Midwest Marbling

Meet the Artist - Beyond the Brush
2025-05-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Unity Unitarian Church, 733 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States

Member Marbling
2025-05-10, 2025-04-12, 2025-03-08, 2025-02-08, 2025-01-11 | MN
Learn more about what’s involved, cost, and how reserve a spot for Member Marbling here.

Marbling Demo by Sally Power & Mary Holland
2025-05-07 19:10 - 20:00 | Unity Unitarian Church, 733 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States

Beyond the Brush Opening
2025-05-04 | Unity Unitarian Church, 733 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States

Workshop: Back to Basics: Marbling Fundamentals
2025-05-03 09:30 - 18:30 | Minneapolis Marbling Studio, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
If you haven’t marbled in a while or are a relatively new marbler, you are often unsure of the basic techniques such as how to alum or mix paints or lay the paper down so no hesitation marks blemish the paper. Also, you may have forgotten the basic patterns built on the Get-Gel, the Non-Pareil, and the Chevron. Sally will work with each individual to identify what techniques might be improved and attempt to solve any problems that are plaguing their practice.
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Membership Meeting
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Minneapolis Marbling Studio, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Social Show & Sell focus
Meetings are from 2 – 4pm on the 4th Sunday of the month, usually in the Q.arma Building that houses our studio and on Zoom. Members are alerted to the meetings and given instructions for connecting via email.

Membership Meeting
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Minneapolis Marbling Studio, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Business focus
Meetings are from 2 – 4pm on the 4th Sunday of the month, usually in the Q.arma Building that houses our studio and on Zoom. Members are alerted to the meetings and given instructions for connecting via email.

March Membership Challenge Deadline
2025-03-19 | MN
The March Membership Challenge is work featuring marbling on the theme of Springtime. Send a picture of your work and the accompanying information outlined in the Member Challenges section by March 19th.

Erin Maurelli Workshop at Wet Paint
2025-02-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Wet Paint, 1684 Grand Avenue, St Paul, MN, 55105, United States
Marblers are always searching for the best papers to use — and trying to stay away from paper that won’t “work.”
Erin Maurelli will do a presentation and answer questions about paper and marbling at Wet Paint on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2:30.
This presentation/conversation will explore one of the major questions that plague marblers: Why does some paper work for marbling and some doesn’t? Part of the answer is chemical — part is probably the process used to create the paper — and part of the answer is preference based on the ease of putting the paper down on the tank. The answer is often just buy a few sheets and see how it works before investing. Can there be a more certain answer?
Erin Maurelli will explore the factors that affect success when marbling and also highlight some papers that work well using the Wet Paint resources. She will also take questions and lead a discussion on the issues. This program is being put together by Midwest Marbling, an organization of marblers in the region and beyond who want to build their knowledge and expertise in marbling.”
Erin Maurelli is a Twin Cities based artist, working primarily in Printmaking and Book Arts. She is a contracted faculty of practice at a number of institutions in the Twin Cities and a founding member of Midwest Marbling.
The workshop will be free and open to the public.

Membership Meeting
2025-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 | MN
Membership Meeting — focus on Business

Mini Marbling at MCBA with Parry Callwallader
2025-01-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, 55415, United States
Honey, I shrunk the marbling combs! Experience the patterns and designs you know and love, but now at a smaller scale. Work with combs much smaller than the average nonpareil comb—all the way down to 1/16 of an inch between tines. Watch how patterns you’ve been doing for years shine in a new light when reduced to one fourth the size.
In this in-person workshop, we’ll start by introducing participants to correct handling of the smaller combs, demonstrate some common patterns, and then participants will be free to experiment and explore new designs with the small combs.
Introduction to Marbling or other introductory marbling experience is required to register for this patterns-heavy workshop.
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Workshop: Paste Papering over Marbled Paper
2025-01-18 09:30 - 16:00 | Minneapolis Marbling Studio, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Intro to Past Papering — 9:30am-12:30pm
Welcome to Paste Papering! By combining acrylic paint with paste and experimenting with a variety of tools, one can create a range of intriguing patterns on paper. In this first half of this workshop you will learn three basic patterns that you can build on. By the end of the session, participants will be able to Paste Paper on their own.
Past Papering Over Marbled Paper — 1-4pm
Whether you want to jazz up your marbled paper or to add layers to your papers that invite a second look, Paste Papering may be the answer to your prayers. Paste Papering can add depth and interest to your preexisting marbled papers. It is recommended that you bring your own marbled papers for this part of the workshop. We will also have some marbled papers for you to experiment with or you can continue to pastepaper on plain paper. At the completion of the afternoon session, when folks wax enthusiastic over your papers, you will be well prepared answer this question: “How did you do that?”
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Intro to Marbling at MCBA with Olga Ricalde
2025-01-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, 55415, United States
Experience the magic of marbling firsthand with this single-day, in-person workshop! Learn the basic process of paper marbling with acrylics, including recipes for the various components of the process. Make four basic patterns (stones, moire/waved, git-gel, and nonpareil), explore seasonal color palettes, and take home your own marbled papers ready to be used in bookbinding and other arts. Participants will leave the workshop with the confidence to work independently at MCBA’s Marbling Labs.
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Membership Challenge Announced
2025-01-06 | MN
New Membership Challenge will be announced

NO Membership Meeting
2024-12-29 14:00 - 16:00 | MN

Intro to Marbling at MCBA with Parry Callwallader
2024-12-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, 55415, United States

Membership Meeting
2024-11-24 14:00 - 16:00 | MN
Membership Meeting — focus is Social, Share, and Sell

Member Marbling
2024-11-16 | MN

Membership Challenge Due
2024-11-15 | MN
Submissions for current Membership Challenge due – Cards using Marbled Paper
