Description
Four Day Workshop
Dates: October 19-22, 2023
Times: 12:30-5:00pm, daily
This 4-day hands-on workshop will familiarize students with the traditional technique of moku hanga and present contemporary options to some of the historic printing techniques.
Starting things off with a short history of Japanese printmaking and its evolution over 500 years, students will then jump into printing pre-carved blocks to develop a feel and understanding of the moku hanga technique. The next three days will be spent designing and preparing a simple four color reduction woodblock and then developing, carving, and printing the image.
Each four and half hour day starts at 12:30 with a short review of the material covered previously. The final day concludes with a group discussion of the work completed and of the print process.
DESCRIPTION:
The goal of the workshop is to teach the basic techniques of the moku hanga print process; to introduce the tactile aspect of the process; and to give the students enough knowledge to complete a woodblock on their own.
Students will be encouraged to complete one multi-color woodblock. These woodblocks will have mistakes, flaws, and mis-registrations. The aim of the completed print will be to display the
student’s gained knowledge.
Students will be provided with a folder to keep all their proofs and prints and will be encouraged to make notes on the prints about the process. These folders become a source of reference when working on their own.
- No experience required for this class.
- Ages 16 and up.
- All materials provided.
- Class size is limited to 6 students.
INSTRUCTOR:
Leon Loughridge ~ Having grown up on a Northern New Mexico ranch, Leon’s connection to the Southwest landscape came naturally. His grandmother’s involvement in Northern New Mexico art circles exposed him to the arts from an early age. Later study at the Colorado Institute of Art along with private study reinforced his abilities. While in the army, stationed in Germany as an illustrator, he was able to travel extensively throughout Europe. On his return to Colorado, Leon began to study the intaglio techniques and began selling the prints in mountain galleries. In 1998, Leon purchased his first letterpress and received immediate success with the woodblock prints he produced. In 2005, he started printing using the Japanese method of printmaking. The versatile layering of color in the woodblock process allowed him to better capture the atmospheric qualities of the Southwestern landscape that has such a strong meaning for him.
CLASS DETAILS:
- Times: 12:30-5:00pm, daily
- Cost: $400
- All materials included
- Class sized limited to 6 students
Leon will also be giving an Artist Talk on the History of Japanese Printmaking, 1832-Contemporary. October 19th 6-8pm at the Mancos Community Center
MORE INFO:
- Rosie: admin@mancoscommonpress 970-739-8997