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I make woodblock prints using the traditional Japanese hanga method. Hanga is color woodblock printing entirely by hand, using a hand-held baren instead of a press, from multiple blocks with water, pigments, and rice paste. It was the technique used to make the ukiyo-e and shin-hanga prints of Japan.
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Fascinated by how making and viewing two-dimensional art can change the way we see our world, I am in love with the color woodblock print, especially woodblock prints made with water using the Japanese hanga method.
I love the look of these prints: the clean carved edges juxtaposed with the soft watercolor look of the colors. I love their simple materials of wood and water. I love the intimate, responsive, tactile nature of this art form.
Highest quality artist pigments, rice paste, and acid-free cotton rag paper are my printing materials. Brushes and a hand-held baren are my printing tools. Each print is hand-rubbed, often from 10 or more separate carved blocks.
Up for a little color theory? |
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 Using my baren to print |
Copies of a booklet authored by myself and Prof. Ming Meng (a psychology professor specializing in the science of visual thinking), The Energy Theory of Color, are available for purchase online (shipping is $5, east of the Mississippi) and at the Matt Brown Fine Art gallery in Lyme. |