Lucy May Schofield

Lucy May Schofield (born 1982) is a British mokuhanga artist who creates woodblock prints and artist books using traditional Japanese water-based printing techniques. Her work often combines mokuhanga with handmade papermaking and book arts, reflecting a holistic engagement with Japanese craft traditions that extends beyond printing alone. Schofield has studied mokuhanga in Japan and brings this direct experience of the tradition to her practice in the United Kingdom. She has exhibited in the UK and internationally, and participates in the international mokuhanga community through workshops and collaborative projects.

Lucy May Schofield was active born in 1982. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.

Lucy May Schofield's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.

Lucy May Schofield's prints frequently feature landscapes, night scenes, moonlight, silkscreen, spring.

Lucy May Schofield is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Their work contributes to the living tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $180–$600 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.