Japanese Woodblock Printing

Course dates: Sat 9 & Sun 10 March (two-day course)

Step back in time into the intriguing world of Japan’s Edo Period, and gain an insight into the mysteries of ‘Ukiyo-e’ woodblock prints, Pictures of the Floating World. Artist Campbell Sandilands will share his personal accounts of studying this time-honoured technique with the famous Yoshida family in Tokyo.

Learn how to prepare and cut woodblocks.  Using eco-friendly techniques, apply water-based pigments to the block, and print the hand-made Japanese paper with the baren, a hand-burnishing disc, to create your own prints.  

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