Learn how to make your own prints and then use them on a variety of types of fabrics and papers. Children will go home with multiple print projects.

Learn white line woodcut printmaking, a technique developed in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the 1920. Inspired by Japanese woodblock prints,European modernism and American crafts techniques, this simple process  combines printmaking and watercolor painting. Students start by carving linear drawings into a pine woodblock and then will learn to create a print with multiple colors from the single block. With a few simple tools, this process is easy to replicate at home. No experience needed. All levels welcome.

Originating in China and refined in Japan during the Edo period, mokuhanga is thetraditional Japanese method of water-based woodblock printing. Today, the medium continues to evolve as a contemporary printmaking practice rooted in hand process,natural materials, and layered color. Patty Hudak, who trained in Japan, will introduce participants to the fundamentalsof carving and printing mokuhanga. Using Japanese paper, handmade brushes, ricepaste, gouache, and a handheld baren, students will carve and print a small editionof New Year's cards. The workshop will include an introduction to the history of color in Japanesewoodblock prints and an exploration of mokuhanga's possibilities for contemporaryartists and printmakers.The year 2027 is the Year of the Goat in the Chinese zodiac, traditionally associated with creativity, generosity, and perseverance. Participants may choose to incorporate goat imagery or related themes into their card designs.