Mokuhanga and Washi: A Working Relationship
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In this two-day workshop, you get to explore the relationship between mokuhanga, traditional Japanese woodblock printing, and washi, Japanese paper. To find out all about the class and instructor Charles Spitzack, please visit https://northwindart.org/collections/courses. Sessions will go from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11.
Mokuhanga uses water-based pigments such as watercolor and gouache, which are brushed directly onto carved woodblocks and printed by hand onto dampened washi. The printing process and Japanese papermaking traditions developed alongside one another, with the qualities of washi playing an essential role in how mokuhanga prints are made.
Students will experiment with a range of handmade and machine-made washi from Echizen, Japan, a place with a papermaking tradition spanning more than 1,500 years. Each student will receive a sample pack of washi. We will use pre-carved blocks to experiment with different styles of printing on each paper, then gather the results and bind them into a book.
We will also look at sizing paper, which is a useful skill to have in your mokuhanga toolkit. As time allows, students can explore carving their own blocks and learn more about washi and how it is made.
You'll come away from the workshop with a bound book of printed washi samples and sources for purchasing handmade paper.
Mokuhanga uses water-based pigments such as watercolor and gouache, which are brushed directly onto carved woodblocks and printed by hand onto dampened washi. The printing process and Japanese papermaking traditions developed alongside one another, with the qualities of washi playing an essential role in how mokuhanga prints are made.
Students will experiment with a range of handmade and machine-made washi from Echizen, Japan, a place with a papermaking tradition spanning more than 1,500 years. Each student will receive a sample pack of washi. We will use pre-carved blocks to experiment with different styles of printing on each paper, then gather the results and bind them into a book.
We will also look at sizing paper, which is a useful skill to have in your mokuhanga toolkit. As time allows, students can explore carving their own blocks and learn more about washi and how it is made.
You'll come away from the workshop with a bound book of printed washi samples and sources for purchasing handmade paper.
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Where is it happening?
Northwind Art School Building 306 Fort Worden State Park Port Townsend WA, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA 98368-3621, United States
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