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Chinese Seal Printing Workshop in Early Jamestown (Jamestown)
February 14 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In connection with the Following the Dragon: Chinese Ming Porcelain in Early Jamestown special exhibition, Jamestown Settlement is hosting a free workshop in the ancient practice of fashioning a stamp used for personal identification.
Join Mary Swezey for a Chinese Seal printing workshop to create your very own set of Chinese seal cards to frame or send. Following a brief discussion about the significance of the Chinese seal (or chop), participants will translate their names into Chinese characters on paper. The characters will be transferred to soft printmaking blocks (Safety-Kut) and cut out using carving tools. The carved blocks will then be inked and printed on blank greeting cards.
This free workshop lasts about five hours, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with a break for lunch, and is appropriate for ages 13+. Attendance is limited to 15 participants.
