September 10 - 11

9:30am to 4:30pm

at the School for the Bookbinding Arts,

Winchester, VA

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The Chabako was a container in Japan specifically dedicated to tea. Come and learn the neat history of this once humble yet opulently elegant box form and create one of your very own to house your tea.

September 18 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm

September 19 from 10:00am to 2:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center,

Waynesboro, VA

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Ever want to use a piece of art to create cards, t-shirts, posters, or other merch? Need a higher resolution scan to recreate a small work into something larger but don't have access to ? Come and have your 2D work digitized for just that purpose! Bring flat work that is 11x17 and below for high resolution scanning at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro, VA.

October 15 - 16

from 9:30am to 4:30pm

at the School for the Bookbinding Arts,

Winchester, VA

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Creating your own custom bookplate is an excellent touch to your private library and a fun gift for other bookworms in your life. Students will learn a light history of how this tradition developed and then carve a design of their own from hand drawn templates illustrated by Lana herself.

October 25

from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center,

Waynesboro, VA

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The practice of zine making is experiencing a resurgence in popularity! Why should publishers have all the fun? This class focuses on empowering you to create your own small publications through accessible medias utilizing home printers and xerox machines. Have you ever wanted to make your own magazine, comic book, or booklet? There is surprising potential for artistry and paper engineering in these handmade publications. 

November 5 - 6

from 9:30am to 4:30pm

at the School for the Bookbinding Arts

in Winchester, VA

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From making paste to cutting paper, everything has a way and a purpose in the world of Japanese bookbinding. Students will create 6 different styles of Japanese book forms utilizing both traditional and contemporary materials.

November 14 - 15

from 10:00am to 4:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center

in Waynesboro, VA

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Linocut offers an accessible entry point for the novice as well as be manipulated with great skill and depth by the old salt printer. Lana will guide students through a series of exercises to help them broaden their mark making tactics as well as develop and recognize their own unique style of carving.

December 5 & 12

from 10:00am to 2:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center

in Waynesboro, VA

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Different from traditional western methods of woodblock printing, this Japanese technique is a water-based application. Highly portable, all the supplies needed to carve and print a work of art can be packed into a knapsack. Students will learn the techniques of this amazing process while carving and printing their own the practice image. The method practiced for this class is the Sumizuri-e 墨摺り絵 style of printing meaning that we will be using sumi ink exclusively. Come learn this versatile water-based print practice that can be packed into a travel bag, set up on the go, and cleans up with just water.

March 6

from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center

in Waynesboro, VA

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Ever wonder just how those amazingly colorful woodblock prints were made during the Edo period of Japan? Come and learn the secrets of the Floating World. Japan produced detailed records of society's daily life in their colorful block prints of geishas, kabuki actors, samurai, and scenic views of their country. Participants will see an interactive history of how the process came about and is done today, view authentic block prints and artifacts, and have the opportunity to print their very own print from a pre-carved woodblock.

March 20, 27, April 3, 10

from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center

in Waynesboro, VA

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Shin-hanga masters created almost photorealistic prints from minimally processed materials available from the natural world without the need for a printing press machine. Come learn the incredibly versatile water-based print practice that can be packed into a travel bag or set up on any tabletop for mobile printing. Students will be learning the Sosaku hanga method wherein one artisan carves the blocks, makes the ink paste, prepares pigments, sharpens knives, and prints the edition. There is an art to mastering the flow of this work pace. This class is more advanced than the Sumizuri-e class.

May 8th

from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center

in Waynesboro, VA

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Before the intricately beautiful Chiyogami papers of Japan were screen-printed en masse, they employed the help of woodblock printers to create these lovely patterned papers. These mesmerizing tessellations mimicked the beauty of the Yuzen (kimono fabric) patterns of Japan. Come and experience hands-on the production of block printed patterned papers and learn techniques and process behind the magic. Students will print their own sheets of decorative chiyogami from hand-carved wooden blocks created by instructor Lana Lambert.