Yesterday,m we featured wrapping paper. Today, we feature handmade art paper by Susanne Baker. Susanne learned this ancient marbleizing technique, known as Ebru, thirty years ago at the University of Alabama. She has been perfecting her papermaking throughout the years. Susanne sells the paper and journals, notecards, and other items with the paper at the Yanceyville Farmers Curb Market. She sells every weekend and on special events, like the holiday market this past Sunday. You can also reach Susanne through her email at [email protected]     

This genre of aqueous art was first popular in Turkey and Central Asia over a thousand years ago. Susanne, currently teaches English to students whose home language is other than English. She loves her day job. However, her retirement plan is to dedicate herself full time to paper making. Susanne, who also has a library science degree, especially loves books that have marbleized, handmade endpapers. Consider getting some of the paper for your friends who appreciate handmade, beautiful, and local gifts. Below, you can see Susanne’s paper used as a backdrop for a photo shoot.