Marbling
Marbling exploring color, fluid pattern, and surface tension. Violet, golden yellow, and burnt orange dyes were floated on a shaving cream medium, swirled and combed into motion, then lifted onto cloth in a single press.
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Fiber: Cotton · Medium: Shaving cream, fabric dye · Colors: Violet, golden yellow, burnt orange, sage
Marbling is a one-shot process: the pattern is made in the medium, and the cloth lifts it in a single irreversible contact. There is no going back and no correcting. The swirl, the comb line, the dye bleed — all of it transfers exactly once.
Process
Dyes are dropped onto the surface of the shaving cream and float. A comb or stylus moves through them — the fluid dynamics do the rest. The pattern only exists for the moment before the cloth presses down.
Results
