cm (13,3” x 19,6”) buying