Moku Hanga: The Art of the Japanese Woodblock

Adult Summer Workshop | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels welcome. Profesor habla Espanol.

7/9/2018-7/13/2018

10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

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$155.00

$135.00

$25.00

In this workshop, you will learn the traditional Japanese woodcut printmaking technique Moku Hanga. This course covers drawing and transferring your image to your wooden block, safely carving the image with chisels, preparing Japanese paper for printing, mixing inks, and printing 3 colors by hand.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
• Creating a drawing appropriate for a Moku Hanga print
• Transferring the drawing to the woodblock board
• Safe carving practices
• Preparing Japanese paper for printing
• Techniques for mixing ink
• Registering colors using Japanese registration
• Techniques for printing three colors by hand

  • FOR THE FIRST CLASS BRING THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • Please bring a notepad and something to write with. *
  • OTHER SUPPLIES TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS:
  • • Japanese paper
  • • Newsprint *
  • • News paper *
  • • 4 small jars or tupperwares (baby food sized jars)

  • Items marked with an * are available for purchase in Fleisher's school store. Members receive a 10% discount on art supply purchases.