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

[hellostudiom]

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[jenniferaddison]

Oh my god why is this so relaxing and beautiful! Love it!!

[theGreaterAwareness]

How am I only finding out about this in my middle age? I paint pictures manually like this and never even thought about using the properties of fluids to automate some of the work for me.

[eyeguyeyeguy]

Cool. Reminds me of hydro dipping using colored spray paint over water, then dipping guitars or skulls or other objects in the swirled paint then underwater to make it stick.

[scottwilliams]

So organic and mysterious. I like the way it still had circular motion even after you moved it. The motion would have changed it into something different.👍

[russellrhoades]

This video is amazing, I honestly love it. Please keep doing what you are doing!

[isacienfuegos]

Wow, the paper just get soaked so well with ink. Wonderful print. I have been doing it with Bristol and watercolor paper, but Hosho paper feels like a whole new dimension. I will get some sheets!

[philipB]

Stunning and beautiful - thank you for sharing.

[randomtinypotatocried]

This reminds me of working in the dark room. There's just something so relaxing watching this

[healthyheartymeals]

Thank u for sharing amazing techniques

[BunnyLang]

Wow thank you so much for sharing this video. I am excited to try this so much fun!

[MoxieStoermer]

I enjoy your videos very much, and appreciate the unique and thoughtful results you achieve.

[YasutomoArtOrigami]

Amazing! Your videos are such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing!

[ShannonGibsonArtDesigns]

I love this process, and oh yes, it is very relaxing. Thank you for the inspiration! 😊

[sigridhefti]

Thank you for this fine technic
I like it

[Alex-eoof]

This is the trippiest thing I've ever seen in real life

[VIVELAVIDA]

😍😍😍 me he enamorado de tu trabajo!!! Que tranquilizador!!! Gracias por compartir tu ha encantado tu tienes nueva suscriptora!! Un abrazo desde España!! ありがとうございます [ARIGATÔ GOZAIMASU!!🙏🏽🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌈🌈

[sandrabaron]

Thanks, this was mesmerizing and informative

[jimmyrade]

That’s what my doodles used to look like as a kid. This would have been way less time consuming

[cjywful]

Calming, beautiful work, fabulous 👍🏻