Mokuhanga Workshop with April Vollmer

2-Day Weekend Workshop, 10am – 4pm
June 21 – 22, 2025

Fee: $425 including materials and 12 hours of studio time

This class is an introduction to traditional Japanese woodblock printing for contemporary artists. Each person will cut and print an edition of color prints to learn about this non-toxic technique. Mokuhanga provides precise registration and great control over color and a connection to an important chapter in the history of printmaking. You will cut blocks during the first half of class and print during the second half. Each class will begin with a discussion of a different aspect of Japanese woodblock.

April Vollmer is a New York artist, author, and educator. Focusing on mokuhanga woodcut, she also makes drawings, collages, books and digital prints. Solo shows include The Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA; Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, Philadelphia, PA; Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Akademija FLU Centre, Belgrade, Serbia; and CfSHE Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Her work has been published in journals including Science, Printmaking Today and Contemporary Impressions and her book Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop was released by Watson-Guptill in 2015. She has taught and lectured about creative mokuhanga in Serbia, Spain and across the US.