Marbling Classes & Offerings
One-Day Foundations | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Learn the essential acrylic marbling process through five patterns: Turkish Stone, Zebra, Nonpareil, Peacock, and Bouquet. This focused introduction combines guided tray work with concise explanations of materials, color behavior, and preparation.
Working with prepared paper, colors, and baths, students will learn tool handling, paint testing, pattern sequences, and the pull. Bath care and common problems will be addressed as they arise. Paper and bath preparation will be introduced through demonstrations and notes.
The day targets two sheets per pattern, up to ten sheets in total. Students first work through all five patterns, then use the remaining practice time for second attempts.
Skill level: Beginner; no experience required.
Skill Level: No Experience Necessary
Duration: One Day
Tuition: 399.00 USD
Supplies & Materials: 100.00 USD due on-site
2026 Dates & Locations:
Seattle, December 5 ( 10:00am – 5:00pm )
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Spend a day playing with color and discovering the pleasure of paper marbling. This relaxed, hands-on workshop welcomes anyone who would like to try the process and create a collection of their own marbled papers.
Everything will be prepared and ready when you arrive. Through short demonstrations and individual guidance, students will explore five patterns: Turkish Stone, Zebra, Nonpareil, Peacock, and Bouquet. Most of the day is spent at the trays, learning each sequence and practicing the pull with a limited palette.
The emphasis is on an enjoyable creative experience, with plenty of help along the way. No previous marbling experience is necessary.
Skill level: No experience necessary.
Please note, students seeking the technical knowledge and skills to continue marbling independently should instead enroll in Intro to Marbling with Acrylics.
Skill Level: No Experience Necessary
Duration: One Day
Tuition: 399.00 USD
Supplies & Materials: 100.00 USD due on-site
2026 Dates & Locations:
Seattle, December 6 ( 10:00am – 5:00pm )
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Evening Intensive | 14 hours over four evenings | Seattle, December 1 -4 (Monday – Thursday, 6:00pm – 9:30pm)
Learn the art and craft of acrylic paper marbling over four consecutive evenings. Designed for students who need an alternative to a weekend workshop, this course combines materials preparation, demonstrations, and substantial hands-on practice in a progressive sequence.
Students will learn paper and bath preparation, color mixing and adjustment, tool handling, and common troubleshooting.
Across fourteen total hours, students will return to the process, review earlier papers, repeat difficult sequences, and build a small coordinated series while becoming more independent at the tray.
Students will leave with a collection of marbled papers, preparation and pattern notes, and a working foundation for continuing independently.
2026 Dates & Locations:
Skill Level: Beginner — No experience required
Duration: 14 hours over four evenings
Tuition: 799.00 USD
Supplies & Materials: 100.00 USD due on-site
2026 Dates & Locations:
Seattle, December 1 -4 (Monday – Thursday, 6:00pm – 9:30pm)
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Advanced Overmarbling moves from layered pattern making into deliberate composition. Building directly upon the techniques developed in Overmarbling I, students will design and execute increasingly complex multi-stage papers in which successive layers are planned as parts of a finished whole.
We will investigate more sophisticated combinations of pattern, scale, direction, color, masking, and controlled negative space. Students will explore selective overmarbling and methods of preserving, revealing, obscuring, and recontextualizing portions of earlier layers. Depending upon the composition, a sheet may return to the marbling tray multiple times as the design develops.
Precision becomes increasingly important at this level. Students will be encouraged to work from a plan, analyze each stage before proceeding, and consider the finished sheet as a composed work rather than a succession of independent patterns.
The resulting papers can be intricate, unexpected, and visually unlike conventional single-pull marbling. This is an experimental workshop, but the experimentation is purposeful: chance remains part of marbling, while increasingly sophisticated technique determines how that chance is used.
Skill Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: prior experience with overmarbling required
Tuition: $999 per person + supplies and materials
Supplies & Materials: $175 due on-site
2026 Dates & Locations:
Seattle, November 6-8 ( 10:00am – 5:00pm )
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Marbling Studio Space RentalNeed a fully equipped marbling studio without having to set one up at home? Open Marbling Studio provides experienced students with a day at the trays to practice, experiment, revisit favorite patterns, work through new ideas, or simply spend uninterrupted time marbling.
This is independent studio time rather than a class. Participants should be comfortable working on their own and using marbling equipment safely and appropriately. The studio and marbling equipment will be available for use throughout the day, allowing participants to concentrate on their own projects and work at their own pace.
Open Studio is available exclusively to former students who have completed at least one marbling class with Seattle Papermaker, Chena River Marblers, Robin Ashby, or another professional marbler.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: See description
Duration: One Day
Studio Rental: $150 per person, per day
Supplies & Materials: Available to purchase on-site
Availability: concierge@seattlepapermaker.com
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https://www.seattlepapermaker.com/terms-and-conditions
Private lessons offer dedicated time in the studio with instruction tailored to individual or group interests, experience, and goals.
Whether you are completely new to marbling, want to explore particular patterns or techniques, or are an experienced marbler looking for more focused instruction, the day can be structured around what you would most like to learn. With a maximum of five participants, there is ample time for individual attention, demonstrations, questions, and hands-on work at the trays.
Private lessons are also ideal for families, friends, colleagues, visiting artists, and small groups looking for a more personal studio experience.
Experience Level: All Levels
Group Size: Up to Five Participants
Availability & Pricing: concierge@seattlepapermaker.com
Registration & Studio Policies
https://www.seattlepapermaker.com/terms-and-conditions
