Suminagashi | The making of kuuki

The title of this piece is kuuki 空気 (air).

Suminagashi (墨流し), often translated to "floating ink," is the ancient Japanese technique of marbling. For me, it is art therapy.

There is something so healing about lightly touching your brushes to the surface of the water and creating those entrancing ink rings. Any slight breath or movement and a new design will take shape. You can't control it. You can't replicate it. It just is. In turn, forcing you to just go with its flow. To live and create without certainty.

still in bloom, M

🤍 MATERIALS
brushes: yasutomo all-purpose brush
ink: yasutomo black sumi ink
paper: yasutomo pad of hosho paper (6H)
tray: isaac jacobs clear acrylic serving tray

☁️ CREDIT
video music by andrew martin