VALENTINE PRINTS WITH YOSHIKO YAMAMOTO

Happy Valentine’s Day from Craft in America!

To prepare for the holiday this year, Yoshiko Yamamoto taught print making workshops at the Craft in America Center, Fairfax High School, and Van Nuys High School. In our public workshop, participants carved original linoleum blocks to create a personalized series of Valentine Cards to share with loved ones. The students in our School Outreach Program learned the basics of printmaking, preparing blocks to create inventive stamp designs.

Take a look at the image gallery below to see the beautiful prints created under Yoshiko’s masterful guidance:

Yoshiko Yamamoto teaches block carving at the Valentine Print Workshop at the Craft in America Center.
Yamamoto demonstrates carving techniques during workshop.
Participant carving a bird design into her linoleum block for her Valentine Design.
Having fun while carving an original drawing of Stitch for this Valentine Design.
Getting started on carving a Monarch Butterfly Valentine Card Design.
The completed Monarch Valentine Design linoleum block.
Participants prepare ink as they get ready to create their final prints.
Using red or black ink, participants used their blocks to create a series of printed cards.
A set of bird prints drying at the end of our workshop.
The Craft in America Logo carved into a linoleum block.
Yamamoto teaches local Van Nuys High School students about carved wood block traditions and printmaking.
Yamamoto demonstrating how to carve a stamp block at Van Nuys High School.

Photos by Madison Metro