I had a dream there were cloulds in my coffee ...or was it ebru in my coffee.

Marbling is Ebru but Ebru is not Marbling

Marbled Money and Marbeized Wallpaper

Ben Franklin tried to keep colonial Americans from counterfeiting Continental currency by marbling the edges of the money he was printing. I saw examples at the Dard Hunter Museum before it moved and I thought the counterfeit bills had better marbling.

It was like the large pattern printed marbled wallpaper ... marbling will descend to the lowest common denominator.

But that is the beauty of thinking about the future not the past. I believe in contemporary marbling. Not that 'Ebru', 'Abri' or 'Marbling' can't be modern but the names themselves have baggage.

But the digital names that might describe the future of marbling might be even heavier. Chaos, fractals, interference patterns, waves that travel of density interface, or just plain ol' 'digital marbling.'

Counterculture Marbling

Hippie Marbling

Worlds Largest Marbling

The World Largest piece of marbleized fabric 900 sq. ft.

Legendary American Marbler - Terry Harlow

Terry Harlow at marbling workshop  Old Lyme, Ct. (undated).