As soon as he starts talking you can see the passion.
Robert wu marbling.
Marbling is an ancient art of floating colours onto a bath of liquid gelatine.
Combs and rakes are used to manipulate the colours into patterns.
French simplified style binding with leather front and paper panel.
Peacock tree hand marbled graphics by robert wu original marbling art marbled paper studiorobertwu.
Blueberry tree 19 x25 original marbling art marbled graphics by robert wu.
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Robert is a nice fellow with a nice booth.
Housed in a large linen folding box.
Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart.
The wise oak tree 19 x25 original marbling art marbled graphics by robert wu 50 00 vintage tree 19 x25 original marbling art marbled graphics by robert wu.
They measure 18 x 24 and are perfect for bookbinders crafters framers or day dreamers collectors.
I am a canadian taiwanese hand bookbinder boxmaker gilder and paper marbler based in toronto since 2006.
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Designed and bound by robert wu 2020 toronto.
Album marbled graphics an elephant folio album i made containing all my marbling art designs since 2000.
You see robert is a craftsman in marbled paper who should have been born in florence hundreds of years ago.
Each of my marbled paper is individually hand marbled by me one sheet at the time using traditional marbling technique.
My specialization is in the grande tradition of french style design.
He makes one off or small editions of books presentation boxes leather fine art bindings or jewellery boxes and decorative papers for individual collectors.
His knowledge of the the history.
This time we get to talk with robert wu about his reliure d art marbled papers and miniature bindings.
A sheet of chemically treated paper is then laid onto the surface to transfer the colours image.
The original techniques of marbling.
I custom make one off or small editions of books boxes leather fine art bindings and decorative papers.