McClain's Printmaking Supplies

2009 Moku Hanga with Richard Steiner

Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21, from 10:00 to 4:00

$425.00

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

Mr. Steiner will also be teaching a two-weekend workshop in Seattle and another two-weekend workshop in Tieton, Washington after the one-week workshop in Portland. If you are interested in attending these workshops, please email McClain's at mail@imcclains.com and we will forward your request to the organizers in Washington.

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 carving and printing images already drawn before the course begins. We will use traditional techniques and materials, plus some new tools and procedures Mr. Steiner has evolved over the years. We will work with Shina (Japanese plywood), non-toxic water-based inks, and print on various Japanese papers using hand pressure.

Mr. Steiner successfully combines the traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking techniques with his own experience to offer instruction that is, on the one hand, controlled by tradition, yet has many openings for the student's original expression. Mr. Steiner's approach shows us the nearly infinite possibilities of woodblock printmaking, limited only by our own imagination.

Instructor

Richard Steiner has been making prints for almost 40 years and since 1980 has been teaching Moku Hanga to both Japanese and foreigners, 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. McClain's also carries a book of Mr. Steiner's work; click here to go to that page.

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.