Printmaking + Paper Folding!
Untitled by Taro Takizawa, 2024. Monotype, paper folding.
In this workshop, we will combine printmaking and paper folding techniques to explore the possibilities of three-dimensional works on paper. Students will start with printing a variety of gradients (split-fountain) on paper for as much as we can in the first 2-3 days. Once those colorful prints are dried, we will fold them in a variety of patterns such as: basic repeating patterns, pleated folds, crumpling, and other sculptural paper folding techniques. All levels welcome.
Funding for Taro Takizawa’s teaching position is provided by the Mary Howe Faculty Fund for Book Arts.
Taro Takizawa (he/him) is an artist who focuses on printmaking, wall vinyl installations, drawings, and 2D designs. Born in Japan, he makes images connecting what he experienced in Japan, where he grew up, and in the US since he moved here in 2002, and where he currently resides. Takizawa received a BFA with a Printmaking emphasis from Central Michigan University and an MFA in Printmaking from Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at the Chautauqua Institution School of Art and its student exhibition at Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, NY; PARADOX European Fine Art Forum and its exhibition at CK Zamek in Poznan, Poland; ArtPrize 10 at Grand Rapids Public Museum, MI; LUX Center for the Arts, NE; Ty Pawb in Wales, UK; and at the China Printmaking Museum. Takizawa has participated in artist residencies at Lawrence Arts Center, KS; Pentaculum 2023 at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, and the Newport Art Museum, RI. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.