Visit to a Craftsman

• Mr. Shintaro Shimano, blockmaker
• Mr. Kinzaburo Usui, blacksmith
• Mr. Kikuo Gosho, baren maker
• Mr. Keizaburo Matsuzaki, printer
• Mr. Kazuo Yamaguchi, paper maker
• Karigane-ya, publisher
• Kaneko Shoten, baren skin suppliers
• Mr. Isami Misawa, paper sizer
• David Stones, printmaker
• Mr. Akio Miyagawa, Brush maker
• Mr. Teruo Souma, mulberry supplier
• Mr. Kazuyuki Matsuyoshi, pigment supplier
• ... but who?
• Mr. Susumu Ito, carver
• Mr. Kenji Seki, printer
• Two young 'shokunin'
• Iwano-san's mother ...
• Saying good-bye ...
• Mr. Matt Brown, printmaker
• Shinkichi Numabe, printer
• Peter Miller, printmaker
• Baren maker Hidehiko Goto
• Motoharu Asaka, carver

From Halifax to Hamura (Dave's mini-autobiography)

• Introducing the new story
• In the beginning ...
• In England ...
• The move to Canada ...
• Elementary school ...
• Introduction to the flute ...
• High school years ...
• The youth orchestra ...
• University ...
• Guitar years ...
• Composition ...
• Off to England ...
• Meeting Will Bennett ...
• Summer Camp ...
• Into the working world ...
• Symphony audition ...
• Hotel musician ...
• A few problems ...
• Conducting ...
• Flute building ...
• Bass guitar ...
• Back to work ...
• First computer ...
• Meeting Japanese prints ...
• The Skydiver ...
• Leaving Toronto ...
• Meeting my kids' mother ...
• First printmaking ...
• Computer programming ...
• Off to Japan!
• New year in Japan ...
• Visiting a print publisher ...
• ... and another one ...
• Back to the music store!
• Interlude ...
• First daughter ...
• 2nd trip to Japan ...
• Print publishing?
• Craft fairs ...
• The big decision ...
• The move to Japan ...

The 100 Poets Project

• Project History : Introduction to 'karuta'
• Project History : The original Shunsho book
• Project History : The first print ...
• Project History : Decision to make more ...
• Project History : Hanshita problems ...
• Project History : Meeting some craftsmen ...
• Project History : Moving on, and closing the English classes ...
• Project History : Starting the second print ...
• Project History : First media attention ...
• Project History : More media, and more collectors!
• Project History : Wrapping up the first year of work ...
• Project History : First exhibition of the series ...
• Project History : Transition to being a printmaker ...

Collector Profiles

• Cho-san the baker
• Mr. Iwao Yamashita
• Rebecca Marck
• Ms. Tomoko Kawanaka
• Kamata family
• Mr. Shigeyoshi Ushiro
• Mr. Seizaburo Kanai
• Waki and Hisayo Karube
• The 'half-way' supporters
• Larry and Yuki LaCoss
• Atomi University Library
• Mr. & Mrs. Bunji Shimada
• Mr. & Mrs. Iwao Tsuburaya
• Mr. & Mrs. Fusahiko Tanaka
• Dr. & Mrs. Ryo Sugimori
• Mr. Yamamoto Masakatsu
• Mr. Masanobu Seki
• Mrs. Kiyoko Yokota
• Kato-sensei
• Messages from Collectors and Friends
• Mr. Julio Rodriguez
• Mr. Tomoo Asahi
• Mr. & Mrs. Oba
• Mr. Takeshi Udagawa
• Mrs. Yumie Tomita
• Mr. & Mrs. Shoji Hiroe
• Mr. Yutaka Karasawa
• Mr. Toshikazu Doi
• Jeannette Ohmae
• Mr. Takahisa Matsui
• Mrs. Yoko Tauchi
• Mark Roberts
• Marc Kahn

Exhibitions

• Exhibition Wrap-up : The first 50 Poets' prints on display ...
• Exhibition Wrapup : 60% done: this time showing in Tokyo and Osaka
• Exhibition Wrap-up : 70 prints finished ...
• Exhibition Wrap-up : 80 finished ...
• Exhibition Wrap-up : 90 done, and a very busy exhibition ...
• Exhibition Wrap-up : All 100 prints on display!
• Exhibition Wrap-up : First showing of the Surimono Albums series
• Exhibition Wrap-up : The 2nd Surimono Album on display ...
• Takashimaya Report : Exhibiting my work at Takashimaya in the kansai region
• Exhibition Wrap-up : Three sets of Surimono Albums
• Exhibition Wrap-up : Surimono Albums - with added 'David's Choice'
• Exhibition in Saitama : A private exhibition hosted by one of the collectors
• Exhibition Report : 150 prints on display ...
• Exhibition Report : 'Beauties of Four Seasons', in Yurakucho
• Exhibition News : The 'Hanga Treasure Chest' on display
• 2007 Exhibition Writeup : Only one print featured this year!
• Exhibition Time! : Announcing the next exhibition ...
• Exhibition Report : 'My Solitudes' in the Ginza, and an appearance at Design Festa

Annual Reports

• Annual Report: 2003 : I'm a Millionaire! ... not!
• Annual Report: 2004 :
• Annual Report: 2005 :
• Annual Report: 2006 :
• Annual Report: 2008 : including media updates ...
• Annual Report: 2009 :
• Annual Report: 2010 : 'State of the Union' ... and media updates ...
• Annual Report: 2011 :

General Stories on Printmaking

• 'How It's Done ... Then and Now' :
• 'How It's Done ... Then and Now' :
• Care and Feeding of your Woodblock Prints :
• The Ears have it :
• Tools : Care and Feeding of ...
• Interlude - A Printing Day :
• Mission Impossible! :
• I Hear Voices :
• Chasing the Grail ... :
• Mixed Roots :
• To be a Printmaker :
• Mr. A & Mr. B. :
• Dots and Lines :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints (II) :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints (III) :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints (IV) :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints (V) :
• Forgotten Beauty of Woodblock Prints (VI) :
• Size Matters! :
• Around the Block : Some very special woodblocks

Seseragi Studio Diary

• Where it will happen ...
• Opening the stairwell ...
• Start with the floor ...
• The outer wall ...
• Printing alcove ...
• The first 'real' work down here!
• Electrical work ...
• More on the printing alcove ...
• Starting the ceiling ...
• Insulating the ceiling ...
• Room for more ...
• Visitors!

Essay Corner

• 'Okunono' - The Farthest Fields ...
• 'Shokunin' vs Craftsman
• Seditious Beauty
• The Neighbourhood we all Share
• Golden Age
• The Autumn Leaves
• All Together Now ...
• 'Exotic' Shinjuku
• Take a Deep Breath!
• Just like you, Just like me ...
• Regrets
• Wooden School
• Fill in the Blank ...
• Woodblock Dreams ...
• Woodblock Dreams (part 2) ...
• Booking a Trip
• Cultivating a Satisfying Life
• Traditional Craft, Crisis, or ...?
• In the Manner of ...
• Fireflies ...

Sadako's Corner

• Canadian Gardens
• The Lady in Black
• Another View
• Hot Water Bottle
• On Rota ...
• Nice Greenery!
• "Dinner"
• Twilight Years
• "What for? Why?"
• Live long and ...
• Moonlit Nights ...
• Viewpoints
• Hong Kong
• Tastes Differ ...
• Lucky Lady
• Successful Life?
• Fashionable?
• Flexibility and Consistency
• Greenery
• My Inner Furnace
• Short Time Travels
• Digesting Knowledge
• Pleasures of Travel - Shanghai
• Are you Mrs. Bull?
• Words
• Deodorizing
• Conversations
• Taxes
• Things Come Around
• Esthetics ...
• 'Learning from Mistakes'
• Nora
• 'Body and Mind'
• Routine ...
• Spring
• Summer
• Bugs ...
• New Year cards ...
• Parents
• Charge!
• Savings ...
• On the Train ..
• Fragrance
• Mannerisms ...
• Who is She?

Family / Personal

• Admitted! : My visa status ..
• Interlude : Single again ...
• Interlude : Off to Canada
• Messages from Canada ... : ... from my daughters
• Messages from Canada ... : ... from my daughters
• Interlude : 'Homeless'
• On the Move! : House-Warming!
• Interlude : Runs in the family!
• Interlude : Letter for my daughter ...
• Family Update ... : Busy daughters ...
• Family News : Himi-chan is married ...
• Family News : Updates from my daughters ...
• Family News : Family-wide update ...
• Family News ... : Reunion time!
• Family News : Grand-father, again ...
• Family News : Himi's Business
• Family News : Reunion in Vancouver ..
• Family News : Family Get-together
• Milestone : Mine, All Mine!
• Family update ... : Vancouver reunion time again ...
• Family Time! : In Vancouver ...

David's Choice

• David's Choice : Introducing some David's Choice items ...
• David's Choice : Items from the recent exhibition ...
• David's Choice : A couple more ...
• David's Choice : And the final few ...
• David's Choice : Our first 'DC' eBook!

Mokuhankan

• Introducing Mokuhankan
• The bookshelf
• Young team members ...
• Tasty Printmaking!
• Mokuhankan Partners
• A Printer's Debut!
• Why  Mokuhankan?
• Mokuhankan Tools
• Expanding our workroom
• Ukiyoe Heroes
• Kickstarter
• Staff introductions

Miscellaneous

• The Poets Came Marching, Ten by Ten ... :
• Overseas Demonstrations :
• From Readers :
• 'Odds and Ends' :
• Craftsmen's Association :
• Shunsho's Original Book :
• Quiz Time! :
• Letters from Readers :
• I'm Sorry! :
• 'Day in the Life' of a Printmaker ... :
• Visit to the Toyo Bunko : A very special place ...
• A New World :
• Interlude :
• The End of the Beginning :
• The New Series ... :
• The 'Final' Party ... :
• Internet Update ... :
• The Magic Library :
• Flood of Friendship :
• Travel Report :
• From Slav ... :
• Frequently Asked Questions :
• Baren Summit :
• Tax Change ... :
• Goodbye Takano : Leaving the Gallery that helped 'make' my name in Tokyo
• The New Series :
• F.A.Q. :
• The New Series :
• At Random :
• Let's Take a Walk! :
• On the Web! :
• Upcoming Project :
• Projects for 2006 :
• Scroll Project News :
• Small Print Collection News :
• A Story a Week News :
• Event News :
• Treasure Chest Update :
• Drowning in the Sea of Possibilities :
• The New Project :
• Scroll Project Wrapup :
• David's New Project :
• 'My Solitudes' Project up and running! :
• Doi-san's Exhibition : Prints collected by one of my friends/collectors ...
• Annual Gift Print :
• 'A Story A Week' Update ... :
• Time to Regroup ... :
• Book News :
• My Solitudes :
• New eBook : 'Your First Print' :
• Cookbook Page! :
• Mystique Progress :
• Living in the 'long tail' ... :
• A Knife with a Message! :
• YouTube :
• Woodblock Webcam ... :
• Mystique Series Update :
• Dave is now ... 60! :
• Senshafuda series :
• What's Next? :
• Mystique Series Wrapup! :
• Woodwork :
• 'Arts of Japan' :
• NHK Travelogue :
• 'Arts of Japan' Update :
• YouTube :