The Unfinished Print

Joryū Hanga Kyōkai w/ Jeannie Kenmotsu PhD. : Storytelling Through History

May 31, 2023

During the early days of the COVID-19 Pandemic, being at home with my thoughts, I kept busy by researching mokuhanga. And one of my many discoveries was the exhibition at the Portland Art Museum held from September 24, 2020, to June 13, 2021, called Joryū Hanga Kyøkai, 1956-1965: Japan’s Women Printmakers and...

Mary Brodbeck - Printmaker : All In

Apr 27, 2023

In mokuhanga, nature plays a large part in the process. Using wood, water, natural paper, and even natural pigments can bring you closer to the natural world, closer to the root of all things. From that natural process, many mokuhanga artists will use nature as a subject in their work. By portraying the mountains,...

Daryl Howard - Printmaker: I Become What I'm Doing

Apr 25, 2023

Ambition and confidence are two concepts that make an artist. These ideas can take different forms and trajectories, but artists can accomplish anything with talent and a supportive community.

In this episode of The Unfinished Print, I speak with one artist who exudes ambition and confidence. Daryl Howard is a...

Faith Stone - Printmaker : Fresh Directions

Mar 31, 2023

Mokuhanga is a lot of things. It is a meditative process even at its most chaotic. And a lot like meditation, where you need patience, calm, and to breathe, it is a craft that pushes you to be your best.

I speak with mokuhanga printmaker and author Faith Stone on this episode of The Unfinished Print. Faith's current...

Norman Vorano PhD - Inuit Printmaking and Mokuhanga : The Value of Old Traditions

Mar 14, 2023

The history of mokuhanga in Canada is small, yet strong. There are Canadian mokuhanga printmakers who have helped grow the art form in Canada and throughout the world, such as Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963), David Bull, Elizabeth Forrest, Barbara Wybou, to name but a few. But what if there was a tradition of printmaking...