McClain's Printmaking Supplies

2008 Moku Hanga with Richard Steiner
(Information on 2009 workshops coming in April, 2009)

Beginner Workshop: Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15, from 10:00 to 4:00
Advanced Workshop: Monday, August 18 through Friday, August 22, from 10:00 to 4:00

At Marylhurst University, Portland, Oregon
Co-sponsored by PAN (Print Arts Northwest) and McClain's Printmaking Supplies

Workshop Description

Japanese woodblock prints are characterized by the luminous brilliance of water-based ink printed on Washi (handmade Japanese paper). Unlike Western relief printmaking, no press is used; water is the only solvent; pigments sink deeply into the paper; and minimal workspace is required. This is one form of printmaking you can safely and easily enjoy at home.

Studio work will take us through the skills needed to produce beautiful woodblock prints. Time will be devoted to designing, carving and printing images using traditional techniques and materials. We will work with Shina (Japanese plywood), non-toxic water-based inks, and print on various Japanese papers using hand pressure.

Students not only learn the technique but also the philosophy and history of Japanese printmaking, and the cultural implications that makes Japanese woodblock printmaking so safe, easy, inexpensive and imminently flexible.

The Beginner Workshop will cover the basic techniques required to produce a print using up to four colors. Students who have taken the Beginner Workshop or done Moku Hanga in the past are welcome to join the Advanced Workshop. Students in the Advanced Workshop are encouraged to produce a print with up to six colors. Time will be spent exploring techniques and methods as questions arise and students work at their own pace.

Instructor

Richard Steiner has been making prints for over 30 years and since 1980 has been teaching Moku Hanga to both Japanese and foreigners, both privately and at Kyoto Seika University. He first began studying Moku Hanga under Masahiko Tokumitsu in Hiroshima in 1970. After 10 years, he received his artist's name, Tosai, and a teacher's license, then opened his own workshop in Kyoto. He is also the founder of KIWA (Kyoto International Woodprint Association), the first association dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting contemporary woodblock prints. KIWA sponsors an international competition open to all woodblock printmakers. Mr. Steiner's work can be seen in many national and international museums, collections and galleries, including the Bank of America, Tokyo; Metropolitan Museum, New York; Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo. You can see his work at www.richard-steiner.net. The next KIWA exhibition will be in 2011. See www.kiwa.net for details.

Price

One Workshop: $375
Two Workshops: $750

More Information and Registration Forms

Please click here to download the registration forms, supply list, directions to the school and more. (PDF - requires free Adobe Reader). The registration form can be printed out and mailed to us, or you can call McClain's to register: 800-832-4264.