2024 charles spitzack the moon liz the moon woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut
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A 2024 print whose title suggests a personal dedication—"liz"—within a moon composition, layering a portrait reference or named subject into the broader nocturnal motif. The repetition of "the moon" in the title implies a doubled or reflected lunar form, which in mokuhanga can be achieved through paired impressions or through a graded second moon emerging from a [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi)-rendered sky. Moon imagery is a long-standing subject in Japanese printmaking, from Hokusai's lunar scenes through Yoshitoshi's "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" series, with each artist exploring how the disc functions as both light source and symbolic anchor. Spitzack's repeated returns to the moon across several prints in his recent output suggest an ongoing investigation of the motif rather than a single use. The print was completed in the same year as his Echizen conference recognition.
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
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1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
1919
Color woodblock print
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
2024 charles spitzack the moon liz the moon woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut was created by Charles Spitzack.
2024 charles spitzack the moon liz the moon woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut depicts moonlight.