How I became a Printmaker

Ho, Wuon-Gean

Abstract

In November of 2016 Tony Vega started JapanKyo after noticing a vast and endless stream of interesting news and content coming out of Japan that was getting little to no coverage by English-language media. Using his expertise in the Japanese language, he began to report on these stories, focusing on the more outlandish content he came across. Thanks to his ability to find interesting content in Japanese-language media and accurately translate it into English before other media outlets, Tony Vega was able to turn Japankyo into a trusted source for odd and interesting news from Japan within just a few months.

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 Centre 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 woodblock print collection
About Wuon-Gean Ho’s printmaking workshops and general work
And much more!

https://www.japankyo.com/2022/11/japan-station-podcast-ukiyoe-printmaker-wuon-gean-ho-interview/

• Digital Artefact Type: Audio
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Nov 1, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 5, 2022
• Keywords: art, print, printmaking, research
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10222584
• Related Public URLs: https://www.japankyo.com/
• External URL: https://www.japankyo.com/2022/11/japan-station-podcast-ukiyoe-printmaker-wuon-gean-ho-interview/