Overtly Oversized

Earlier in the year I decided to start making my masked patterns on a larger scale. I enlarged my scale up to four times the size with great success. So, I decided to continue on with a few more XL pieces.


large handmade ebru art

I have been using a lot of handmade repeating patterns for my large masking designs.


Cosmic Zen Meditation


Geometric portal



Making another batch of XL marbled art was fun. I will have to make more big guys in the future.

For now I am sorting through some papers and starting a new screen design for an upcoming project.

Thats all for now!
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

The Dreamer

I took a small break from large masking projects to work on a new screen print design.

If life is a dream, this is the dreamer. With eyes closed and the third eye open, in a state of enlightened omnipotents.


We are the dream and the dreamers

The design is inspired by Sri Shiva. The Mahadev, Shiva is All and is in all. Shiva is the Tantric Revealer of all that is.


Har Har Mahadev

For this project I decided to do a stencil layer in place of a second screen print layer or second marbling layer. I cut a stencil of the silhouette shape and used to lay down a fill color with spray paint. I would then screen print the design on top of the painted silhouette.

While working on this project I discovered the new Montana 94 transparent spray paint colors. I really like the way they look, and I love that I don't lose the marbling behind the design.


The Revealer

Even more images available on my flickr.

In Other News

----Workshops----

I will be hosting a small workshop at OMSI on September 11th as part of the Portland Mini Maker Faire.

Thats all for now! 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

Winter Shows

This winter I took part in a couple group art shows around Portland.

I made all new work to display for both shows. It was a blast working on mediums I don't always work with. The first show required me to work on wood panels for the first time. While the second show demanded vinyl records.


Wood panels at the Portland Big 500

The Portland Big 500 is an annual group show featuring local artist working on identical wood panels. This show happens every year, but this was my first time participating.



I actually really enjoyed working on wood panels. The pieces all came out great. Plus I sold over half the pieces I submitted.





I am definitely going to try doing more work on wood in the future. So keep an eye out for them.

Next was the vinyl show at Future Shock PDX. This was my second time taking part in the all vinyl record art show. But this year I utilized 45s.


marbled and stencilled and on display in Future Shock

The 45s were a fun twist on working with vinyl.



And so was the clock kit.


Unfortunately time slipped right off the wall and broke

Some of the un-sold pieces will be available in my etsy shop if you are interested.

Or are you interested in commissioning custom art, or booking an ebru lesson, workshop, demo, party, or performance? Contact me at art@dannyebru.com

Peace & Love,
- Danny

Button It

Everybody loves buttons. I have quite the collection myself.

However my collection has grown rather large since I started making ebru art buttons. You see, I recently got a button machine, and I find the process fun. Plus its a great use of my smaller marbled papers. But, well, its gotten out of hand.


So many buttons!

I do have my favorites. It's amazing how much can fit on a space just bigger than an inch(1.25" to be exact).






I told you there are a lot of them

Luckily for all the button heads out there, the buttons are available on my etsy shop. Every button is made from unique original ebru paper. All the buttons have a pin backing so it can attach to just about anything you can poke with a pin.


One more for good measure

In Other News

I will have pieces featured in two "cash and carry" shows this December. The first one being the Vinyl Show, Which I also took part in last year. Its a group art show featuring only work on vinyl records. The Vinyl Show is held at Future Shock in Portland, Oregon.

The second show is the Portland Big 500. This is my first time partaking in this annual PDX tradition. It led me to working on wood panels for the first time. The Portland Big 500 is put on by The Peoples Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

I will likely do a blog on how those two shows after the holidays are over.

----Workshops----

There will be two tee-shirt marbling workshop at the Loaded Brush in December. The first workshop is on December 12th. If you can't make that date, than how about December 21st. Register for a seat at The Loaded Brush.

*sign-up for workshops in advance.

Are you interested in commissioning custom art or booking an ebru lesson, workshop, demo, party, or performance? Contact me at art@dannyebru.com

Peace & Love,
- Danny