Printmaking: Mokuhanga with Hiroki Morinoue

Schedule: January 10-14 and 17-21, Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Level: Beginner - Advanced

Tuition: $500 Member / $625 Non-Member

Supply Fee: $50

Rediscover the 17th Century Japanese woodblock printing process through this intensive two week course with Hiroki Morinoue. Its delicate color and painterly applications combine with the strength and clarity of the woodcut line. This printmaking style comes with its own unique vocabulary. The use of water based materials and simple tools makes this a desirable addition to any artist's repertoire.

This class will be designed towards individual projects.  Students are encouraged to have two or three drawings or concepts in mind. The main focus of this class is to help students understand the sensibility of each step of the processes involved in creating a final print or image, including the carving of linear details, subtle surface texture of hand rubbed techniques and the overall dialog of a finished print. The students will come to understand the importance of creating test prints in contrast to the editioning process.

Mokuhanga is the Japanese term for woodblock print (moku means wood and hanga means print). In this class participants will rediscover the 17th Century Japanese woodblock printing process. Its delicate color and painterly applications combine with the strength and clarity of the woodcut line. This printmaking style comes with its own unique vocabulary. The use of water-based materials and simple tools makes this a desirable addition to any artist's repertoire.

Morinoue will lead discussions on image making throughout the workshop. He is well known for the dedication, guidance, and technical virtuosity. Projects will be done in a manageable scale to allow the participant to explore and experiment carving and inking techniques while creating a multi-color woodblock. Some relief printing experience will be helpful.

Hiroki Morinoue has shown widely in the United States and Japan. He has completed several major public art commissions, including projects at the Honolulu Public Library, and the Hawaii Convention Center. Morinoue's work is represented in the collections of The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu; The Honolulu Academy of Arts, The National Parks Collection, Maryland; Ueno No Mori Museum, Tokyo, and others.

Students should bring: 2-3 concept drawings, pencil, sketchbook, watercolors (including thalo blue, thalo crimson, lemon yellow, titanium white), old towel, knives (mat knife, 1/2" gauge)