Witness the magic of mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock printing, up close through this special demonstration of the process by Oregon-based artist Barbara Mason, assisted by Alex Prentiss. There will be a Q&A following the demonstration, as well as a display of the tools, woodblocks, and paper used in the art of mokuhanga, and a selection of finished prints to enjoy up close.  

This demonstration is a collaboration with Print Arts Northwest. Print Arts Northwest (PAN) advocates the art of printmaking through exhibitions, professional development and educational programs that promote the creation, appreciation and collection of original artists’ prints by professional and emerging printmakers. 

About the Artists

Barbara Mason is an artist and printmaker based in Hillsboro, Oregon. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally for the last 40 years. Mason practices different styles of printmaking including monotype, solar plate intaglio and mokuhanga. She is an advocate committed to art education: Mason founded the non-profit Golden Road Arts with the mission to provide free art programming to students and teachers. Mason is also an active member of Print Arts Northwest.  

Alex Prentiss has been teaching mokuhanga workshops in Portland and around Oregon for over 20 years. In 2001, Prentiss purchased McClain’s Printmaking Supplies, the foremost relief printmaking supplier in the U.S., from her former mokuhanga teacher, Elaine Chandler.

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