![]() I have been producing and selling woodcuts professionally since 1995. inking the wood using waterbased inks and brushes, printing a multi-color. With several trips to Japan and Korea with the Marines “flavouring” my work, I eventually earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. The artist Joseph Vorgity will be teaching a 2 day workshop on mokuhanga. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was to spend many hours years later as a student of UWRF Professor Mary Barrette in those same studios as a student, but only after a stint of being a US Marine immediately out of high school. Our moku hanga canvas art is stretched on 1.5 inch thick stretcher bars and may be customized with your choice of black, white, or mirrored sides. The tuber was cut in half, a design was carved on the flat face, and was then used as a stamp to print designs on paper the very basics of relief print making.Īs a teen, I was encouraged by an enlightened High School Art Teacher to continue with print making, and was influenced heavily by a dear sister, who introduced me to the UW River Falls print making studios. Buy moku hanga canvas prints designed by millions of independent artists from all over the world. I’ve been printmaking all of my life, starting at my Mother’s kitchen table with a potato. Woodcuts, which were made by moku-hanga technique from 1600 to 1980. We will also discuss the necessary tools, inks and varieties of paper used. Find Japanese Woodblock Prints from Library of Congress Collection. “Moku Hanga” is the direct translation of “wood print” in Japanese. ![]() Students will use wood blocks and metal cutting tools, quality block printing paper and water based ink to produce their own multiple color relief prints based on their own design, using the traditional “Moku Hanga” style of block printing technique. This class will introduce adults to the basics of Japanese multi-block wood block printing.
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