Mokuhanga: Next Steps

NEW COURSE

Lucy May Schofield invites those who have some experience of Mokuhanga to return to LPW to teach this follow-up course on Japanese water-based woodblock printing 'Next Steps’. This course is intended for those who want to develop their skills in woodblock printing, and will focus on printing techniques using your existing carved blocks. Learners are encouraged to bring their own carved blocks with them to work with, and will be guided and refreshed on various techniques including paper damping, inking and printing, including gradation, flat colour, sesame printing and wood grain techniques, with the aim of getting better quality and more consistent prints from your blocks.
There will be lots of opportunity to take advantage of Lucy’s wealth of knowledge of this process, and iron out any issues you may have been while practicing at home.
Some previous experience of water-based woodblock printing is necessary for this course.

About the Tutor

Lucy May Schofield is a British artist. After studying at the London College of Printing she spent several years living in Japan, and despite now being based in rural Northumberland, she continues to study wood-block printing with Japanese master craftspeople using traditional and contemporary mokuhanga techniques. In 2022 she was elected an Associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Her work has been presented at The Kentler International Drawing Space in New York, Southern Vermont Arts Centre and The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition London. Her work is held in public and private collections including Tate Britain, The Ashmolean Museum Oxford and Yale Centre for British Art. In 2021 she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust award to develop her practice in mokuhanga. Lucy was awarded the Flourish Award for excellence in printmaking in 2020.

Leicester Print Workshop

Leicester Print Workshop is the regional development centre for printmaking. Established by artists in 1986, we are a registered charity, supported by Arts Council England. Our RIBA award-winning building is situated in Leicester City Centre's Cultural Quarter and is home to a large, well equipped open access Printmaking Studio.

We have over 30 years’ experience of teaching people printmaking. Our programme offers the largest number and broadest range of printmaking courses in the region, with courses suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers, delivered by practicing artists and nationally renowned tutors. Participants learn in small and friendly groups in our purpose-designed studio.

Bookings

Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.

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Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking.

Concessions: Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.