I’m looking forward to the next print! It will be a simple one, and I’ll aim to finish within a month – fingers crossed. I had thrown in a few sheets of Student Kozo as warm-up sheets, but I gave up on them about 18 impressions in because they were fouling the blocks with fibers that kept coming off. When I started printing, I thought “Excellent, this paper is really tough, and I’ll need it for this print!” but by the end it was quite soft and barely hanging on. The paper is Shin Hosho from Woodlike Matsumura. (I had prepared separate key lines for the trees and foliage in the distance, but decided not to use them – that would have made 26 impressions!) back of some prints and colors used before the rays and key lines drying To cancel a workshop enrollment, please email You'll get a full refund if your request is received at least 14 days before the start of the workshop, or a 50% refund if it is received at least 7 days before the start.7 pieces of wood (6 self-made cherry ply and 1 shina ply from McClain’s), 19 printable areas including the key block, 25 impressions. Register and pay in full to reserve your spot. Some of the public collections that include Hiratsuka’s art are The British Museum, Tokyo Central Museum, Panstwowe Museum in Poland The House of Humor and Satire in Bulgaria, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cleveland Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, New York Public Library, The Library of Congress and The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art. Since 2010 he has had 13 solo shows in the US, as well as in Korea, Canada and Northern Ireland. Hiratsuka has received numerous international awards. He currently is a professor of printmaking at Oregon State University. in Art Education from Tokyo Gakugei University, and degrees in printmaking from New Mexico State University (MA) and Indiana University (MFA). The studio will supply barens, X-acto knives, and other tools to be shared in the group.Īdditional Kozo papers, other print papers Additional paper may be purchased at the studio. The workshop materials fee covers all other basic supplies, including 3 Shina plywood blocks, Sumi inks, watercolors, Kozo paper, and one Hanga Bake (traditional printmaking brush). Very high-quality tools (individual or sets) can be purchased from McClain’s Printmaking Supply: At a minimum, each student should have a 3mm U-gouge, and a V-gouge. Students must bring their own carving tools. We will also focus on a few of the printing techniques particular to the Japanese method, especially how to create a bokashi (color gradation), as well as viewing original Ukiyo-e prints. This workshop will introduce all aspects of the process: transferring images to wooden blocks, carving with Japanese tools, using the Kento registration system, and printing with traditional tools onto a Washi paper. With its water-based pigments mixed with nori rice paste, applied with unique brushes and printed by hand, Mokuhanga allows for soft and painterly relief prints. Mokuhanga, the traditional Japanese method of woodblock printing, is an elegant, non-toxic, and low-tech process that works easily in a home studio and combines well with other printmaking methods. (WhitPrint members: $225 plus $55 for materials) About the Workshop Saturday and Sunday, March 4th & 5th 2023
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