Ebru artist, Bingul Sevimli, recently offered a hands-on experience to Elon students, faculty and staff.
Ebru artist Bingul Sevimli recently offered a hands-on experience to many students, faculty and staff. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, members of the Elon community joined Sevimli in Moseley Center in two sessions, and many left the workshop with their own artwork.
Ebru is a water marbling art with roots in Asian cultures and refers specifically to the Turkish practice. Sevimli is one of the most renowned ebru artists in the United States. The artist was impressed with Elon’s interest in ebru, and expressed her happiness in observing the participants’ amazement with their own artwork.
Sevimli made a book gift about this art to Elon’s Belk Library, and invited anyone interested to read about ebru.
The workshop was the last event in the “Understanding the Diversity and Richness of the Middle East” project, and was funded by the Fund for Excellence.
Shereen Elgamal, lecturer in Arabic, and Baris Kesgin, assistant professor of political science, led this project to cover political as well as artistic programs that represent the Middle East. The International and Global Studies and the Middle East Studies programs also contributed to this event.