Mokuhanga – April Vollmer

Mokuhanga Resources

Vollmer actively promotes cultural exchange through a study of mokuhanga, Japanese waterbased woodcut, and is on the advisory board of the International Mokuhanga Association.

International Mokuhanga Association meeting Hawaii 2017

The Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference will take place in the papermaking area of Echizen, Japan, from April 4 – 6, 2024
International Mokuhanga Association
International Mokuhanga Conference Youtube Channel
Mokuhanga Sisters Collaborative

McClain’s Printmaking Supplies
Hiromi Paper International, Culver City, CA
Japanese Paper Place, Toronto, Canada
Paper Connection International, Providence, RI

MOKUHANGA BOOKS
Laitinen, Kari, Tuula Moilanen, & Antti Tanttu. The Art and Craft of Woodblock Printmaking, Woodblock Printmaking with Oil-based Inks and the Japanese Watercolor Woodcut, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, 1999. (can be purchased at McClain’s)
Salter, Rebecca. Japanese Woodblock Printing. Printmaking Handbooks, London, 2001.
Salter, Rebecca. Japanese Popular Prints. A&C Black, London, 2006.
Yoshida, Toshi and Yuki, Rei. Japanese Print-Making, A Handbook of Traditional & Modern Techniques, Charles Tuttle Co., 1966. (out of print)
Vollmer, April. Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, Watson-Guptill, 2015.

Conferences

The Fourth International Mokuhanga Conference, Nara and online with documentation on the International Mokuhanga Conference Youtube channel
December 1-3, 2021

Southern Graphics Council International, Madison, WI
March 16-19, 2022 – Our Shared Future

Southern Graphics Council International, Las Vegas, Nevada
April 4 to 7, 2018 – Altered Landscapes
Themed Portfolio of woodcuts: Sustained Ingrain from East To West

IMPACT 9, ENCUENTRO Santander, Spain
September 1 to 9, 2018

The Third International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC2017) Hawaii
U. Manoa, Honalulu and Donkey Mill Art Center
September 28 to October 1, 2017
Photos of the conference, with ninety-nine participants from sixteen countries are here.

The First International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC2011)
Kyoto and Awaji, Japan

the First Internatinoal Mokuhanga Conference — the First International Mokuhanga Conference

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2020 Cabrillo College

January 13-16, 2020
The most recent of many years of teaching short workshops at Cabrillo Community College in Aptos, California

2018 Art Print Residence

I taught three classes there, in 2017, 2018 and 2019. During the pandemic I collaborated long distance on a portfolio of photo etchings, Birds on the Edge.

Just north of Barcelona in Arenys de Mar, Spain, Art Print Residence holds residencies and printmaking classes.
September 10 to 14, 2018. Last year’s class photos are here.
Mokuhanga teacher in Spain

2016 Mixit Print Studio

Illuminate, 12 x 12 inches, created for Boston Printmakers

Mixit Print Studio Somerville, MA
June 20 to 24, 2016
One week mokuhanga class at this open access studio
MIXIT PHOTOS

2016 Morgan Conservatory Class, Talk and Book Signing

A converted machine shop dedicated to handmade paper, growing kozo fiber to make paper in addition to a busy class and exhibition schedule.

Photos of my mokuhanga class and talk are here.

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
August 27 and 28, 2016
A two day mokuhanga class, evening talk, and book signing Friday, August 26

2015 Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Southern Graphics International Portland, OR

2015 Mokuhanga class at Oregon College of Art and Craft

Class held in conjunction with the Southern Graphics International meeting in Portland Oregon. Photos:
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts Album
Southern Graphics Council International Portland, Oregon
Walla Walla exhibition and talk

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2016 MakingArtSafely, Santa Fe, NM

Two Times Two, 1998, mokuhanga woodcut, 37 x 17 inches

July 11 to 15, 2016

This intensive week long class begins following Santa Fe’s famous International Folk Art Market, July 8 9 and 10, so come a little early to enjoy this world renowned festival. The class takes place in Santa Fe at the studios of Making Art Safely, devoted to promoting environmentally friendly printmaking.

Each participant will create an edition of multi-colored prints on handmade paper to learn about this flexible, non-toxic method. Each day a different aspect of Japanese woodblock will be presented, including tools and sharpening, the kento registration system, pigments and ink, printing with a baren, Japanese paper, and specialized printing techniques such as goma and bokashi. While a knowledge of printmaking basics will be helpful, this class should be rewarding to beginners as well as more advanced printmakers.

www.makingartsafely.com

2015 Lower East Side Printshop Spring Class

Delta print — Delta, 12 x 12 inch mokuhanga print

May 11-15, 2015

One week intensive, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

While a familiarity with woodblock will be useful, all levels are welcome. We will create and print a small edition of waterbased woodblock prints with the Japanese technique of printing with a baren.

Lower East Side Printshop

2012 The Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine

wintersolstice-1 — 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