Lucy May Schofield
20th - 22nd April
£485.00
A Journey into Mokuhanga - Wood, Washi and Watercolour
A chance to explore ecological printmaking, Mokuhanga - the Japanese art of water-based woodblock carving and printing.
This three day workshop will introduce you to the world of water-based woodcut printmaking. In deepening your understanding of this traditional medium, you will gain an appreciation of the skills and process required from practicing this technique. Each stage encourages a slow and mindful approach, from planning your image, to carefully carving the various colour separation woodblocks, preparing the washi paper, applying the watercolour ink to the woodblock with brushes and using your own hand pressure via a baren press to pull the colour into the washi paper to create the print.
You will be guided through each stage of this detailed and nuanced process allowing the materials and equipment to gently teach you a new way of printmaking. Working to an A5 scale, you will learn the ingenious ‘kento’ registration system, how to carve a ‘living line’ with a hangi-tōh knife as well as experimenting with printing colour gradations and wood grain effects. This technique will suit students that have an interest in ecologically safe print making methods and are curious to explore a complex yet rewarding technique. No experience of carving or printing is necessary but an open mind to be lead by the process and a relaxed attitude to your creativity without tension of achieving a accomplished outcome is essential. This course is also suitable for those with some experience of mokuhanga who wish to hone and develop their skills with close one to one support.
Lunches and refreshments included.
Days run from 10am to 4pm (ish)
About Lucy
Lucy lives in the Northumberland National Park where she works from her studio and is inspired daily by the vast land and sky scape.
She has studied mokuhanga for over ten years, through repeated intensive training and residency programmes at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory. Regularly returning to Japan to learn from her teachers and expand on her knowledge of this ever-inspiring slow and beautiful craft.
She has taught this technique widely in the UK and abroad as well as leading one to one tuition in print and book making techniques from her studio. With twenty years of teaching experience, Lucy leads workshops and retreats from the Scottish Highlands to Devon and many places in between. She is a member of the mokuhanga sisters, a collective of nine artists working with water-based woodblock printmaking who collaborate and exhibit together internationally. She is also a council member of the Royal Society of Printmakers.
Instagram @lucymayschofield @Mokuhangasisters
