Japanese Suminagashi Marbling Lecture & Demonstration

Diane Maurer, artist and author, tells the story of how teaching, demonstrating and writing books about decorative paper, including Japanese suminagashi marbling, grew out of her career as a paper artist. At the conclusion of her presentation, Diane demonstrated suminagashi techniques. Forty of her marbled and paste painted papers, biographical story and ephemera relating to her career were purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.