If you're looking for the 2003 class it's at: • www.aprilvollmer.com/kala

Eight printmakers enjoyed an intense weekend of moku hanga, the traditional Japanese waterbase printmaking technique.
We had a busy time, cutting a two color block on Saturday, and printing on Sunday.

Our assistant May Chan prepared paper, organized our materials, and found time to try printing with the baren.

Students came from as far away as Irvine.

First we cut and proofed to check colors. Marjorie used the white of the paper for highlights in the hair of her grandson.

Here everyone is working like mad to finish prepartions for editioning.

Kathleen shows off her Magnolia. You can see cups of color, blocks and dampened paper wrapped in plastic, neatly arranged for printing.

  Cathy surprised us all with her cutting skill:
she textured this hillside and sky with her u-gouge, her tiny horses cast tiny shadows along the edge.

At the end of class we gathered to look at prints. Koh helped us translate some Japanese instructions on our tools.

We compared eastern waterbase printing with western oil base roll-up techniques, and talked about posture, tools, paper and the history of printmaking. (among other things!)

We laid out the finished prints and compared notes at the end of class.

Not a bad collection of prints for a weekend!

 ©2002 April Vollmer