FOBA 2024 - Yoshi Nakagawa – Nengajo Linocut Paper Quilt Exchange

Class Overview - All Levels

Nengajo is a traditional custom in Japan, making and sending New Year’s postcards to friends and family, with best wishes and images of the Chinese zodiac animal of the coming year. Learn relief printmaking techniques with linoleum blocks, hand sewing with Japanese washi paper & thread. Each participant will hand print one zodiac animal to keep, and more to share with classmates so that you leave with a beautiful paper quilt featuring a variety of animals. Also learn how to print the linocuts with an etching press on postcards from Japan. After this workshop, book artists can use these skills in making their books by hand printing, etching press, or letterpress.

CLASS SUPPLIES

• X-Acto knife
• Watercolors (gouache, gansai, calligraphy ink colors, or any water-based colors)
• Black Sharpie
• Pencil and eraser
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Sewing thread (any color, not white)
• Sewing needle
• Latex or nitrile gloves

Optional Supplies:

• Face mask & apron