![]() I will bring a selection of woodblocks that will be available for printing at off times during the week. Several natural dyes from the area will be prepared, including an indigo vat, and materials will be dyed to make a Tibetan stitched binding on the last day. ![]() We will collectively make a sampler of each paper. Paper pulp will be cooked and beaten from several indigenous fibers lokta, rechag pa, edgeworthia and saa or paper mulberry. In the workshop we will make models of palm leaf manuscripts-incising, making ink, inking them, and then fashioning simple covers. We will have the opportunity to see into the world of these books with slides, video clips, and examination of a wide range of materials. ![]() The long thin shape of the leaf influenced later manuscript traditions as Buddhism travelled through SE Asia and north to the Himalaya. Sacred texts originating in India were often made on varieties of palm leaf. She teaches printmaking and book arts at the University of Alabama Huntsville. In 2004 she was one of seven artists selected to learn traditional Japanese woodblock printing from master carvers and printers at the Nagasawa Residency on Awaji Island, Japan. She received her MFA from University of the Arts and served as Victor Hammer Fellow from 2011-2013. Katie Baldwin produces artist books and prints under Queen Anne’s Revenge Press. One of the wonderful aspects of this process is that it does not require a press, or a large workspace! All participants will have the opportunity to carve and print their own two-color woodblock images. Participants will learn about tools, materials, and the carving sequence and printing methods associated with this process. This workshop will be an introduction to the printing process mokuhanga, which uses water-based pigments (or sumi ink), a kento registration method, and is printed by hand with a baren. “This was the most enjoyable art workshop I have ever taken.” ~Elizabeth G.Learn how to achieve multiple colors in a woodblock image with perfect registration through the traditional technique of Japanese woodblock printing. It allowed me the courage to work and experiment with a brand new art medium.” ~Sybil G. “My experience of having Mary as a personal instructor was extremely helpful and inspiring. She did a lot to make it really accessible.” ~Joe V. “Mary’s class was a nice, easy introduction to an art that I am really interested in. “Mary is that rare combination, a proficient artist and a great teacher.” ~Alex P. “Mary’s class actually exceeded my expectations, it was great.”” ~Dee B. “Mary was great at showing step by step….I improved my process 100%.” ~Barbara M. “Incredibly thorough! A workshop that engages all skill levels.” ~Ashlee M. I would recommend her workshop to anyone who wants to learn more about Japanese prints.” ~Trishelle J. “Mary Brodbeck’s mastery of mokuhanga is nearly as inspiring and beautiful as her patience and kindness as a teacher. More details will be coming as the times near. GRAND MARAIS, MN | July 24 – 28 | 5-Day Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Printmaking at Grand Marais Art Colony.įISH CREEK, WI | Oct 10 – 13 | 4-Day Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Printmaking at Peninsula School of Art. IOWA CITY, IA | July 10 – 15 | 5-Day Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Printmaking with Frogman’s Press at the University of Iowa. KALAMAZOO, MI | June 16 – 18 | 3-Day Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Printmaking at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Please call the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts to register. KALAMAZOO, MI | May 12 – 14 | 3-Day Baren-making Workshop with Yoshisuke Funasaka at Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. Participants in my Japanese woodblock workshops learn: how to carve, how to print with water-based pigments, the kento registration, and pressing with a baren – all hallmarks of the mokuhanga (wood print) printmaking process dating back to the 17 th century Japan.
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