Jason Fujiwara
WTF is Mokuhanga?!
What actually is Mokuhanga? Good question. Let’s look at the Japanese word first.
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Jason Fujiwara
Aug 15, 20213 min read
How to Mokuhanga - A Visual Essay
The Komainu, or in English Lion-Dogs, are known as protectors and are found in pairs, facing each other, found at the front of shrines
Jason Fujiwara
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Learning to Print
In my last blog post, I talked about my first attempt at printing Japanese woodblock.
Jason Fujiwara
Jun 6, 20214 min read
The First Japanese Woodblock Print
The Japanese woodblock (mokuhanga) is a deceptively difficult process, but also quite simple and straightforward.
Jason Fujiwara
May 9, 20212 min read
Kaguya-Hime, the Moon Princess
I'm planning to do a series of artworks based on an old, 10th century, Japanese folklore tale called The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Jason Fujiwara
Mar 22, 20216 min read
Personalized Collage Portrait
Recently, I’ve been fortunate enough to have been asked to make a personalized collage portrait of an old friend from high school.
Jason Fujiwara
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Blast from the Past
In this post, I thought I would share some of my past work. Specifically from when I was in university studying printmaking
Jason Fujiwara
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Lake Chuzenji
This piece is from a hike we did at the end of autumn 2020, along the southern edge of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Japan.
Jason Fujiwara
Feb 14, 20214 min read
Next Art Chapter
The next two pieces are both from Okutama, on a trail called Mukashi Michi. They're both from the same mountain range.
Jason Fujiwara
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Reflections on the Lake
I focused on the reflections of the mountains on the surface of the lake. Which was challenging, but rewarding.
Jason Fujiwara
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Getting Back into Art - part IV
This piece was from a hike I did again in Okutama, from early 2020, in the middle of winter, pre covid
Jason Fujiwara
Jan 23, 20212 min read
Winter Project part III
This piece is from the peak of Mt. Takao, with Mt. Fuji in view.
Jason Fujiwara
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Getting Back into Art part II
As I said in the last post, I was getting bored of my previous imagery. So it was time to move on to something different, and I also...
Jason Fujiwara
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Getting Back into Art
It’s been SOOOOO long since I’ve even touched brushes and old magazines and scissors! So so so very long!! I haven’t made any art for...
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