Classes are structured to give students a solid technical foundation in the craft of paper marbling. Students will learn how to mix acrylic paint into marbling paint, how to lay down color, how to make stone and combed patterns, and how to lay down paper. Additionally, to be a good marbler, it helps to be an attuned marbler, responsive to the conditions of the marbling session. We will learn how to attune and adapt ourselves to work with and not against our materials.

I teach regular group classes in acrylic marbling and suminagashi at the 92Y. View the current class schedule here for acrylic marbling and here for suminagashi. Fall classes: Sept 27, Oct 25, Dec 6 (acrylic marbling), Oct 15, Dec 10 (suminagashi). Plus one two-day class Jan 5/6 2027. 

I teach online suminagashi classes at the Center for Book Arts as well as occasional in-person acrylic marbling workshops. View upcoming classes here. Fall classes: Oct 17 (acrylic marbling) and Nov 3 (online suminagashi)

*New* Marbling with Handmade Paint class at New York Pigment Co (formerly Kremer Pigments), a 7-hour intensive where we make our own paint in the first part of class and then spend the second part of class marbling. This class is based on the “Contemporary Classic Marbling” handbook by Dan and Regina St. John, which teaches Garrett Dixon’s paint recipes based on historic texts. Workshop schedule here. Fall classes: Oct 10 (with Garrett Dixon - special class), Oct 31, Dec 12. 

Gratitude to marblers who have taught or advised me: Galen Berry, Garrett Dixon, Iris Nevins, Dan & Regina St. John, Tokutaro Yagi. 

I teach private and small group workshops at my studio in Sunset Park. They are full day, 11-4:30, materials included, priced at $225 per seat (max four students per session). I have two seats available for my next studio class on Oct 3. Please email me for more informationor to sign up. 

For the fashion and design industries: I can collaborate with you directly to produce patterns for special projects. Previous clients include Outlier, Stranger & Stranger, and Penguin Random House. 

For events: Workshops and demonstrations customized to your event. These can be team-building workshops for staff or a marbling setup where event attendees can join me to create a sheet of marbled paper or other marbled object. Previous clients include Facebook, Tiro a Segno, Tea Arts & Culture, and SKII.

Please note that as a matter of principal I will not do business with any for-profit healthcare or health insurance company.  

If you work for a health insurance company at a managerial level or higher you must disclose this when booking a class. Your class will be billed at a different rate. You will pay a “marbling insurance premium” of $1200 prior to class, and then you will also receive an itemized bill after class which you are fully responsible for paying if you have not yet already met your $10,000 marbling deductible. Your credit card is required to book.  Failure to disclose your  pre-existing condition of corrupt employment will result in a doubling of these fees. By signing up for a class or contacting me about one you accept these terms.  

In order to serve students who are not in NYC, I am starting to offer online one-on-one marbling with acrylic paint workshops. Recommended workshop length is three hours. You will be sent a document with a list of materials to buy and instructions for set up, and I will be available over email for questions on set up prior to class. 

In order to take the class, you must buy the correct materials and be able to set up according to my instructions the evening before class, and be able to join a Zoom meeting, preferably with two devices (ie a laptop to watch me, and a phone camera you can point at your tray so I can watch you). 

Please email me for more information on rates and scheduling.