Japanese Woodblock Printing on Fabric - Orientation Session

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Saturday, September 9th, 2017
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

This exciting workshop provides a unique opportunity to learn about authentic Japanese woodblock print fabric dyeing through face to face dialogue with Master Tetsuo Koyama, visiting from Japan. You will also create your own textile piece. Please do not miss this extremely rare four-day intensive workshop.

Orientation session: Sept 9, Saturday 1 - 2:30 pm at the Coast Collective Art Centre Check out this info session to see if you might be interested in partaking in the 4 day workshop on September 25 to 28th, 2017.

This will be an opportunity to view the techniques and chat about the September workshop with Tetsuo Koyama and Yuko Yamamoto. Yuko Yamamoto will guide students in preparing their own designs to bring to the first day of the workshop. Content of the four-day workshop: This workshop introduces various traditional tools and materials, such as rice glue resist, Nori-zutsu (a utensil to draw with the rice glue resist) and shinshi (resilient bamboo bars to stretch a sheet of fabric). Students will decorate a 15” x 23” piece of fine cotton fabric using these traditional tools.

The contents of the four-day workshop are as follows:

Day 1: After the final discussion of each design, trace the design onto a fabric using a brush and spiderwort extract. Trace the patterns onto yellow cedar and then carve woodblocks.

Day 2: Mix colours of the pigment and print patterns with woodblocks.

Day 3: Mask the patterns with rice glue.

Day 4: Apply base coat and background dye. Steam the fabric to set the dye; wash the glue off.

The workshop price includes significant materials, fabrics, dyes, wood and rental tool use Supplies to be brought by students: small hammer to chisel; small carving tools - can be purchased at Lee Valley next door to Coast Collective (see the thumbnail images below main for photo of recommended tools.)

Bring your own tools if similar. If you have any questions before registering, please email Yuko Yamamoto at [email protected] or [email protected]

Learn more: The film about the workshop in 2014 “ the Master’s Hands”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gL28L2Lbc

About Master Tetsuo and Yasuie Koyama : http://sewyuzen.com/woodblock-dyeing-masters-tetsuo-yasuie-koyama/

Process of Master Koyama’s woodblock print dyeing: http://sewyuzen.com/tetsuo-koyamas-woodblock-print-dyeing-technique/

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