Toru Sugita
Saturdays May 18 & 25
10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Bring bagged lunch)
$240 non-members/$225 members
$30 materials fee paid directly to the instructor
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler St, #116, Benicia
Level: Intermediate
Age minimum: 18
Minimum 4 | Maximum 8
Class description: In this class you will learn all about wood engraving which is a relief printmaking technique, such as woodcut and linocut. In 18th and 19th century, it was used as a book illustration method as it is capable to depict a great amount of details with delicate lines. Still contemporary wood engraving artists use this technique with letterpress printing. You will work on a small practice blook and then actual block for your image. We will print both by etching press and by hand.
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Toru Sugita, a printmaker and painter originally from Japan, is actively showing his artwork throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and Latin America. Toru is known for his black and white intaglio and wood engraving prints with strong architectural elements. His prints can be found in various public collections including the Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts in the Fine Art Museum of San Francisco.Toru spent time traveling extensively throughout Latin America and the Middle East finally establishing a residence in San Francisco, California. Toru received a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from San Francisco State University and became actively involved in the community as an artist and an art educator for fourteen years. Toru is also known as the illustrator of award-winning book “Floating Lanterns and Golden Shrines.” In 2006 Toru moved to Grand Junction, Colorado for a teaching position at Colorado Mesa University (then Mesa State College), where he focused on teaching in the Art Department and produced collaborative works with Matt Lindstrom, Professor of Dance. In 2009 he returned to the Bay Area as a faculty member at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California. Toru is currently in charge of the printmaking programs at DVC. In 2022 Toru successfully moved Printmaking programs to the new Art Complex.
Instructor website: torusugita.net