2025
6″x8″” kitakata paper
edition of 5
mokuhanga woodcut
A woodcut study of the shoji screens of the Bloedel guest house. This study explores the play of light and shadow through multiple layers of shoji screens.
The Japanese gardens at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington were created by Fujitaro Kubota in 1956. In 1961 Paul Hayden Kirk designed th eaccompanying guest house on those gardens. The guest house is a blend of Northwest Coastal Native American longhouse architecture and that of Japanese temples reflecting mid-century modern sensibilities.
From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency.
Shown at
Ghost Gallery
Sugarwall Gallery
Amanda M Danford 