"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hypnotic in nature and bursting with color, marbled paper has captivated attention for centuries due to ...

Marbled paper is an art form that dates back at least to the 17th century, when European travelers to the Middle East brought back samples and bound them into albums. Its visually striking patterns ...

How do you depict what you see when you drink a cup of psilocybin tea? In the 1960s and '70s, countercultural artists opened their minds with psychedelics, entering planes of existence they sought to ...

A paper marbling artist shows a piece of marbled paper she made in Ankara, Türkiye, on April 14, 2023. In the bustling city of Ankara, Türkiye, amidst the chaos of daily life, a centuries-old art form ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Marbling – the ancient art of pattern-making on paper – is magic. Even once all the implements (tray, paint ...