Itinerary: |
Planned Activities October 2020 |
Monday 12th |
Arrival in Kansai airport, travel to Kyoyo, settle in Accommodation and orientation |
Tuesday 13th |
Ukiyo-e galleries, Chion-in temple area, Sannenzaka Museum, Kiyomizudera, Shopping, Gion Temples and shops, Yasaka Shrine |
Wednesay 14th |
Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm Morning visit to Shimogamo-jinja |
Thursday 15th |
Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm |
Friday 16th |
Mokuhanga workshop with Richard Steiner 1pm—6pm |
Saturday 17th |
Kawaii Kanjiro's House, Kyoto Ceramics Centre, National Museum, |
Sunday 18th |
Gallery visits - venues to be confirmed* |
Monday 19th |
Visit to Shoichi Kitamura Studio, Yamashina, Daigo-ji Temple Yamashina Kyoto Tower & Kyoto Station Building Skywalk(evening) |
Tuesday 20th |
Day trip to Echizen no washi sato (Paper making Village) |
Wednesday 21st |
Teramachi-dori Shopping precinct, Art / Paper shops, Unsodo |
Thursday 22nd |
Leave for Kansai Airport and return to Australia |
*Museums and Galleries haven't released their schedules for the second half of 2020 yet | |
The schedule is dependant on workshop and visit confirmations, and is also flexible to accommodate weather, museum / gallery open days etc. |
Mokuhanga is the traditional water based printing technique, originating in China and perfected in Japan.
A print is created through design, carving blocks for each colour, then printing each colour successively until the print edition is completed.
Mokuhanga is the Japanese word for wood block print. The Japanese characters 木版画 are 木 wood, 版 block and 画 picture.
In Japan its meaning is the print itself, but in general contemporary use it means both the print and the technique. Mokuhanga is growing in popularity worldwide as learning becomes more accessible to people outside of Japan.
Mokuhanga is chemical free, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, uses relatively simple hand tools and equipment and requires little space to produce beautiful work. The natural beauty of the materials - wood, pigment and hand-made paper are all retained and enhance each other. A great choice for Artists or any creative person!
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This is a short video showing teacher Terry McKenna making one of his mokuhanga...
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