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ABOUT RRP DEMONSTRATION SERIES

As an extension of and during our exhibits and shows, RRP members offer the public an in-depth glimpse of the general and personal techniques from various modes of printmaking.
​Each demonstration is crafted by a skilled printmaker, an expert in their method, to educate and bring awareness to the traditions and origins of specific types of printmaking. 
Many RRP demonstrations showcase hand-transfer and other accessible techniques that
​many can try at home.

PAST Demonstration

​September 2025

De Menil Gallery
Groton School
Groton, MA
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Printmaker and art educator, Diane Francis gives a demonstration on the process of making and printing a woodblock. 
This free public demonstration is open to all ages and creative abilities.
Purchasing orginal art is a great way to help us continue our free programing.
​We thank you.

What is Woodblock Printmaking?
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Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China 
​in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. 
​Each page or image is created by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original level; it is these that are inked and show in the print, in a relief printing process. Carving the blocks is skilled and laborious work, but a large number of impressions can then be printed.
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