Hiroki Morinoue: “Mokuhan-ga”
A Traditional Japanese Woodblock Printing
April 10 - 11, 2010
Held at The Drawing Studio
$200. Plus $13 materials fee
Biography:
Hiroki Morinoue is a native of Holualoa, Hawaii and holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts. He studied Sumi-e (Japanese Brush Painting) from K. Ito sensei and Moku-Hanga (Japanese Woodblock printing) from T. Okubo sensei in Japan.
Morinoue has worked successfully in a variety of media including mixed media paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture. In all of his works, there is a compelling sense of place—of the shoreline, rocks, lava flows and skies of the Big Island. He has long been a patient observer of nature, in particular, of its rhythms, cycles, and patterns.
... In 1996 he was designated a Living Treasure of Hawaii by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission in Honolulu.
Workshop Description: “Mokuhan-ga”
I will have a number of woodblocks all ready prepared with general surface details which each students can learn about the traditional Japanese registration marks, called Kentō and learn printing techniques through various exercises with these prepared blocks. There will be time for students to carve one key block, since we will be working small, adding a form or linear details to these, and otherwise several textured blocks.
I will of course, demonstrate and talk about carving and printing techniques, paper preparation and problems student will have as they go through the process of learning and creating an images.
- Material list: (more info on this list forthcoming)
- one mat knife w/break-off blades and a pushing guide
- one ½” gouge (2nd choice 3/8” gouge)
- a small towel; a water bottle
- watercolor pigments-- Thalo Crimson (aka Quinacridone Red), Thalo Blue, Hansa Yellow
- newsprint or newspaper
- baren