Hampton Deck
Saturday, August 22, 2026
2:00 – 7:00 pm
$165 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 4 | Maximum 10
Class Description: In this class students will learn how to make marbled paper. The instructor will demonstrate a variety of methods of how to throw paint on the size, how to manipulate the paint with nails, rakes and combs, how to lay down the paper on the size and how to wash & dry the marbled paper. Each student will have their own marbling tray, set of acrylic paints, and their own nails, rakes and combs. The instructor will alternate between demonstrating and helping students as they do it themselves. Each student can work at their own pace. Every student will make a minimum of 6 sheets of beautiful marbled paper, but can make many more. All materials: the marbling trays, the size, the paints, the tools, paper pre-treated with mordant, a draining board, a drying rack, etc. will be provided. If students have previous experience, this class will allow them to practice their skills. On the following day, Sunday, August 24, a more advanced class with more limited enrollment will be offered, in which the instructor will offer further instruction and demonstrate more advanced techniques. Students who register for this class can also register for the more advanced class.
Notes:
The instructor will offer a lecture on paper marbling using PowerPoint slides sometime during the day. Students can either listen and watch the lecture or continue marbling. The instructor will also bring his large collection of books on marbled paper, and samples of his own marbled papers for students to see. Please bring a sack dinner to eat when we take a short break partway through the day.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Hampton Deck learned to marble from Pamela Smith, a world-renowned marbler, at her studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico, in July 2015. Pamela has marbled papers in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. I have also taken classes with Regina & Dan St John of Chena River Marblers, who are also world-renowned marblers, and who also have papers in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. I have also taken Ebru (the Turkish name for marbling) lessons in Istanbul, Turkey. I set up my own marbling studio in my garage in Benicia, CA, shortly after learning the art from Pamela Smith. Since 2015, I have marbled thousands of sheets of marbled paper in my studio and have taught many classes. In addition to marbling sheets of paper, I use my marbled paper to cover journals, datebooks, address books, etc., to make bookmarks and other paper creations. I also sell sheets of marbled paper. I primarily teach marbling and bookmaking classes at four locations: Arts Benicia (www.artsbenicia.org) which “provides exhibitions, educational programs, and classes that support artists and engage the broader community” in Benicia, CA, The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts (www.ohanloncenter.org) which “provides an environment and spaces where creativity and community can develop, expand and flourish” in Mill Valley, CA, My home marbling studio in Benicia, CA and I have also given a marbling workshop for The Hand Bookbinders of California.
Instructor Email: HampDeck@aol.com