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The Unfinished Print : A Mokuhanga Podcast

Jul 25, 2026

Producers of mokuhanga prints who also teach art at the academic level have always intrigued me. The balance between the solitary work of a printmaker and the responsibilities of teaching a wide range of artistic disciplines must be both complex and, at times, challenging. It raises questions such as: How much of my...


Jun 21, 2026

The longer you create mokuhanga, the more your individual tastes reveal themselves in your own  work, your style, your ideas, and your unique way of seeing the world. These are the qualities that make a mokuhanga artist or craftsperson shine, and they represent the place many practitioners aspire to reach.

On this...


May 31, 2026

On this episode of The Unfinished Print: A Mokuhanga Podcast, I have the opportunity to speak with Kazuko Hioki, Head of Preservation and Preservation Librarian/Conservator at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. We discuss how washi was used in book preservation during the Edo period in Japan, its connection...


Apr 20, 2026

When mokuhanga becomes a passion, I find it has the ability to clarify everything, in how you see the world, how you take everything in, and even how you analyze it. Mokuhanga has the ability to make so many things come into focus, pointing you into a clearer direction.
 
On this episode, I speak with Australian...


Mar 26, 2026

Mokuhanga is a medium that invites an adventurous side to ones personality. It can carry your ambitions to different places, allowing you to explore and grow—not only in your work, but in yourself.
 
Raluca Iancu joins me, a mokuhanga printmaker who investigates her practice through other forms of printmaking, travel,...