The Wall
Lucy DonaldPrint Wall
18 September - 09 November 2019
In this series of prints, I have been experimenting with Aizure-e style Mokuhanga, traditional Japanese woodcut printmaking techniques and in particular, Fukibokashi and Futa-iro bokashi applications of colour.
My own adaptation of these techniques has enabled me to explore a freer approach to applying pigment on a woodblock. I particularly like the fluidity of the colour through the use of brushes which creates an interesting contrasts with the rough texture of the wood.
I am inspired by and enjoy researching Welsh history. I am interested in images and motifs which I feel resonate with my own family’s part in industrial history, how our ancestors shaped the Wales of today and also its people.
Japanese Printmaking terms:
Mokuhanga Japanese woodblock printmaking
Aizuri-e prints made using predominantly blue and sometimes red
Approaches to applying ink:
Fukibokashi gradations of ink area applied to the printing block.
Fits-iro bokashi two colours are worked toward each other on the block
