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COURSE DESCRIPTION OF EBRU (MARBLING)

The Tukrish Cultural Center will be offering Ebru class beginnning April 17th. Ebru is a classical Ottoman art in which dies are used to marble sheets of paper, as well as create decorative illustrations, namely flowers. The course teaches one of the most beautiful Turkish arts, giving students an understanding of its details and techniques. By the end of the course, students will have learned 13 special Ebru techniques (listed below) with which they will be able to shape, color, and picture their own Ebrus at home.

Not only will students be introduced to a centuries old art, but they will find that this craft helps release the stress of daily life.

Kinds of Ebrus :

• Battal ebru
• Gel-git ebru
• Şal ebru
• Somaki (mermer) ebru
• Taraklı ebru
• Bülbül yuvası ebru
• Akkaseli Ebru
• Hatip Ebru
• Hafif Ebru
• Çiçekli Ebru

Tools:
• Biz
• Tarak
• Kova
• Mermer(el taşı)
• Şişe veya kavanoz
• Ocak
• Tarak
• Tekne

Materials:
• Kitre
• Öd
• Boyalar
• Fırçalar
• Gül dalı
• Atkuyruğu kılı
• İp
• Tülbent veya ince süzgeç
• Kağıt
• Arap zamkı