Painting on the water: This is what it’s all about, like a never ending dream, a connection, an open channel to the source of inspiration. I don’t know if it’s God, or Energy, or Universe or Love, but it’s something that makes you close your eyes, feel in peace with everything. Part of it and everything is in you, and it comes out as if the colours were dancing on the water.
History of Ebru: Over 1,300 years ago in Japan, there was a technique to prepare the paper for calligraphy called Suminagashi, which means “floating ink”. In the 15th Century, a similar technique coming from Persia through the Silk Road arrived to Turkey, where it became a noble art and took the name of Ebru.
Demonstration of Ebru (in English):
Demonstration of Ebru (with Chinese subtitles):
Dreaming on the water 水中梦 