Learning from Washi Artists
----Learn ways to apply Washi to your artwork
● Creative Washi Art:
Learn from a well-known Japanese
artist in the field of paper art with more than 30 years of experience creating washi art, expanding the artistic possibilities of washi and creating pieces with this traditional Japanese material.
10,000 yen / day /person including materials, accommodation, breakfast & dinner.
*accommodation available for 1 or 2 persons only.
● Mokuhanga Workshops:
The traditional Japanese woodblock print technique Mokuhanga.
Learn this intensely manual art form that was used to produce images in antiquity.
Karuizawa Studio
Higashi-Chichibu / Hanazono Studio
Tokyo Studio (accomodation not available)
10,000 yen ～ 19,800 yen / day, 3, 000 yen / accommodation with free use of kitchen/person
*accommodation available for up to 3 persons only for Karuizawa / Higashi-chichibu / Hanazono Studios
● Photo Prints and Watoji, traditional Japanese book binding (Tokyo)
3 days lesson 10,000yen/day x 3 days + 10,000 yen /materials)
Print your photos on Washi and make your own photo book with Japanese traditional book binding technique. (4-hole book or accordion book).
Watoji, or Japanese bookbinding, is a simple, elegant method for creating unique soft and hardcover books used in Japan since 800 AD. Learn the basic skills of traditional Japanese book binding and expand your creativity as you make your own books.
Optional Calligraphy lesson 5,000 yen / half a day
Learn calligraphy for writing the photo book title in Japanese.
*No accommodation available.
*All programs may made possible for a larger group at Washi no Sato in Higashi-Chichibu Village by inviting artists in advance.