
Landa Townsend
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Mokuhanga木版画Prints
Dragonfly Habitat at the Edges of Weatherhead Hollow Pond. 2021-23
Exploring non-toxic and sustainable traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking
Charlotte Library Exhibition


#1 Dragonfly oviposit. 2023
Title: Dragonfly oviposit. 2023
Technique: Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi. Ginwashi chine colle
Masa-ban: 46cm x 30.5cm (18.1 in x 12 in)
Edition: 1/1

#4 Woodblock for Print #5
Title: Dragonfly wing detail
Original woodblock
Carved birch wood for Kake-awase
23.5cm x 23.5cm (9.25 in x 9.25 in)

#7 Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, yellow ochre. 2022
Title: Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, yellow ochre. 2022
Technique: Bokashi, Beha-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#10 Skimming the pond surface. 2022
Title: Skimming the pond surface. 2022
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 2/2

#13 Water bubbles with dragonfly eggs. 2023
Title: Water bubbles with dragonfly eggs. 2023
Technique: Bokashi, Goma-zuri, Kira-zuri, Beta-zuri, on washi. Ginwashi chine colle
Masa-ban: 31.5cm x 24cm (12.4 in x 9.45 in)
Edition: 2/3

#2 Pond Algae. 2023
Title: Pond Algae. 2023
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks, on washi. Ginwashi chine colle
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#5 Dragonfly Wing Kake-awase. 2022
Title: Dragonfly wing detail
Technique: Kake-awase, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 2 / 2

#8 Flutter. 2021
Title: Flutter. 2021
Technique: Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#11 Below the surface. 2021
Title: Below the surface. 2021
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#14 Dragonfly hover guard. 2023
Title: Dragonfly hover guard. 2023
Technique: Beta-ban, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi. Ginwashi chine colle.
Masa-ban: 46cm x 30.5cm (18.11 in x 12 in)
Edition: 1/1

#3 In the shadows. 2022
Title: In the shadows. 2022
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (13.97 in x 12 in)
Edition: 1/1

#6 Magenta, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue. 2022
Title: Magenta, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue. 2022
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#9 Dragonfly eggs below the pond surface. 2023
Title: Dragonfly eggs below the pond surface. 2023
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi. Ginwashi chine colle
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 1/1

#12 Wings Crossing. 2022
Title: Wings Crossing. 2021
Technique: Bokashi, Beta-zuri, Akua inks on washi
Masa-ban: 30.5cm x 35.5cm (12 in x 13.97 in)
Edition: 5/10