Printmaking
Code: R1110-25
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Open to All
Students of any skill and knowledge level.
Water-Washed Mokuhanga & Stencil
Aug 11 - 15, 2025
9AM-5PM
Tuition: $1,345.00
Studio Fee: $150.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Concept
In this multifaceted printmaking workshop, students discover that the water-washed mokuhanga and stencil printing processes on washi paper have the exciting possibility of expanding the surface and dimensional quality of image making. In the mokuhanga printing process, the water-washed pigments on the carved woodblock are pressed down into the washi paper. The water-washed pigments are applied to the washi paper directly through the stencil, which prints the raised surface. Students learn this process including carving and hand printing to create and experience the result: a beautiful, multilayered, and luminous print.
Media & Techniques
mokuhanga, water washed pigments, stencil, washi paper
Faculty
Keiko Hara
Keiko Hara moved to the USA from Japan to pursue her career as an artist and earned an MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art, and was granted United States permanent resident status as an artist. She lives and works in Walla Walla, WA, where she is professor of art emeritus at Whitman College.
Keiko Hara, Topophilia 7
Tuition: $1,345.00
Studio Fee: $150.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Join Waitlist for Water-Washed Mokuhanga & Stencil
Thank you for your interest in the waitlist. When space in a workshop or program becomes available, registration will open on the website. Everyone on the waitlist will be emailed to alert them of the opening. This ensures that everyone has an equal opportunity to register for the workshop or program.
Printmaking
Discover the exciting possibilities of this historically rooted medium. Our Printmaking program fosters a supportive studio atmosphere where artists of all levels have the freedom to experiment and learn new techniques. Summer printmaking workshops, taught by accomplished artists and educators, offer a fresh take on the medium, mixing traditional processes with experimental attitudes.
Anderson Ranch’s Patton Printmaking Studio is clean, spacious, and outfitted with a variety of presses and equipment to accommodate screen printing, relief, intaglio, monoprinting, bookmaking, mokuhanga, and lithography. Students have access to individual work tables, wall space, rags, hand tools, computers with Adobe software, wifi, printing, scanning, and projection capabilities.
At Anderson Ranch, the process of printmaking honors tradition, innovation, community and collaboration. We invite you to explore, experiment and expand your visual expression in this captivating environment.
Workshop Details
Workshop Supplies
For general information about studio access, shipping, and more, please visit our info page.
If you have any questions regarding your supplies for your workshop, please contact Lindsey Yeager, [email protected].
Provided by Anderson Ranch
Equipment
- Brayers**
- Computer
- Containers
- Cutting mats**
- Drills
- Emulsion remover
- Gamsol**
- Glass top surfaces
- Gloves
- Hair dryers
- Hot plates
- Ink knives
- Irons
- Large-format transparency printer
- Laser printer
- Newsprint**
- Paper cutter
- Paper towels
- Push pins
- Rags
- Razor scrapers
- Rubbing alcohol
- Rulers**
- Scissors
- Soaking trays
- Soysolv
- Sponges**
- Squeegees
- Vegetable oil
- Work tables
Supplies
- Baby oil
- Bar soap
- Bench hooks
- Brush cleaning soap
- Carbon paper**
- Cardboard
- Color mixing brushes
- Cooking paper
- Hakobi brush
- Hand saw
- Honing blocks
- Kentonomi tools and wide chisels
- Masking tape**
- Matte Duralar**
- Mizubake
- Mulberry paper**
- Nori paste**
- Old newspaper
- Plastic / vinyl sheeting
- Plastic wrap
- Printer paper
- Rags
- Sandpaper**
- Sharpening stones
- Shelf liner
- Shina plywood
- Snap-off utility knives
- Specialized barens
- Specialized carving tools
- Sponges**
- Spray bottles**
- Sumi ink**
- Tracing paper
- Water bucket
- Water-based varnish
- Wood filler
- Wood glue
- Wooden boards
- Wooden mallet
What you need to bring
Required Tools and Supplies
- Assorted watercolor brushes**
- Baren
- Color pigments for printing - watercolor or gouache tubes**
- Set of color printing brushes, horse or deer hair (e.g. 15mm, 24 mm, 60 mm) - Surikomi Bake suggested
- Sketch materials (watercolor or drawing tools)**
- Sketchbook**
- Woodcut tool set, recommendations below
- Prohibited supplies: power tools, torches, spray paint, encaustic, turpentine, resin, plastisol, any solvent that isn’t low VOC
Optional Tools and Supplies
- 4 piece Namisei Moku Hanga
- 5 piece Flexcut
- 5 piece Power Grip
- Any preferred printing papers (mulberry, kozo, kitakata, etc.)**
- Apron**
- Katagami (stencil paper) - quarter or half sheet - traditional alternative to Duralar
- Other personal tools and materials
- White (or light colored) t-shirt for screen printing**
* Available for purchase in the studio.
** Available to purchase at the Anderson Ranch ArtWorks Store for 10% off.
Learn more about shipping supplies and artwork to and from the Ranch in the Student Handbook.
Lodging & Meals
Housing is limited and includes shared and private lodging options. Reservations will be managed on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you reserve housing, the better your chance of receiving your preferred option. Please note: Workshop costs do not include accommodations.
NEW: Tuition includes a welcome dinner and lunches. In our effort to foster a stronger sense of community and accessibility at Anderson Ranch, we include the welcome dinner and all lunches as part of the tuition for summer workshop students. Our hope is that this adjustment will encourage all students to come together to share meals and engage in meaningful conversations. The Ranch Café Meal Plan, which is included with Room and Board fees, strives to provide healthy, creative meals that will nourish your artistic creativity. Learn more.
We have established a Business Safety Plan with added layers of precaution that prioritize the health and safety of our staff, students, faculty and guests while continuing to provide you with the Anderson Ranch experience that you know and enjoy.
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Scholarships, College Credit & Discounts
Making Art Accessible
Applications for scholarship support are encouraged. Specific scholarships are funded by Ranch supporters, either through endowed funds or special gifts.
Many colleges and universities offer college credit for workshops taken at Anderson Ranch. Discounts are available for students and teachers.
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