Virtual Program: White Line Woodcuts with Annie Bissett

White Line Woodcuts with Annie Bissett

This program will be hosted online, using ZOOM

White line woodcuts also called “Provincetown prints,” are a unique hybrid between monoprints and Japanese style watercolor woodcuts. Developed in the early 20th century by Blanche Lazzell and others, white line prints are multicolor prints created on a single block of wood rather than on multiple blocks. A line drawing or design is incised on the block with a knife or gouge creating v-shaped cuts, which become white lines when printed. Each area between the lines is then hand-colored with watercolor or gouache and hand-printed, usually with a spoon, until the print is complete. Although the block can be used over and over again, every print will be unique because of the variations in paint application.

All are welcome to come and explore the possibilities inherent in this simple and fun method of relief printing, regardless of previous woodcut experience. 

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About Annie Bissett

Currently based in Providence RI, Annie Bissett is a mostly self-taught artist who began her career as a freelance digital illustrator, working with clients such as National Geographic Society, The Washington Post, and a wide range of magazines. In 2005 she studied briefly with New Hampshire woodblock artist Matt Brown and soon afterward she began pursuing printmaking full time. Her woodblock prints have been exhibited throughout the US, in Japan, and in the U.K. and Canada. She has been on the teaching staff at Zea Mays Printmaking in Florence, MA, for over a decade and, as watercolor woodblock printing has gained in popularity, she also travels to other locations to conduct workshops.

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