This master class explores how traditional block printing can be reimagined through experimentation and pattern play. With guidance from master artist Sunaina Bhalla, learn the fundamentals of traditional Indian hand block printing while working with a collection of intricate, hand-carved printing blocks. Begin the session by experimenting with color, composition, and pattern placement on paper before printing your own wearable 35″ x 70″ silk stole. No prior experience is required, and all materials are included.
Additionally, small hand carved blocks and hand loomed tote bags will be available for sale directly from the artist with prices ranging between $7-20. Cash is preferred.
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry.
Sunaina Bhalla (she/her) is a contemporary artist of Indian origin, living in Singapore. Having completed her formal education as a textile designer specializing in print, she chose to pursue an immersive education in the traditional art form of Nihonga in Japan, where she spent 5 years studying under Suiko Ohta-sensei of the Kyoshin-Do school. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Goldsmiths University, London and Lasalle College of the Arts. Sunaina runs wood block printing workshops in Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, the United States and Australia and is working with schools to introduce this process into curriculums in Singapore. She has exhibited in Japan, India, Singapore, Europe and the Middle East and her works are in the permanent collections of the ESSL Museum, Vienna and Mumbai Airports Authority, India, and in various private collections globally.