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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.
In Time for Christmas? |
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 Using my baren to print |
I am predicting this year we'll be able to process and ship most print orders received by Dec. 16 to arrive in time for Xmas, east of the Mississippi. |