2012 The Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine

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Winter Solstice, 2009, mokuhanga woodcut, 26 x 26 inches

August 16-19, 2012
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Farnsworth Museum Class information

Introduction to traditional Japanese woodblock printing. Each person will cut and print an edition of color prints to learn about this non-toxic technique. Mokuhanga provides precise registration and great control over color. We will cut blocks during the first half of class and print during the second half. Each class will begin with a discussion of a different aspect of Japanese woodblock.
Class limited to 12 students
Cost: $318 members, $366 nonmembers (includes $30 materials fee)
Location: Gamble Education Center
Materials List: provided upon registration

Author: adminapril

April Vollmer is a New York artist who studied mokuhanga after receiving her Master of Fine Arts in printmaking at Hunter College. Her work has been shown widely and she teaches Japanese woodblock regularly at the Lower East Side Printshop. She has participated in many residencies including the Nagasawa Art Park in Japan, and was on the board of the first and second International Mokuhanga Conferences. Her book "Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop" was released in 2015 by Watson-Guptill.