FREE EVENT! Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Printing Workshop

Name: FREE EVENT! Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Printing Workshop
Start: 2025-09-20T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-20T13:00:00-05:00
Location: 918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53147

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53147 | Lake Geneva, WI

Registration required: https://lglibrary.org/eventcal#/events/bsJlJn43YH/instances/bD2R5ID085/
Join us for an in-person Summer-Themed Woodblock Printing Course! No experience necessary. All levels are welcome.
From the earliest points in my artistic practice to the present, I have always had an affection and an interest in the beauty and precision in traditional Japanese printmaking techniques, and have at various times integrated the skills I learned from working with these techniques into my practices. This introductory workshop introduces students to the processes of Japanese block printmaking, focusing on inking and printing. In this one-time workshop, students will experience basic carvings and print the one-block printmaking process with a simple theme design provided by the instructor. They will also ink/color on two to three carved blocks to understand how Kento, the registration mark, works in Japanese printmaking.
About the instructor:
Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and scholar working both in Chicago and Tokyo. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and earned a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. For more details, visit https://mamitakahashi.art/
With ongoing artistic research, practice, and teaching, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.