Woodblock print artist Mary Graham joins The Meredith League of New Hampshire Craftsmen

MEREDITH — The Meredith League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fine Craft Gallery recently welcomed juried woodblock print artist Mary Graham, whose mountain and nature-inspired landscapes capture the simplicity and beauty of the world.

Graham’s woodblock printing evolved out of her oil paintings, using the traditional Japanese Mokuhanga woodblock printing method. Rooted in this centuries-old tradition, Graham’s prints bring a fresh, meditative vision to this intricate printmaking technique. Inspired by the quiet grandeur of mountain ranges, forested trails, and misty alpine lakes, her work captures the ephemeral beauty of nature through hand-carved woodblocks and natural pigments.

Every print is created using water-based inks, hand printing with a baren, a pad of twisted cord covered with paper, cloth, and bamboo leaf, and carved on multiple blocks of wood — a practice that aligns both the environmental themes of her work and a deep respect for the natural world. 

Graham’s focus for her prints is to bring to life the dimensions of how light touches bark, how clouds form above a peak, how the sun reflects on the water. It’s less about depicting a place and more about evoking a presence.

For more information, visit meredith.nhcrafts.org.