FORT BRAGG, CA., 8/11/24 — On Monday, August 12, visual artist and educator Solange Roberdeau will make an original suminagashi print for the Larry Spring Museum’s project, Redwood Time. Suminagashi (floating ink) is the Japanese printing tradition of floating sumi ink on water to create unique prints resembling growth rings in tree slices.
The print will be created onsite in Spring Commons in a handmade tank scaled to the size of the museum window. Printing outdoors means the forms in the final work will be affected by the elements and the environment of the commons. The print will be “pulled” with the help of many hands and hung in the Museum’s window.
The tank will be formulated during the morning, and the print created after tank assembly. After 1 p.m., visitors are welcome to experiment with the technique using madrone soot and fabric. The hope is that Roberdeau’s print can be mounted in the museum window later that afternoon.
Find out more about Roberdeau and her practice here: www.solange-roberdeau.com.This event is part of Redwood Time, a multi-year project made possible with support from California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Larry Spring Museum is located at 225 E Redwood Ave, Fort Bragg, larryspringmuseum.org.