Amanda M Danford

20256″x8″” image on 11″x14″ kitakata paper edition of 4mokuhanga woodcut A woodcut of the Bloedel guest house. This print depicts the play of light and shadow through the shoji screens and on the sand of the house and garden. It imagines a guest walking through the space when the house was freshly built.The image was… Continue reading

2025 State 1: 6″x8″” washi paper edition of 6State 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… Continue reading

20256″x8″” kitakata paper edition of 5mokuhanga 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… Continue reading

20256″x8″” kitakata paper edition of 6mokuhanga woodcut A woodcut study of the porch of the Bloedel guest house. The image is printed from a single block with bokashi inking techniques. 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… Continue reading

20258″x8″” Magnani paper edition of 5mokuhanga woodcut with gold leaf A woodcut of a leaf floating on water, enhanced with gold leaf. From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency. Shown atSugarwall Gallery Continue reading

20254″x4″ washi paperopen variable editionWhiteline woodcut A woodcut of poppies, carved and inked in the whiteline method. From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency. Shown atSugarwall Gallery Continue reading

20254″x4″ washi paperopen variable editionWhiteline woodcut A woodcut of a rosehip, carved and inked in the whiteline method. From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency. Shown atSugarwall Gallery Continue reading

20254″x4″ washi paperopen editionMokuhanga woodcut A woodcut of a dragonfly. From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency. Shown atSugarwall Gallery Continue reading

20258″x6″ washi paperedition of 8Mokuhanga reduction woodcut A reduction woodcut exploring the play of light through leaves on a tree. From the Bloedel Community Creatives 2025 residency. Shown atSugarwall Gallery Continue reading

20248″x10″ kitakata paperopen editionMokuhanga woodcut A study of a vase. Rendered in five layers. From a vessel series. Shown atLan Su Chinese GardenSugarwall Gallery Continue reading