This printing technique originated in China and then moved to Japan as a. I hope this page is a helpful resource to. Her work can be seen at several galleries in the U.K. This class will introduce the basics of Japanese moku-hanga woodblock printmaking. This page documents much of my artistic journey discovering the Japanese woodblock printing technique, Mokuhanga.

Laura Boswell in Winslow, England teaches linocut and Moku Hanga at area schools and in her studio.

Lastly, my husband made me a bench block. Annie offers water-based woodblock (moku hanga) classes regularly at Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence MA 41. Born from the traditional craft of creating Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, it is a technique that can be adapted to suit a range of abilities and allows for a wide range of creative possibilities. Second, I learned that my body and hand posture is quite important not only for control, but for my own comfort and ability to work for an extended period of time. This is a water-based method of printmaking that has gained popularity across the globe. I have learned several things so far in this process: the in order in which one proceeds with carving is important: working from outside in and big to small, is the general rule. This wood is much harder and although it takes much more care and effort in carving, thus far I am pleased with the results. So I switch to a fruit wood laminated block (I believe it is pear or cherry). I quickly discovered that the plywood was too soft a wood to hold the lines I wanted. The first block I used was shina plywood. instructor image Moku-Hanga means wood print. Woodblock printing in Japan (Japanese:, moku hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre however, it was also used. With its transparent waterborne pigments, which are applied with brushes and printed by hand, mokuhanga allows for soft and painterly relief prints. Moku-Hanga: An Introduction To Japanese Woodblock Printmaking. I then transferred the image on to the block. Mokuhanga, the traditional Japanese method of woodblock printing, is an elegant, green, and low-tech process that works easily in a home studio and combines well with other printmaking methods. I began with a simple sketch of one of my favorite subjects, our cat. I learned there is no need to dress like a hobo to print Moku Hanga.

I came to class dressed in my ink-stained black shirt and raggedy painting jeans. I am used to the down and dirty printing of Oaxaca or Tom Huck’s Evil Prints. Artists can stay in a fully equipped mokuhanga. Moku Hanga is nothing like my prior printmaking experience. Building on what I learned this summer (2018) and from the recent Japanese woodblock print exhibit at the Walters Art Museum this fall, I am attempting to create a simple two color woodblock print, mokuhanga style. They teach mokuhanga - Japanese woodblock printmaking and provide a studio for practicing mokuhanga artists.

Moku hanga printmaking