Hampton Deck
Sunday, January 25, 2026
10:00 am – 3:00 pm (lunch break 12:30 – 1 pm)
$155 non-member/ $140 member
$30 materials fee payable to instructor
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia
Level: All levels
Age minimum: 18
Minimum 5 | Maximum 8
Class Description: In this class, students will have a chance to learn and practice more advanced paper marbling techniques. This class will be offered the day after the beginning class on Saturday, January 24. Students can take both classes. Students who sign up for this class will either need to take the class on the day before or have previous marbling experience. In this class, the instructor will demonstrate more advanced marbling techniques, then allow the students to try their hand at doing them. With experienced students, the instructor will be more available for “coaching” when the students are making marbled papers. All materials will be provided by the instructor: the marbling trays, the size, the paints, the tools, paper pre-treated with mordant, a draining board, a drying rack, etc. Every student will produce at least 6 sheets, probably more, of beautiful marbled paper.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Hampton Deck learnt to marble from Pamela Smith, a world-renowned marbler, at her studio in Abiqui, New Mexico, in July 2015. Pamela has marbled papers in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Hampton has also taken classes with Regina & Dan St John of Chena River Marblers, who are also world-renowned, and who also have papers in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Hampton has also taken Ebru (the Turkish name for marbling) lessons in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hampton set up his own marbling studio in my garage in Benicia, CA, shortly after learning the art from Pamela Smith. Since 2015, Hampton has marbled literally thousands of sheets of marbled paper in my studio and has taught many classes. In addition to marbling sheets of paper, Hampton uses his marbled paper to cover journals, datebooks, address books, etc., to make bookmarks and other paper creations. I also sell sheets of marbled paper.
Instructor Email: HampDeck@aol.com