Japanese Woodblock workshops in 2017: February in Florence

I'm starting to organize some short and long workshops in moku hanga/Japanese woodblock for 2017.

 My first 2017 introductory class--a 2-day crash course in the basics of watercolor woodblock prints will be held in the San Giovanni School of Art, the cooperative studio I share with 3 other artists on other side of the Arno from the city center.
One of the studios has recently vacated so I have room to host a group with space for at least 6 participants plus room to demonstrate carving and printing.

My February class is now open:
Feb 18 and 19, 10a-6p, limited to 6 students (4 places are still open as of today)
Via San Giovanni 23, Firenze--near Porta San Frediano/Viale Ariosto--easy access to the train station and adjacent (but only intermittently vacant) parking.
€180 for the class includes inscription, materials (2 blocks, paper and pigments) the use of our studio's sharp, student-grade and professional level tools, chisels, and barens for printing.
In addition, the tools used during the workshop: a set of 5 basic knives and gouges, a student baren, and a Japanese stencil brush can be purchased after the class at cost.
Students will be able to print a small edition of a 2-4 color print during this 2-day intensive class.
Email me for information and inscription details at: andrewstone1@me.com

2017 18 & 19 Febbraio: Corso introduttivo di moku hanga--la xilografia giapponese.
Sabato e Domenica 10a-6pm;
Via San Giovanni 23,  L'Accademia d'Arte San Giovanni
Zona San Frediano/Viale Ariosto. Facilmente raggiungibile dalla stazione con l'autobus o a piedi o con i mezzi propri. 
Prezzo del corso e' €180 (€150 corso e €30 materiale: 2 blocchi shina (tiglio japonica), carta, pigmenti e l'uso durante il corso di attrezzi, baren e sgorbie professionale e da studenti del nostro laboratorio.). Gli studenti possono creare il loro stampa di 2-4 colori e stampare una piccola edizione su carta giapponese.   Il docente e Andrew Stone, Americano che da 12 anni lavora principalmente con questa tecnica. Il workshop si svolgera' in Inglese ed Italiano.
Limitato a 6 studenti.
Per inscrizione o informazione contattare Andrew Stone; andrewstone1@me.com
C'e un sconto disponibile per studenti e soci LAILAC.

Coming:
Ravenna (Fall 2017)
Padova (not yet confirmed)
Also I'm hoping to repeat my 2 or 3-day class in Ravenna in October and perhaps teach in a new venue in Padova in late Spring or early Summer. 
Plus I'm getting increasing interest for small sessions (1-2 people)  interested in single day or half-day sessions in the basics---image management and carving, basic and advanced printing, managing registration with multiple blocks, printing an edition with good paper and assistance so I hope to set up a series of day classes with a structured but flexible set of units.

Moku Hanga in Florence--3 day workshop

Moku Hanga Class Flyer (Italian Version).

I'll be teaching (assuming I have students) a class in early December here in Florence at the San Giovanni Art School where I have my studio. There is ample space to host 8-10 students and I've been slowly putting together supplies for a three-day class.  I hope to cover not only the basics of carving and printing but also have time for demonstrations of bokashi gradation printing, how to make a homemade baren, wood and paper preparation, image manipulation and transfer.....plus there'll be a discussion about the history of the method and the trajectory taken by modern practitioners. Oh, I hope to be doing this in Italian and English....
During my demonstration in two weeks at the LAILAC Japanese festival,  I'll have these available for interested onlookers.

(Oh, I wish the work on the right was by me.....)