03/13/2026
During the past 2 weekends, I took a white line woodcut printmaking workshop at , hosted by
The technique originated in Provincetown, MA a little over a century ago with the goal of mimicking Japanese woodcut techniques, but using only 1 woodcut and watercolor paints. So you paint your carving with watercolors, then imprint the design into paper with a barren (like regular block printmaking). Unlike traditional blockprinting though, the line art is the negative space left behind from carving.
I never carved a woodcut before, but have done plenty of watercolor prints, so of course I was eager to try it out! Really happy with my first go--I'm especially in love with how the colors blend together and interact with the wood grain (and how bright the linework is in comparison).
This piece in particular was inspired by a painting from the German Renaissance manuscript, The Book of Miracles (which I also embroidered on a jacket last year). Swipe through the slideshow to see how the print progressed over time!
Now I just need to get this framed and find a lovely spot for it in my apartment--preferably somewhere with a lot of sunlight to capture the little metallic details throughout โบ๏ธ