Charles Spitzack (b 1987) is a visual artist, educator, and carpenter living and working in the Pacific Northwest USA. Committed to communal aspirations, equality, labor rights, environmentalism, and leveling the playing field – Spitzack has found woodblock printmaking to be an excellent way to express his thoughts and feelings. Drawn to this medium by its practical process, boldness, and direct mark making – he has found freedom within its walls, and aspires to share this with others through education and art sharing.

Working from sketchbook drawings based off everyday experiences, the process of print allows for ideas to be worked and reworked over time, often taking months to materialize as a finished piece. His technique is strongly influenced by Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock), but combines western materials and inks into the process. When not developing his own private practice, he also teaches printmaking to youth and adults in Seattle WA. Designing his classes to be practical and accessible, Spitzack pushes for his students to create and learn by doing, rather than purely focusing on technique. Discovery is within the action of creation.