Episode Details

Most everyone who creates and produces mokuhanga has purchased tools, barens, or any other items needed for their work, from McClain's Printmkaing Supplies. Located just outside of Portland, Oregon in Tigard sits one of the most interesting and important companies within the world of mokuhanga.

Representing McClain's for this interview is artist and printmaker Daniel Jasa. Daniel has worked with McClain's since 2014 and is an accomplished artist in his own right. In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Daniel about McClain's history, how the company helps the local community both artistic and societal. We also deal with art as politics, whether mokuhanga as an art form can or should be political and we delve heavily on the current supply chain disruption which is affecting the world.

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McClains Printmaking Supplies - website

Daniel Jasa - his work can be found , here.

Alex Prentiss - owner of McClain's and is a printmaker herself. She teaches mokuhanga as well at the Multnomah Art Center in Portland.

Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) - one of the preeminent modern Japanese authors. His career mirrored the rise of Japan as an industrial nation which is reflected in his works. Asianstudies.org has a great article on his life and important works.

Fulbright Grant - a not for profit organization which promotes international exchange. More information can be found, here.

sōsaku hanga - an art movement of the early 20th Century which redefined how people looked at the Japanese print. Ronin Gallery in NYC has a great overview, here.

Sekino Jun'ichirō (1914-1988) - was a woodblock print artist from Japan. His works have been shown throughout Japan as well as internationally. His works are appealing because of his deft use of colour. His love of portraiture as well as landscape makes his work difficult to pigeonhole. More info can be found here, along with some of his pieces.

Elaine Chandler - is an American woodblock printmaker and artist located in Oregon. Her work is vibrant and colourful. An interview with Elaine can be found here via McClain's from 2005.

Akira Kurosaki (1937-2019) - was a modern Japanese printmaker who used powerful colour and abstract shapes. The video which Daniel alludes to in our interview is Kurosaki speaking to various traditional craftspeople via the NHK.

letter press - is a type of printing using plates. A video describing its use can be found, here.

Portland Japanese Garden - is a Japanese garden located in Portland, Oregon. Built in the 1950's on the site of an old zoo, it provides the citizens of Oregon a beautiful place to relax. More information can be found,