Jacquard Presents: Marbling with Asher Katz

Marbling is a transfer process traditionally associated with book arts. Colors are floated on a thickened medium that is made with Methocel () or Carrageenan () and water. A substrate (typically paper or fabric) that has been treated with Alum () (a “sizing“ or “mordant“) is then laid on the surface of the marbling surface. The colors transfer onto the substrate, which is the