Mokuhanga appears to be a simple technique, yet each stage of the process requires a slowing down and mindful approach. You will be guided through the mediative techniques of transferring your ideas to wood block, carving and clearing your lines, sharpening and maintaining your Japanese tools, preparing various mulberry papers (kozo washi) in readiness to begin printing. You are encouraged to spend time drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape and apply those ideas to create a multi-block wood block print in the tradition of the beautiful Japanese Ukiyo-e prints of the Edo period. Exploring this captivating form of non-toxic printmaking in the relaxing and nature-rich environment of Tilton is in perfect harmony. This unique 4 day mid-week retreat is designed to both introduce people new to Japanese water-based woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga) and to build on existing skills for those already familiar with the technique. Over the course of 4 days (Monday August 19th at 3pm - Thursday 22nd August at 3pm 2019) you are invited to join me on retreat at the stunning TILTON HOUSE nestled in the beautiful Sussex Downs just 90 minutes south of London in the former home of Maynard Keynes. Japanese Water-based Woodcut Printmaking (Mokuhanga) 3 night/4 day residential course. The other prints are entitled “Leafy Lullabies” (the crow is listening to, and looking for bugs under the leaves), and “Chrysanthemum” (inspired by a Hirosado print and an image of my niece).Tilton House Residential Mokuhanga Workshop, The first, “Breakfast Bee?” (the nuthatch and the bee), is in the Wingtip Press 2019 Leftovers print exchange. Here are my first prints using this process. San Francisco-based Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) selected Berkeley artist Miwako Nishizawa, born in Kyoto Japan, to create pieces for its 2016 poster art series using the moku hanga woodblock technique. McClains Printmaking Supplies is a good source for tools, blocks, and books about the process.Ĭarving can take a long time, but it’s an opportunity for contemplation, for “being in the moment” with your image, and the blocks eventually become works of art, along with the prints. As the images are all hand-pulled, moku hanga prints don’t need a press, and using water-based inks makes this for an easy clean-up. For multiple colors, multiple blocks are carved, with exact registration (kento) marks on each block. To make a print, the block’s surface is saturated with water color and nori paste, and then slightly dampened paper is laid down and pressed with a buren. The image, a type of relief print, is produced by carving away everything except the lines to be printed. In modern times the images may have changed, but the process remains much the same, and its simplicity is very appealing, requiring not much more than a block of wood, a cutting tool (gouge), ink, and paper. Moku hanga is a traditional Japanese form of woodblock printmaking notable for black outlines, vibrant colors, and angled perspectives (think of Hokusai and Hirosada).
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