Marbling With Natural Colour
Three Online Sessions with Natalie Stopka
Tuesdays 9th, 16th, and 23rd November 2027 4-6pm GMT
Homemade Marbling Paint
Following in the footsteps of marblers from centuries past, learn to prepare handmade marbling paints for printing on paper and leather. Pigmented with natural and handmade colors, our paints are compounded with a dash of beeswax and hide glue for a subtle shine and durable surface. Free from plastics and petroleum-derived synthetics, these paints have greater texture, subtlety, and connection to naturalistic color than their conventional counterparts. The pros and cons of commercially available substitutions will also be discussed.
Paper Marbling Preparation
Paper marbling is the entrancing and mercurial art of monotyping from a fluid surface. Capturing a crisp print in this liquid medium requires careful preparation of paper, paint, and size. Working in the European marbling tradition, learn to prepare your work station and materials, then make trial prints of the foundational marbling patterns. Participants may opt to work with the wax paste paint from the prior session, handmade tubed gouache, or commercially available gouache.
Printing Marbled Paper
Building on the prior topics, we can now revel in the color play and design fluidity of crafting and printing marbled papers. Marbling’s expressive possibilities are explored through color balance, combed patterns, advanced techniques, and troubleshooting. Lastly, a demonstration of paper handling, pressing, and burnishing brings a refined finish to our colorful handmade prints.
Access 6 hours of teaching (live & recorded)
Printable Handouts
Access to recordings until November 2028
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Homemade Marbling Paint
With Natalie Stopka
Learn to prepare handmade marbling paints for printing on paper and leather. Pigmented with natural and handmade colors, our paints are compounded with a dash of beeswax and hide glue for a subtle shine and durable surface. Free from plastics and petroleum-derived synthetics, these paints have greater texture, subtlety, and connection to naturalistic color than their conventional counterparts.
Tuesday 9th November 2027 4-6pm GMT
With Natalie Stopka
Learn to prepare handmade marbling paints for printing on paper and leather. Pigmented with natural and handmade colors, our paints are compounded with a dash of beeswax and hide glue for a subtle shine and durable surface. Free from plastics and petroleum-derived synthetics, these paints have greater texture, subtlety, and connection to naturalistic color than their conventional counterparts.
Tuesday 9th November 2027 4-6pm GMT
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Paper Marbling Preparation
With Natalie Stopka
Capturing a crisp print in this liquid medium requires careful preparation of paper, paint, and size. Working in the European marbling tradition, learn to prepare your work station and materials, then make trial prints of the foundational marbling patterns. Participants may opt to work with the wax paste paint from the prior session, handmade tubed gouache, or commercially available gouache.
Tuesday 16th November 2027 4-6pm GMT
With Natalie Stopka
Capturing a crisp print in this liquid medium requires careful preparation of paper, paint, and size. Working in the European marbling tradition, learn to prepare your work station and materials, then make trial prints of the foundational marbling patterns. Participants may opt to work with the wax paste paint from the prior session, handmade tubed gouache, or commercially available gouache.
Tuesday 16th November 2027 4-6pm GMT
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Printing Marbled Paper
With Natalie Stopka
Building on the prior topics, we can now revel in the color play and design fluidity of crafting and printing marbled papers. Marbling’s expressive possibilities are explored through color balance, combed patterns, advanced techniques, and troubleshooting. Lastly, a demonstration of paper handling, pressing, and burnishing brings a refined finish to our colorful handmade prints.
Tuesday 23rd November 2027 4-6pm GMT
With Natalie Stopka
Building on the prior topics, we can now revel in the color play and design fluidity of crafting and printing marbled papers. Marbling’s expressive possibilities are explored through color balance, combed patterns, advanced techniques, and troubleshooting. Lastly, a demonstration of paper handling, pressing, and burnishing brings a refined finish to our colorful handmade prints.
Tuesday 23rd November 2027 4-6pm GMT
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Natalie Stopka
Natalie Stopka is a New York based interdisciplinary artist and educator focused on the material history of color and sustainable studio practice. She captures material and elemental interactions in her collaborative, experimental printmaking practice. Raised on the south coast of Massachusetts, she holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Natalie is the author of From Plant to Pigment: How to make your own vibrant inks, pastels and paints, published by Skittledog in 2025.