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Carve & Print: The Craft of Block Printing

This forum occurred on January 23, 2025. Watch a recording of this event below.
Presented in conjunction with the Winter 2025 issue of American Craft.

An ancient form of printmaking, block printing features a deeply craft-centered process of applying ink to hand carved blocks that get stamped onto paper or textiles. It pops up in several different ways in the Winter 2025 issue of American Craft. From one artist who uses block printing to create ethereal paper quilts, to another who makes large-scale, powerful prints, to an upstate New York company making bespoke and historic wallpapers, this incredible art form was well-represented in our pages.

Join printmakers Susanna Cromwell (Haiku, Hawaii) and LaToya M. Hobbs (Baltimore, Maryland), and Michele Farwell from Adelphi Paper Hangings (Sharon Springs, New York)—and moderator Laura Brown from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts—for a conversation on all things block printing and what it means to contribute to an art form that so beautifully balances a three-dimensional craft process with a two-dimensional object.

Moderator: Laura Brown
In Conversation: Susanna Cromwell, LaToya M. Hobbs, Michele Farwell

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