n opportunity to experience the art of Japanese water-based woodblock printing with artist Lucy May Schofield. In this one-day workshop you will be introduced to the unique carving technique of mokuhnaga and have to the chance to print an image from colour-separation woodblocks on Japanese mulberry paper (kozo washi) with a hand-held press (baren) . Each stage encourages a mindful approach, from carving the woodblocks to applying the watercolour ink and rice starch glue to the blocks with brushes and using pressure from the arm and hand to make a print. You will be sure to gain an appreciation of the variety of skills required in this craft to create the prints on show in the Making Waves exhibition.

Lucy lives in the Northumberland National Park where she works from her studio and is inspired daily by the vast land and sky scape. She has studied mokuhanga for ten years, through intensive training and residency programmes in Japan, regularly returning to expand her knowledge of this ever-inspiring, intricate and beautiful craft. Lucy teaches mokuhanga all around the UK and Europe, as well as leading one-to-one tuition from her studio. She is a member of the Mokuhanga Sisters, a collective of nine international artists working with water-based woodblock printmaking who collaborate and exhibit together.

All materials provided

Suitable for those aged 16+ (under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult)

Refreshments provided by Sketch Cafe.