Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Secrets of the Floating World: Japanese woodcut printing techniques with Lana Lambert. Ever wonder just how those amazingly colorful woodblock prints were made during the Edo period of Japan: Come and learn the secrets of the Floating World! Named so for the transient nature of life, the Ukiyo culture of Edo, Japan produced detailed records of society’s daily life in their colorful block prints. Participants will see an interactive history of how the process came about, is still practiced today, and will have the opportunity to print their very own Japanese woodcut-style print from a pre-carved block. Lana Lamber is a printmaker, illustrator, and artist from Faber, Va. Lambert is a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC where she studied etching, lithography, silk screen, and woodcut. (Two sessions available: April 30, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or April 30, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., $40, register: www.svacart.com, more information: lanalambertpress@gmail.com