How I Became a Printmaker: A Chat w. Wuon-Gean Ho | Japan Station 101

Author: JapanKyo.com
Published: Tue 01 Nov 2022
Episode Link: https://sites.libsyn.com/135668/how-i-became-a-printmaker-a-chat-w-wuon-gean-ho-japan-station-101

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, printmaker Wuon-Gean Ho joins us to talk about her time living and studying in Japan, printmaking, ukiyoe and more.

About Wuon-Gean Ho Wuon-Gean Ho is an accomplished printmaker and is currently a Research Associate at the University of the West England's Center for Print Research. Topics Discussed

About spending time in Kagoshima as part of the JET Programme
Studying veterinary medicine
Getting the Monbukagakusho Scholarship and studying in Japan
Studying under printmaker Akira Kurosaki
About making prints inspired by Wuon-Gean Ho's time studying verinarian medicine
Learning how to make woodblock prints in Japan
About learning Japanese while in Japan
About the process of making a woodblock print
About tacit knowledge as it relates to woodblock printmaking
About the gomazuri technique in printmaking
Documenting printmaking techniques
About the bokashi effect in woodblock printmaking
About some of Wuon-Gean Ho's favorite ukiyo-e woodblock print artists
About the Honolulu Museum of Art's woodblcok print collection
About Wuon-Gean Ho's printmaking workshops and general work
And much more!

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