Film made in 1970 by Bedfordshire Record Office of Cockerell marbling.
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@peterrogers120610 жыл бұрын
I am the 17 year old apprentice who appears in this video. I went on to produce these unique designs for a further 42 years until 2012 when I had to give up due to health problems.
@Playaaa80810 жыл бұрын
proof?
@pcross8410 жыл бұрын
Player808 Why would someone lie about doing this? What would they have to gain? Fame? Fortune? Not hardly... so I'd take his word on it.
@GinHindew1106 жыл бұрын
yeah, as the pope i feel really offended over the lack of faith on internet people's identities
@Kokorotatsu6 жыл бұрын
Peter Rogers do you know by any chance, the name of that top liquid , please. I wish to use it with fabric. And I know that liquid with seaweed exist in Japan, but can’t find it. Thank you
@TheDeveer6 жыл бұрын
Look up hydro dipping, they use certain liquids
@honeyskyeable10 жыл бұрын
I am the granddaughter of William Chapman and we (the family) never knew this film existed until I googled his name and this came up. We are all so proud of him and his work. Unfortunately he passed away just over 3 years ago at the grand age of 98. He had a long and happy life and marriage which he shared with my nanna for over 70 years. He is very much missed by all of us , so this little film has made us so happy.
@hetverhaalvandewasbeer9 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's amazing. Can't imagine how glad you must be to find this film of him doing what he's amazing at!
@siggiarent9 жыл бұрын
+Heather Cavill Hello Heather, I am an artist from Iceland and I just wanted to tell you that your grandfather's art still inspires!
@TheducksOrg9 жыл бұрын
+Heather Cavill On Facebook at facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=735768923217934&id=422449557920451, the gentleman who was the apprentice in this video refers to your grandfather as "probably the foremost marbler of the 20th century." :)
@honeyskyeable8 жыл бұрын
+Sigurður Jónsson I'm so glad he inspires you. He really was a wonderful man
@djsolomon7 жыл бұрын
Your grandfather was a remarkable artist ! Watching him work magic is awe inspiring!
@pamelakounougakis558910 жыл бұрын
My sister, my brother and I are the children of William Chapman, the marbler in this demonstration video. His grandaughter, Heather discovered this amazing record of our fathers skills and craftsmanship. We are all nearing retirement and treasure this remarkable archive as part of our family's heritage to be shown to future generations. Many thanks to the Bedfordshire Archives from our family for releasing this previously hidden gem for all to see and appreciate.
@peterrogers120610 жыл бұрын
I owe a lot to your father,he was a patient tutor in my early days at the Cockerell Bindery and I will always remember the many years we worked together until he retired.
@mrkeller829 жыл бұрын
Was he the young man in the video or the older master? I'm interested in what happened the apprentice? Was he able to make it his lives work or did demand dry up too soon?
@peterrogers12069 жыл бұрын
I am the apprentice in the film.A search of the Internet will give you the address and contact number for Cockerell Marbled Papers.If you contact me I can give you any information you require.
@mrkeller829 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Thank you. Who would have thought back when this was filmed, that it'd be living on the internet in 2014?!
@sleepydrJ9 жыл бұрын
It would be so valuable if one of you next-generation marblers were to make a demonstration video to help preserve and promote this art. It is hard to find really professional demonstrations. The best books appear to be out of print and are very pricy. I hope you'd consider doing this.
@Lurker19797 жыл бұрын
There is something about these 16mm documentaries that are kind of comforting.
@jcdock7 жыл бұрын
It just has that feel of analog which has more of a warmth to it because it hasn't been processed
@nick_pappagiorgio7 жыл бұрын
Old film like this still looks great. 👌 Old analog video on the other hand...
@josephlucas5027 жыл бұрын
Uh, this video has certainly been processed. It's on youtube.
@marquamfurniture7 жыл бұрын
hoObzeen -- Feel free to go to X-Tube.
@trudydisher95397 жыл бұрын
Yes, in that scene toward the end when the young women were doing conservation work on the books, I was hoping that the pretty one who smiled at the camera would start unbuttoning her blouse.
@JFirn86Q4 ай бұрын
Documentaries like this are so superior to modern ones. These teach you so much more and show the process so much more clearly.
@leatheraccessories6462 жыл бұрын
wow! a film made more than 50 years ago that still delights in 2022, It's amazing how art, music, unites people no matter what country or continent Many thanks to the person who put this movie on youtube
@Tinker19507 жыл бұрын
It was a very pleasant surprise to find this short info film - it reminded me of the marbling and book binding courses I did in after school hours back in 1963/4. The strikingly bright and beautiful designs which could be quickly produced made me very proud of the beautiful bound books we produced. I have now retired to rural France - perhaps this is a hobby I could take up again?
@mvl95917 жыл бұрын
At any moment I expected to see John Cleese sitting at a desk, "And now a housewife from Bolton painting a chicken."
@ronniebillhicks7 жыл бұрын
I hope this tradition never dies, thanks for sharing'
@Kataxu7 жыл бұрын
I did several of these in college. One of my favorite ways to create art.
@vn9393vn10 жыл бұрын
Well done Bedfordshire Record Office [ 1970 ] for this gem. Who had the foresight to make a video recording of such immense and rare skill ? And what a source of utter joy and justifiable pride for both the descendents of the family and to the work colleagues and friends of Douglas Cockerell's marbling company. This video of pure craftsmanship has given me much pleasure and satisfaction. I can't remember how many times I have chosen to watch it. I just hope that there are more people in positions who can make such recordings now of wonderful skills and beautiful crafts that in 20 to 50 years time, no-one in this rapidly changing world will have known that such things existed. I recently asked about 15 photographic shops if they could print out some photos from some old negatives, a few on glass, and none of them could help me. They were all wrapped up in the digital explosion. Advances in technology should be welcomed but we should also look at the price we have to pay and to look after and preserve our rich creative heritage and older technologies before they are forgotten. Thank you Bedfordshire Record Office. And thank you Pamela, Heather and Peter. Incredibly beautiful. I do hope the Arts Council and others are doing a lot more to keep these skills and knowledge strong enough to be kept alive, vibrant and valued to be handed down to future generations.
@gregodonnell94303 жыл бұрын
I apprenticed at pinewood studios 25 years ago, we still use a similar technique to this day,a dying art but not forgotten,thank you for your craft,it is still applied too,to this day
@kjamison59517 жыл бұрын
Classic colours from the 70's! My Mum sewed the curtains for our local primary school and those browns, oranges, blacks and white were used... Memories... Thank you!
@govindarajulu-kasturi96148 жыл бұрын
Fantastic God bless all the Craftsmen and women who are dedicated to preserve these kinds of exclusive handicrafts Thanks Kasturi G
@vondarkmoor19 жыл бұрын
I think it really speaks volumes of the content of quality of the film, when despite its obvious age, it can keep such rapt attention from viewers. Such an interesting video!
@kev50847 жыл бұрын
well its now 2017 and i have know idea how i arrived at watching this short film, but as soon as it started i could not stop watching, absolutely amazing, i never knew thats how they made Marble paper, its true what they say, "you learn something new every day" a big thumbs up
@TheKatKrow3 жыл бұрын
ngl I am obsessed with this video, I keep coming back for it every so often. Everything about it just works so well: the 70s colours, the voiceover, the slightly distorted music, the serious demeanour of the craftspeople, I love it. Thanks so much for posting this!
@BluestockingMom2 жыл бұрын
Same. This is my third time coming back over the last year and a half.
@kevin64686 ай бұрын
The antidote to watching TikTok maybe we have found.
@TandanielderGeschichtenweber4 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video (and the stories in the comments). It´s proofs, how timeless it is (still watching in 2020). Thank you for that.
@MrAudienceMember26620157 жыл бұрын
Beautiful art. Even the process is art.
@jalmarimansikkainen57747 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest things I have ever seen. At first i didn't thing much of it but when he stated to make the pattern I saw that true artisan was at work. The mind boggles
@jenniferh.40387 жыл бұрын
Jalmari Mansikkainen Watch water marbling nail art. Its very interesting and satisfying, especially by "My Simple Little Pleasures". Simplynailogical is very funny but she is not good (at all) at doing these. :)
@pbjanonymous4 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie they had me in the first 2 minutes. I thought dang this an old video, but call me a hot potato if this didn't suck you in with the amazing designs and techniques. It just kept getting better by the second, and by the end I my mind was blown.
@contractcrimson94777 жыл бұрын
The type of music like in the intro paired with this grade of audio and visuals has always given me an uneasy feeling...like emptiness and loneliness, cold and distant. I wonder if anyone out there shares these feelings with me.
@BedfordshireArchives11 жыл бұрын
Hello John, no we don't have that video, we only have this one because we made it. My understanding is that the rake contraptions were to both increase productivity and precision for making the range of distinctive Cockerell patterns.
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@OloffMusic9 жыл бұрын
+Bedfordshire Archives Hi, do you know what the music in the intro is? Trying to find it for something I'm working on.
@PonnorTheGalaxyDragon7 жыл бұрын
Yes thank you for this video this is amazing.
@TheMegaChuckles9 жыл бұрын
this video literally stopped me in my tracks, I found it absolutely brilliant and beautiful
@AlexReynard9 жыл бұрын
That was genuinely charming and informative.
@sycoa9 жыл бұрын
i did this in primary school, and totally forgot.. wow you just unlocked some memories amazing video.
@ferocient6 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same thing when I saw your comment! However, we brought glass bottles from home, painted them white and then rolled them in a solution barrel of paint that we could swirl in any fashion we liked. God I loved that project and thought of it many times over the years!
@Lockbar7 жыл бұрын
Looks like a really fun and satisfying occupation. Being able to be so creative.
@simonThen-Bergh2 ай бұрын
A fascinating form of art. My father had his own bookbinding company in London and he started marbling leather skins and proceeding on to paper at a later date.
@chingizzhylkybayev85757 жыл бұрын
Those patterns look sooo 70's.
@luciatilyard28276 жыл бұрын
Chingiz Zhylkybayev Well the film was made in the '70s, so they would, wouldn't they?
@glitchinthematrix5556 жыл бұрын
Chingiz Zhylkybayev Trippy
@KurtRichterCISSP9 жыл бұрын
Seems he died in 1987 at the ripe old age of 81. RIP master artist and conservationist Sydney Cockerell! cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an12/an12-1/an12-102.html His father's book, "Bookbinding, and the Care of Books by Douglas Cockerell", is available for free on Project Gutenberg! www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26672
@brandysigmon90667 жыл бұрын
No, he died about 3years ago at age 98
@brandysigmon90667 жыл бұрын
I meant 5 yrs ago
@brandysigmon90667 жыл бұрын
Sorry, we are talking about two different people.
@jinyshow96095 жыл бұрын
Amazing video good so beautiful Thank you so much for sharing.🤗🌹👌🏻
@eduardogsaezsilva10717 жыл бұрын
Es que no puedo dejar de quedar perplejo, es bellísimo, muchas, pero muchas gracias por compartir algo tan interesante, y hermoso trabajo. saludos.
@hardcoded7 жыл бұрын
Fractal beauty!
@rich10514149 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my grandmother. I remember so many things she had that were covered in orange and brown marble patterns :)
@deanontheinterwebs3 ай бұрын
This film is (ever so slightly!) older than me, and so much to learn from, having just taken an interest in marbling. What wonderful skills preserved and shared across the world, thank you!
@marlettechilds19717 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! I stumbled across this at 4 AM. when I couldn't sleep. This is a beautiful and a blast from the past. I remember seeing the books with the marbling on the covers An extremely skilled and talented career choice. B-)
@hyekang38504 жыл бұрын
No one seems to be too tired to work on and study than the real people with that willingness to devote themselves and their lives here, believe it or not that's what only you want to believe so one'd better shut himself up before he has to shut up upon realising that he wasn't the top apprenctice in the field in his entire lifetime. They were probably wide awake till 4 AM doing their own work so respect their workmanship if you're incapable of anything achived, even a blot of passion that makes you exceed your maximum capacity. Art is the legacy of time and patience. No one can say that except for these kinds of people with the same experiences who have the same passion and know what inspires their life
@FinleyZero9 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it's due to the general britishness, the subject material or the music used, but this has got to be one of the most charming videos on KZbin, hands down. Not sure how I ended up here, but I'm glad I stayed. :P
@racketman2u9 жыл бұрын
+Finley Zero same here - maybe some eerie AI way of leading us to enlightenment?
@GaiaCarney7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this! Paper arts, water colors
@giggles23027 жыл бұрын
Modern nail artists have adopted this technique to make beautiful water marbling designs for fingernails, whether real or fake. Loved this video, fascinating. :)
@hyekang38504 жыл бұрын
Looks like one saying 고이비또요.
@russelltalker9 жыл бұрын
Brown and orange must have been big in the 70s
@RicAdbur9 жыл бұрын
+Russel Walker Dude any time you see 70s anything it's almost always beige, brown, and/or burnt orange.
@blanchae9 жыл бұрын
+Russel Walker In our living room in the 70s, we had bright orange carpet with a bright blue couch and a mauve armchair.
@tracyslonebilling7289 жыл бұрын
+Russel Walker Brown, orange, yellow and avocado green are the colors of my childhood. Definitely big in the 70s.
@nexioseptimus50998 жыл бұрын
+Russel Walker The 1870s. Many of these designs are made to repair specific books made back then, so the color scheme needs to match the existing/historical marbling. (The palette I remember from the 1970s is avocado green, lemon yellow, and a shade of orange that was literally depressing to look at.)
@loomenate8 жыл бұрын
+Russel Walker it looks really cool though
@1971bdott7 жыл бұрын
Wow pure craftsmanship. Just amazing. I guess this is still a required industry.
@crhundermark69303 жыл бұрын
Incredible video! It certainly makes one appreciate the marbled paper on a book cover - I never knew how intricate of a process this is.
@paulaclarke34217 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bedfordshire Archives, watching this information film was a true joy. I am so glad you have these films - true treasures, keeping alive the memory of these skilled craftspeople.
@pucinella1008 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your message and the attention you brought to me. I have used this kind of paper for my personal use ,for 2 Note books. This kind of paper in France we call it Papier à la cuve, one sheet, one marbler design, only one exemplar
@maximamoralesartistaplasti18328 жыл бұрын
me gusto mucjo este video lo mire con mucha emocion no pence que era verdaderamente un arte pence que tan solo era una tecnica simple para estudiantes pero no es asi mis respetos a tan arfua labor como es el arte en el agua muchas felicidades
@passtheparcel200710 жыл бұрын
Wonderful simple technique, full of inspired patterns and design........................
@jonn72918 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks a lot for posting it. Simpler times.
@MJ-tx8jz5 жыл бұрын
So beautiful and relaxing to watch❤
@scheupoe7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for Posting this! What wonderful knowledge.
@Hyperionv27 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bedfordshire Archives I didnt need to know how this was done but im happy i do now. Keep up this important task,I beg of you.
@hyekang38504 жыл бұрын
I love watching the process. I wonder what happens if I replace the water base with sparkling water. Can I have some different results of patterns? I guess the bubbles coming up from the bottom will make immediate patterns like concentric circles on the floating ink colours. It is really a feasible idea?
@jackipage449610 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I have marbled with children, using the free swirl technique, and it's as near to magic as you can get!
@grumblekin7 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful!
@cshubs7 жыл бұрын
I watched the whole thing, and it was great.
@peepiepo7 жыл бұрын
More like this please youtube. Though watching stuff like this I feel more and more that I was born too late.
@gramursowanfaborden58207 жыл бұрын
none were born too late, for now they can experience the present as well as what came before. the past only seems better because people have a bias towards romanticising history. one should be grateful they are spared the horrors of the past yet are lucky enough to reap it's achievements.
@the-chillian7 жыл бұрын
You weren't born too late. Although this particular book bindery is no longer in existence ( cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an13/an13-8/an13-813.html ) this craft is still being practiced.
@peepiepo7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I was I suppose thinking of how common it was to get apprenticeships in crafts and things like this in times gone by more than anything
@the-chillian7 жыл бұрын
Old Uncle Silas Less common now than it once was, of course, but you can find craftsmen doing things the old ways pretty much the world over.
@chrismofer6 жыл бұрын
all you need is a bucket of water and some paints friend!
@pilotintraining23915 жыл бұрын
My art teacher showed me this 4 years ago and this specific style of art and the technique used in the video is something that always impressed me
@maxroman11986 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful art!
@curtissplan300710 жыл бұрын
A wonderful insight into the process and historical importance. Thank you for posting this!
@heatherthorn72266 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this....goes to show how much tradition we have lost to commercialization. Sad....
@cathytalisman92279 ай бұрын
I love seeing this so much. Thank you to all artists and craftspeople in this recording.
@andrewc.29527 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this paper in older books. I'm glad to know more about the paper. I remembered reading about the process years ago but it makes all the difference to see the process in action. I do hope the business featured here is still in operation.
@AminaNailiDarwiche7 жыл бұрын
Magnificent Art & Expertise ! :)))
@nicolasjochem18148 жыл бұрын
Lovely craftsmanship!
@florarix70914 жыл бұрын
This is amazing to learn about. More businesses need to be like they were centuries ago. When someone was taken on to learn a trade and then continue to pass it down through the generations. These skills should never be lost. Multiple applications are seen here as to how this can be used.
@renzo75757 жыл бұрын
Absolutely mesmerising!!
@DanielRenardAnimation7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, KZbin's new randomized algorithms. I've seen something _'old, but gold'_ today. I'm reminded how I wanted to learn this technique, or have it done for me but a company who were already doing this. _(like, for electric guitars, which I watched a video of, once)._ I wanted to make a suit of armor for a MMO convention, to make a real life replication of a personal favorite. Never got to, but eh, I'm not the convention-type anyhow, hah. 😋
@AnwarHahjJeffersonGeorge7 жыл бұрын
You can get carageenan powder fairly cheaply on ebay or amazon, and you can get watercolor inks from art stores. I got a kit from dickblick.com, and I do it in regular kitchen cookie sheets. :)
@DanielRenardAnimation7 жыл бұрын
Anwar Hahj Jefferson-George Thanks for the tip 🙂 Although I don't plan on trying it any time in a near future, as I already set myself up way too many projects currently, it would still be fun to try as a little side-hobby, some day. I have to plan those kind of things better ahead. I wanted to make something for Christmas a month ago, but the price-tag for the amount of a certain material made the project go from something done "just for fun", to being something that would require a bit more commitment than I was willing to dish out.
@Radonatos7 жыл бұрын
+Anwar Hahj Jefferson-George > ... do it in regular kitchen cookie sheets Brilliant idea :)
@luciatilyard28276 жыл бұрын
Daniel Renard You can also use oil on water, (thinned oil paints).
@ChoppingtonOtter7 жыл бұрын
Fascinating and beautiful.
@Traderjoe6 жыл бұрын
Stunning patterns!
@maralynturner1877 Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful film. I loved every minute!
@artbyvince8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you for posting!
@johndoe-rw6qt7 жыл бұрын
this was really awesome I cant wait to show my daughter!thanks
@HeathenMaiden7 жыл бұрын
This was utterly satisfying, soothing and relaxing to both watch and listen to. Not only was it fascinating to see this lovely technique in action, but in combination with the lovely narrator it gave me major ASMR tingles. Thank you so much for the upload!
@sallymay36435 жыл бұрын
That is crazy cool I love it.☆
@larissadon78911 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video :)) I am intrigued by the rake contraptions. Marbleous indeed.
@ssuuppeerrbbooyy8 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty complicated process to be using on a regular sheet paper. Though its still widely used today to dip paint different objects like helmets, car rims, bicycle frames etc.
@pampabla87308 жыл бұрын
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@minutepics98517 жыл бұрын
Fabulous little film.Of its time, but very informative.
@y_fam_goeglyd7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this :-D It takes me back to the "intermission" films on the BBC which would turn up, often after (or before of course) American shows which only lasted for about 45 minutes because of their tv advertising. It's lovely watching such an informative film and very relaxing for some reason.
@vlw41655 жыл бұрын
That looks like so much fun! Wish I could try it. Absolutely fascinating!
@kaltagg67217 жыл бұрын
I had no idea marbling was so cool!
@aaaaarrrrrggggghhhh7 жыл бұрын
i've seen this technique used today on stuff, just not on paper. this seems much more thought out and precise than what i'm used to. definitely thought the technique was new... this is so cool
@Nagidal1467 жыл бұрын
Why aren't today's documentary films made like this one? This is good.
@Ravaxr7 жыл бұрын
Some say that attention spans nowadays are comparable to that of a gnat. I'm really annoyed by TV now. I don't know if there is a single show that doesn't have 'dramatic_cymbal_rise_01.wav' a dozen times in a half hour. TV, you've been good before. You made Burke's Connections. Why has it gotten so bad?
@starduck27 жыл бұрын
Quite superb! I feel so glad youtube can be used for such purposes like that!
@robertklose2140 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. Mesmerizing.
@TheFiown5 жыл бұрын
40 plus years and he never made two the same ! wow !
@1anya7d7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, gonna watch it again
@jasonantigua68257 жыл бұрын
Very interesting,many thanks for taking the time and effort to upload this video :)
@Slater69779 жыл бұрын
"daddy i want to try..." 'shut the fuck up and wash this paper"
@rupertdickinson12917 жыл бұрын
Totally absorbing (and that's not just the paper). Well done Bedfordshire County Council :) You are still not forgiven for Luton though.
@hyekang38504 жыл бұрын
That looked like the marbling patterns of inferior oolite to me
@Elidelu9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this wonderful film, i really love it....
@brianfitzsimmons16863 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful revelation! Brianfitzs.
@JJMedusa7 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating! Thank you for sharing this!
@Kelly_C8 жыл бұрын
easily the third most interesting thing to come out of bedfordshire maybe second depends how much you like john oliver
@filmpjesman17 жыл бұрын
Kelly Corless What is the other thing besides this and John Oliver?
@seanwatts83427 жыл бұрын
Marbled paper has more character than John Oliver.
@ThaArch7 жыл бұрын
nunca habría imaginado que el papel tintado se hacía así!
@everlast26587 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC IN A WORLD OF MASS PRODUCED JUNK
@qweqwe7007 жыл бұрын
Lovely, how inspiring, thanks
@irlrp7 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for sharing those
@thinklikeido7 жыл бұрын
I wondered how they did that, beautiful!
@ClaireNicole3310 жыл бұрын
Truly AMAZING video! WOW I love love love this vid!!! :)
@ShreddedShredder02 жыл бұрын
The reunion that is going on in the comments section here is nothing short of amazing. It's a small world we live in.
@LaBelleFiche4 жыл бұрын
Hi Friends on the Lime Green Couch! Isn't this a fascinating film? Thanks Kate!
@Pooky-Cat4 жыл бұрын
Hello Cathi, yes you're right💕. Pass the humbugs along👵.