Japanese Woodblock Printing I

Sundays, April 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 416 Print Studio

Learn the secrets of printing from the Floating World. 木版画, Moku hanga is the Japanese practice of woodblock printing that was perfected during the Edo period. Students will learn the techniques of this amazing process while carving and printing their own the practice image. Unlike the support of the multi-artisan network of the Edo era print shops, we will be practicing the Sosaku hanga method wherein one artisan carves the blocks, makes the nori paste, prepares pigments, sharpens knives, and prints the edition. There is an art to mastering the flow of this work pace. Students will be introduced to this method by creating a print in the Sumizuri-e 墨摺り絵 style of using sumi ink exclusively and then learning how subsequent color blocks are made. Students will see how Shin-hanga masters created almost photorealistic prints from…