For nearly 50 years, woodblock print artist Tom Killion has carved beautiful, iconic California landscapes, using Japanese hand tools and rendering them in vivid color with an old German printing press. Deeply inspired by the renowned 19th-century artist Hokusai, Killion long dreamed of learning the traditional Japanese method of printing by hand.

Journey to Hokusai follows Killion’s painstaking creative process and his pilgrimage to Japan to study under Kenji Takenaka, a fifth-generation master printer in Kyoto. This film is an intimate exploration of the connection between two artists from different worlds.

A potluck will follow the presentation. (In the meantime we decided to have dinner first, and the movie will start around 6 pm.) Even if you cannot bring anything, there will be enough food.

Please register for the event by email, info@mkzen.org.

There is no fee, but donations are appreciated.