I'm really excited to share the public art installation I did in the Alberta Art District of Portland.
Marbled monolith
I was commissioned by Alberta Art Works to marbleize a working ATM on the corner of Alberta St. and 15th Ave. in Portland, Oregon. I designed a decoupage mosaic gradient concept that would allow me to permanently wrap the machine in handmade marbled paper.
Paper patchwork
The installation took 10 hours, 1.5 quarts of glue, and over 260 individual pieces of original handmade marbled paper to complete.
A closer look
360 coverage
But that's not all.
I also had a live ebru art performance along side a Turkish music band and a bellydancer.
that's three times the Turkish-nes
Local Portland band Ritim Egzotik focuses their effort on Turkish and Persian music. We met a little while back and right away knew we would want to do live performances together. Accompanying Ritim Egzotik was a bellydancer named Henna. We got together for an art show that featured art from different religions from around the world.
It was my first time working along side live music. It was a ton of fun. I hope we get to work together some more.
live ebru
But wait, there's more.
I also held my annual paper marbling workshop for the Portland Mini Maker Faire at OMSI.
DIY
It is always fun hosting workshops at the Maker Faire. I get such a diverse group of kids, adults, and seniors. All of them completely fascinated and eager to learn more.
With all these projects behind me I'm ready to dive back into my work in the studio. Really looking forward to all that marbling time.
In Other News
----Workshops----
I will be hosting an introduction to paper marbling workshop at the Loaded Brush on October 10th.
*sign-up for workshops in advance at the Loaded Brush.
Thats all for now! If you are you interested in commissioning custom art or booking an ebru art lesson, workshop, demo, party, or performance? Contact me at art@dannyebru.com
Peace & Love,
- Danny
