Amanda M Danford

2025

State 1: 6″x8″” washi paper
edition of 6
State 1: 6″x8″” BFK Rives paper
edition of 5

mokuhanga woodcut

A woodcut study of the Sand and Stone Garden at the Bloedel guest house. This study explores the play of shadow across the sand. This image exists in two states. The first is a single layer print with sumi ink on washi paper from the key block for the series. The second is a multi-layer watercolor print on BFK Rives paper.

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

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Ghost Gallery
Sugarwall Gallery