Japanese Woodblock Printing I
March 20, 27, and April 3, 10 (1pm-5pm)
|Shenandoah Valley Art Center
This 4 week class will teach you the basics of the water-based relief printing method utilized by the woodcut masters of Edo era Japan including multi-block registration printing.
Time & Location
March 20, 27, and April 3, 10 (1pm-5pm)
Shenandoah Valley Art Center, 416 W Main St, Waynesboro, VA 22980, USA
About the event
Saturdays, March 20th, 27th and April 3rd, 10th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: 416 Print Studio
Learn the secrets of this amazing woodcut printing technique that stands apart from traditional western printing techniques. 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 recieve their own set of tools and carve a series of practice blocks to learn the basics and also see how to register blocks for multi-color printmaking. Students will…
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Japanese Woodblock Printing I
Sale ends
Mar 13, 2027, 11:30 PM
Join us in this 4 week intensive woodcut class!
$290.00
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