1. Barbie Kjar: Masterclass in Mokulito printing - $410
/Monday 13 to Friday 17 January (with a free day on the Wednesday)
‘Mokulito’ means ‘wood lithography’ and is a print technique developed in the 1970’s by Ozaku Schisi and more recently by Ewa Budka.
Barbie Kjar studied Mokulito with Ewa Budka in 2016 at Art Print residence near Barcelona, Spain and has focused on developing this technique since then.
The workshop with Barbie Kjar explores the wonderfully simple technique of Mokulito, a process by which one can draw an image on a plywood matrix and print from it. It uses the same principles as stone and metal plate lithography without acids, etches or turpentine. The image can be added to, subtracted from, carved into and coloured with water colour or printing inks. The image lies somewhere between lithography and woodblock printing and can be a combination of both. The advantage of this method of printmaking is that it is cost effective and that the plates are printed on a standard etching press. Suitable for beginners and experienced printmakers.
Barbie Kjar is a Tasmanian artist, currently living in Melbourne. She has completed a Masters of Fine Art at RMIT, Melbourne; Bachelor of Fine Arts and Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart. She is a highly qualified and passionate teacher and having gained extensive teaching experience through lecturing positions at the National Art School and the University of Tasmania. She has undertaken residencies in Caylus, France, Rome, Barcelona, Havana, San Francisco, Mexico City and Tokyo. Since 1986 she has held 36 solo exhibitions in Australia and more recently in Barcelona and Tokyo. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions in Australia and in China, Korea, Siberia, France, Canada, USA , Japan. Barbie Kjar’s work has been purchased by several intuitions such as; the Australian National Gallery, Parliament House, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Fremantle Arts Centre, Gold Coast City Art Gallery and is held in private collections in USA, France, Sweden, England and Australia.
