Mediums: Printmaking
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Tuesdays, October 6-20, 2026
Class Times:
• 10:00 am-noon Pacific Time
• 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time
• 6:00 pm-8:00 pm UK Time
Explore mokuhanga, water-based Japanese woodblock printing, and the ways different washi (Japanese paper) affect a finished print.
Students will carve large, simple shapes into woodblocks and print them by hand using watercolor and gouache. We will experiment with different printing methods to create areas of flat color, gradients, and textures.
Students will also print on several types of washi, and compare how each paper responds to pigment, moisture, and pressure.
Students will have the option to bind their prints into a simple book, creating a useful reference guide to Japanese washi.
This online class is open to all skill levels.
In stock
$225.00
Charles Spitzack was born in 1987 in Minnesota and raised in the Twin Cities. He fell in love with print at Highpoint Center for Printmaking while attending Perpich Arts High School in Minneapolis, and continued his studies at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, receiving a BFA in 2010. His work is represented by Davidson Galleries, published by Pomegranate Communications, and can be found in the Microsoft Art Collection, Mary Alice Cooley Collection, and the Southern Graphics Printmaking Archive. He has shown at the Tacoma Art Museum, the Bellevue Art Museum, Cascadia Art Museum, and the Museum of Northwest Art. In 2024 he won the “Kobaien Prize” at the International Mokuhanga (Japanese Woodblock) Conference in Echizen Japan. He currently balances life between working as a carpenter, creating art, teaching art, and serving as Board President for Seattle Print Arts, a Seattle-based arts non-profit focusing on printmaking.
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