NEW! Kitchen Table Printing: Japanese Woodblock (Mokuhanga) - Continuing

$180.00

Kitchen Table Printing: Japanese Woodblock (Mokuhanga) - Continuing is part of our Crafts & Mixed Media classes, held at Parnell Community Centre in Auckland.

Continue your Mokuhanga practice at Parnell Community Centre in our Kitchen table printing continuing class!

In this course, returning students can continue their journey, exploring possibilities of ‘kitchen table’ printing: printing that is possible in small spaces, without solvents, oil-based inks or a printing press, based on the tutor's water-based woodblock printing/ mokuhanga practice.

Enjoy new challenges and experience different print approaches and materials.

Please note that this course is only open for participants who have attended at least one of the beginner's Kitchen table printing classes.

  • Tuesdays, 1.30-3.30pm

  • Start date: 21 July

  • Course length: 6 weeks

  • Tutor: Sybille Schlumbom

Kitchen Table Printing: Japanese Woodblock (Mokuhanga) - Continuing is part of our Crafts & Mixed Media classes, held at Parnell Community Centre in Auckland.

Continue your Mokuhanga practice at Parnell Community Centre in our Kitchen table printing continuing class!

In this course, returning students can continue their journey, exploring possibilities of ‘kitchen table’ printing: printing that is possible in small spaces, without solvents, oil-based inks or a printing press, based on the tutor's water-based woodblock printing/ mokuhanga practice.

Enjoy new challenges and experience different print approaches and materials.

Please note that this course is only open for participants who have attended at least one of the beginner's Kitchen table printing classes.

  • Tuesdays, 1.30-3.30pm

  • Start date: 21 July

  • Course length: 6 weeks

  • Tutor: Sybille Schlumbom

Materials

Materials Pack – $35 per student
(Payment made directly to the tutor)

The tutor can provide a full materials pack, which includes:

  • Use of tools (carving knives, printing baren, spray bottle)

  • Test printing and printing paper

  • Small wooden printing plate

  • Watercolours and watercolour dishes

  • Carbon paper and transparent paper

  • Masking tape and non-slip mat

  • Printing brushes and carrier brushes

  • Water container

Already have your own tools?
Returning students who bring their own carving tools and baren can opt to use tutor-provided consumables for a fee of $20 per term.

What You Need to Bring

  • 2 x pencils (HB and 2H)

  • Sketching paper

Our Tutor: Sybille Schlumbom

Sybille Schlumbom is a full-time artist and experienced art tutor with a Master of Visual Arts (First Class Honours) from Auckland University of Technology and a background in painting and illustration from Bild Kunst Akademie Hamburg. Her postgraduate studies focused on printmaking, with particular expertise in Japanese woodblock printing (Mokuhanga), developed through residencies at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory in Japan. As an immigrant artist, Sybille draws inspiration from the unfamiliar—new cultures, languages, and places—bringing this curiosity and cross-cultural sensitivity into her creative practice. With over 15 years’ experience teaching in galleries, museums, and community art spaces, she creates inclusive, hands-on learning environments that encourage experimentation and personal expression across a wide range of media. @sybille_schlumbom

Community Service Card and Gold Card holders discount:

We are pleased to extend a special 10% discount to Community Service Card and Gold Card holders. When enrolling, simply select the applicable discount option, and during checkout, enter your membership number to validate and apply the discount.