How to make a woodblock print
Recording my progress day by day
Ryusei Okamoto
Starting the rough carving
January 19th 2009
Beginning the rough carving using wild cherry (yama-zakura) block Jan 19th
Jan 19th
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29th
The block was cracked !
30th
31st
Feb 1st
Restoration of the crack
White Fox
(Message)
Feb 2nd
3rd
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7th
Finishing the first carving
6th
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9th
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14th
Saint Valentine's Day
15th
15th
Start second carving
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２０ｔｈ teaching all day long
21st
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28th
Test Printing comparing the first carving with the second
Mar 1st
Final restoration of the crack
Feb 22nd