Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language 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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