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Paper marbling. Endpaper from a book published in Scotland in 1842. Encyclopædia Britannica, 7th edition. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. [1] The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size ...
Her style evolved into producing spare images that she referred to as vignettes. As well a creating marbled paper, Rubovits amassed a collection of over 4,000 examples of marbled paper from around the world. [1] She donated her collection to the Newberry Library [3] in the early 1990s. In 2010 the Newberry held a retrospective of her work. [2]
The endpapers or end-papers of a book (also known as the endsheets) are the pages that consist of a double-size sheet folded, with one half pasted against an inside cover (the pastedown), and the other serving as the first free page (the free endpaper or flyleaf). [1] Thus, the front endpapers precede the title page and the text, whereas the ...
Water transfer printing, also known as immersion printing, water transfer imaging, hydro dipping, watermarbling, cubic printing, Hydrographics, or HydroGraphics, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional surfaces. The resulting combinations may be considered decorative art or applied art. The hydrographic process can be used ...
Alma mater. Auburn University, George Washington University, University of Alabama. Known for. Paper craft. Louise Lawrence "Larry Lou" Foster (1944 – 2020) was an American paper marbler, book artist, book binder, and educator. She was born on January 16, 1944, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Foster attended Auburn University, George Washington ...
Paste paper. Paste paper used as a book covering, c. 1749. Paste paper is a type of surface design in which a colored, viscous media (generally starch paste) is applied directly to the surface of a paper sheet and modified with various tools and techniques to render an array of patterns and effects. It is sometimes confused with paper marbling ...
Eileen Lucy " Tirzah " Garwood (11 April 1908 – 27 March 1951) was a British wood-engraver, painter, paper marbler, author, and a member of the Great Bardfield Artists. According to Brighton Hove museums, Garwood "is one of the most original and distinctive figures of twentieth century British art." [1] Her work is known for depicting people ...
Marbleizing. Marbleizing (also spelt marbleising[1]) or faux marbling is the preparation and finishing of a surface to imitate the appearance of polished marble. It is typically used in buildings where the cost or weight of genuine marble would be prohibitive. Faux marbling is a special case of faux painting used to create the distinctive and ...