These are the print sets Dave published by private subscription ...

• The Hyakunin Isshu Print Series A set of 100 prints: 1989~1998  
• 100 Poets : Set 1 The ten prints made in 1989
• Tenji Tenno
• Ono no Komachi
• Dainagon Tsunenobo
• Semi Maru
• Kiyohara no Motosuke
• Oeno Chisato
• Chunagon Asatada
• Taiken-mon in no Horikawa
• Sarumaru Dayu
• Dainagon Kinto
• 100 Poets : Set 2 The ten prints made in 1990
• Koko Tenno
• Sei Shonagon
• Abe no Nakamaro
• Egyo Hoshi
• Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
• Gonchunagon Atsutada
• Minamoto no Toshiyori Ason
• Ise no Taifu
• Kotai Gogu no Daibu Shunzei
• Sangi Hitoshi
• 100 Poets : Set 3 The ten prints made in 1991
• Gotoba In
• Nijo in no Sanuki
• Ki no Tomonori
• Shun-e Hoshi
• Harumichi no Tsuraki
• Ariwara no Narihira Ason
• Ryozen Hoshi
• Akazome Emon
• Sangi Masatsune
• Prince Teishin
• 100 Poets : Set 4 The ten prints made in 1992
• Yamabe no Akahito
• Ise
• Fujiwara no Sanekata Ason
• Doin Hoshi
• Kiyohara no Fukayabu
• Kentoku Ko
• Jakuren Hoshi
• Yushi Naishin-no Kii
• Fujiwara no Tadamichi
• Fujiwara no Kintsune
• 100 Poets : Set 5 The ten prints made in 1993
• Fujiwara no Michinobu
• Imbumonin no Taifu
• Gon Chunagon Sadayori
• Noin Hoshi
• Sanjo no Udaijin
• Minamoto no Shigeyuki
• Bunya no Yasuhide
• Izumi Shikibu
• Onakatomi no Yoshinobu
• Yozei In
• 100 Poets : Set 6 The ten prints made in 1994
• Jito Tenno
• Murasaki Shikibu
• Ki no Tsurayuki
• Kisen Hoshi
• Mibu no Tadami
• Taira no Kanemori
• Chunagon Yakamochi
• Udaisho Michitsuna No Haha
• Minamoto No Muneyuki Ason
• Kawara no Sadaijin
• 100 Poets : Set 7 The ten prints made in 1995
• Emperor Sanjo
• Stewardess Of The Empress Koka
• Chunagon Kanesuke
• Former Chief Abbot Gyoson
• Sone no Yoshitada
• Sangi Takamura
• Gotoku Daiji No Sadaijin
• The Lady Ukon
• Mibu no Tadamine
• Kan-Ke
• 100 Poets : Set 8 The ten prints made in 1996
• Sutoku In
• Princess Shokushi
• Fujiwara no Sadaie
• Former Chief Abbott Jien
• Chunagon Yukihira
• Fujiwara no Yoshitsune
• Sosei Hoshi
• Gido Sanshi no Haha
• Fujiwara no Kiyosuke
• Prince Motoyoshi
• 100 Poets : Set 9 The ten prints made in 1997
• Minamoto no Kanemasa
• Sagami
• Sakyo no Daibu Michimasa
• Abbot Henjo
• Gonchunagon Masafusa
• Fujiwara no Akisuke
• Funya no Asayasu
• Lady Suo
• Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
• Saka No Ue No Korenori
• 100 Poets : Set 10 The ten prints made in 1998
• Fujiwara no Okikaze
• Daini no Sanmi
• Fujiwara Yoshitaka
• Saigyo Hoshi
• Fujiwara no Ietaka
• Minamoto no Sanetomo
• Oshio-uchi no Mitsune
• Lady Koshikibu
• Fujiwara no Mototoshi
• Juntoku In
• The Surimono Albums A group of 50 prints: created 1999~2003  
• Beauty of Surimono
• What are Surimono? - what is this all about?
• The Surimono Albums : Album 1 The ten prints made in 1999
• The Surimono Albums : Album 1 (Foreword) Introducing this set of ten prints
• Horses in the Snow (a recreation from the Hokusai Manga)
• Young Girl Viewing Cherry Blossoms
• Two Women Sewing
• Gathering Shellfish at Shinagawa
• Summer Bamboo
• Room With a View
• Red Dragonfly
• Monkey and Crab
• Two Women in a Boat
• Mandarin Ducks
• The Surimono Albums : Album 1 (Afterword) Last comments on the set of ten prints
• The Surimono Albums : Album 2 The ten prints made in 2000
• The Surimono Albums : Album 2 (Foreword) Introducing this set of ten prints
• Spring Fuji (a surimono by Hokkei)
• Yoshiwara Courtesan
• Peony and Sparrow
• Soshi the Philosopher
• Evening Rain at Eitai Bridge
• Young Sparrows
• Warrior and Tiger
• The Taoist Immortal Wa-sen
• Traditional Sailing Ship
• Woman With Umbrella
• The Surimono Albums : Album 2 (Afterword) Last comments on the set of ten prints
• The Surimono Albums : Album 3 The ten prints made in 2001
• The Surimono Albums : Album 3 (Foreword) Introducing this set of ten prints
• Sumida River
• Standing Courtesan
• Poetry Party
• Heron and Iris
• Senjafuda
• Crows and Moon
• Boys and Ox
• Yoshiwara Couple
• Hawaiian Cancers
• Winter Landscape
• The Surimono Albums : Album 3 (Afterword) Last comments on the set of ten prints
• The Surimono Albums : Album 4 The ten prints made in 2002
• The Surimono Albums : Album 4 (Foreword) Introducing this set of ten prints
• Spring Sunrise
• Dharma Crossing the Yangtze
• Carp Climbing a Waterfall
• Ichikawa Danjuro
• Pair of Fans
• Morning Glories
• Ebisu and Daikoku
• Nanga Landscape
• Milton
• Winter Scene
• The Surimono Albums : Album 4 (Afterword) Last comments on the set of ten prints
• The Surimono Albums : Album 5 The ten prints made in 2003
• The Surimono Albums : Album 5 (Foreword) Introducing this set of ten prints
• The Biwa 'Seizan'
• Woman with Letter
• Stork in Rain
• Bando Mitsugoro II
• Scene from 'Hizakurige'
• Tokugawa-era Teabowl
• The Bandit Lu Zhisen
• Change of Name Announcement
• Fuji From Tago Bay
• Priest on Snowy Path
• The Surimono Albums : Album 5 (Afterword) Last comments on the set of ten prints
• Beauties of Four Seasons From 2004: a set of four prints, spanning the centuries  
• Beauties of Four Seasons - Introduction
• Beauties of Four Seasons - Quiz: Artist as Psychologist?
• Court Lady Writing Poetry - the spring print
• Obvious Love - the summer print
• The Scent of Chrysanthemums - the autumn print
• 'Winter' - the winter print
• The Hanga Treasure Chest From 2005: a set of 24 prints in postcard size  
• Spring Fuji A design dating from the 1820's ...
• Bush Warbler
• Ningyo-cho Doll Market
• Tea Ceremony Supplies
• Benzaiten
• Peony Pattern
• Swimming Carp
• Elephant Fable
• Young Girl on Bicycle
• Kabuki Actor
• Rainy Season
• The Weaver
• Fudo Waterfall
• Magpie and Bee
• Canadian Sunset
• Bird and Bamboo
• Autumn Moon
• Riding the Ox Home
• Flower Basket
• Bonsai
• Sumo Wrestlers
• Shibaraku
• Hiyodori and Nanten
• Deep Winter
• The Scroll Project 2006: a year reproducing an old scroll painting  
• Progress Report : February 21
• Progress Report : February 24
• Progress Report : February 27
• Progress Report : March 5
• Progress Report : March 7
• Progress Report : March 10
• Progress Report : April 5
• Progress Report : April 30
• Progress Report : May 4
• Progress Report : May 6
• Progress Report : June 6
• Progress Report : June 6 (part two)
• Progress Report : June 11
• Progress Report : August 2
• Progress Report : August 4
• Progress Report : August 12
• Progress Report : September 30
• Progress Report : October 10
• Progress Report : October 22
• Progress Report : November 22
• Progress Report : November 23
• Progress Report : November 25
• Progress Report : December 29
• Scroll Project : Progress Report : March 19
• Scroll Project : Progress Report : March 21
• Scroll Project : Progress Report : March 27
• My Solitudes 2007~2010: A set of 12 prints and book chapters  
• My Solitudes : River in Summer
• My Solitudes : Forest in Summer
• My Solitudes : Seacoast in Summer
• My Solitudes : River in Autumn
• My Solitudes : Forest in Autumn
• My Solitudes : Seacoast in Autumn
• My Solitudes : River in Winter
• My Solitudes : Forest in Winter
• My Solitudes : Seacoast in Winter
• My Solitudes : River in Spring
• My Solitudes : Forest in Spring
• My Solitudes : Seacoast in Spring
• Mystique of the Japanese Print ~2012: 18 prints featuring traditional techniques  
• The set of 18 Prints
• Mt. Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi
• Kakuki Actor
• Hydrangea in Rain
• Young Girl
• Mt. Unzen
• Needlework
• Late Autumn
• Japanese Lute
• Moon of Enlightenment
• Winter Ferry
• Urashima Taro
• Still Life With Fugu
• Itinerant Dancer
• Meiji Patterns
• Ukiyo-e Beauty
• Chinese Woodblock Print
• Parrot with Acorns
• Mt. Fuji in a Window
• The Arts of Japan 2012~ : the next 'Treasure Chest'  
• The set of Prints
• Kyogen Dancers
• Kamakura Daibutsu
• Scene from Choju Giga
• Kanzashi
• Cormorant Fishing
• Papermaking
• Himeji Castle
• Kabuki Makeup

These are prints produced by Dave other than for distribution to collectors ...

• Experiments in Printmaking Early work: 1981 ~ 1988  
• From 'Five Scenes of Japanese Architecture'
• From 'Five Views Under the Moon'
• Moronobu Couple
• Kiyonobu Bookseller
• Moronobu album page
• Kiyonobu Dancer
• Bamboo Pattern
• Self 'Portrait'
• Crows and Moon
• Ebi to Sumi
• Akashi
• Kaigetsudo Beauty
• New Year print: 1985
• (Interlude)
• Lady at Railing
• Tea Ceremony
• Tea Bowl
• New Year print: 1987
• Lady with a Fan
• In the Bath
• New Year print: 1988
• New Year print: 1989
• Tenchi Tenno

Note: This major 'refresh' of the woodblock.com website is still under way; much more content has yet to be included ...

[100] = 100 Poets' Journal    [SS] = Seseragi Studio Construction    [WR] = Woodblock Roundtable    [MC] = Mokuhankan Conversations

• 1988
• [100] Introduction to this journal
  • [100] January 1988
  • [100] Summer 1988 ...
  • [100] Fall 1988

• 1989
• [100] New Year 1989
  • [100] February 20~ 1989
  • [100] February 27~
  • [100] March, 1989
  • [100] March 6
  • [100] March 7~
  • [100] March 19~
  • [100] March 26~
  • [100] April ~
  • [100] April 8~
  • [100] April 11 ~
  • [100] May ~
  • [100] May 8
  • [100] May 9~
  • [100] May 21 ~
  • [100] June ~
  • [100] June 9 ~
  • [100] June 16
  • [100] June 17 ~
  • [100] June 26 ~
  • [100] July ~
  • [100] July 6 ~
  • [100] July 10 ~
  • [100] July 16 ~
  • [100] July 22 ~
  • [100] July 26 ~
  • [100] August ~
  • [100] August 8 ~
  • [100] August 14 ~
  • [100] August 21 ~
  • [100] September ~
  • [100] September 12 ~
  • [100] September 19 ~
  • [100] September 24 ~
  • [100] September 28 ~
  • [100] October ~
  • [100] October 4 ~
  • [100] October 8 ~
  • [100] October 12 ~
  • [100] October 21 ~
  • [100] October 27 ~
  • [100] November ~
  • [100] November 7 ~
  • [100] November 12 ~
  • [100] November 18 ~
  • [100] November 24 ~
  • [100] December 1 ~
  • [100] December 9 ~
  • [100] December 13 ~

• 2001
• [SS] The new building
  • [SS] Opening it up
  • [SS] Removing the old floor
  • [SS] Ready to start
  • [SS] Foundations
  • [SS] Wall footings
  • [SS] Pouring footings
  • [SS] Framing the west wall
  • [SS] ... on to the south wall
  • [SS] South wall framing

• 2002
• [SS] Ordering windows
  • [SS] Sills for the front wall
  • [SS] Front wall framing continues
  • [SS] Continuing the front wall
  • [SS] Panelling the wall
  • [SS] Final wall panels

• 2003
• [SS] The Bay Window
  • [SS] Floor joists
  • [SS] Joist levelling
  • [SS] Floor insulation
  • [SS] Finishing off the alcove
  • [SS] Still more insulation
  • [SS] Alcove lighting
  • [SS] More work on the alcove
  • [SS] Still more alcove work
  • [SS] The long duct ...

• 2004
• [SS] Using the new workroom ...
  • [SS] Electrical work ...
  • [SS] Yet more insulation ...

• 2005
• [WR] Welcome to the Woodblock RoundTable Today sees the introduction of the Woodblock RoundTable!
• [WR] What sort of posts? ... a way for the collectors to share thoughts and ideas with each other ...
• [WR] Spring Fuji
  • [WR] Bush Warbler ... you don't have to be a tourist to enjoy its quiet beauty!
  • [WR] Ningyo-cho Doll Market If I had to guess, I would say this is a Frenchman strolling around the streets of late-era Edo ...
  • [WR] Tea Ceremony Supplies ... this print jumped up and down and shouted 'Choose me! Choose me!'
  • [WR] Benzaiten One of the real pleasures in my job is uncovering buried treasures ...
  • [WR] Peony Pattern And now - as they say - for something completely different!
  • [WR] Swimming Carp ... publishers of woodblock prints have frequently played fast and loose with design attributions ..
  • [WR] Elephant Fable So just how much detail can we cram into one of these little prints?
  • [WR] Girl on Bicycle ... the Meiji viewers' attention was drawn mainly to the exotic bicycle ...
  • [WR] Kabuki Actor Time for some drama in the series!
  • [WR] Rainy Season Breaking my rule about no duplications in this series - another one by Hokusai!
  • [WR] The Weaver Our series reaches the half-way point ...
  • [WR] Fudo Waterfall Time to cool down ...
  • [WR] Magpie and Insect a design by a non-Japanese artist.
  • [WR] Canadian Sunset ... the next morning I started work on this woodblock print.
  • [WR] Bird and Bamboo taken from a copy model for aspiring brush painters
  • [WR] Autumn Moon before the days of tall buildings and electric lights ...
  • [WR] Riding the Ox Home What need is there for words
  • [WR] Flower Basket everybody in this country has been trained as an artist
  • [WR] Bonsai I purchased my copy from a dealer in England ...
  • [WR] Sumo Wrestlers recommended to every student of Japanese design
  • [WR] Shibaraku One of the most dramatic moments in the entire kabuki repertoire
  • [WR] Hiyodori and Nanten quite modern and forward-looking for their time
  • [WR] Deep Winter peacefully comes to a close
• [WR] Look at this typical shin-hanga image ... ... 'containing the essence of shin hanga' ...
• [WR] The Invisible Collection - one of the saddest tales you will ever read ...

• 2006
• [WR] Business Announcement ... Topic: Woodblock.com
  • [WR] Business Announcement (Part 2) ... the markets had over-reacted to the company's announcement yesterday ...
  • [WR] Business Announcement (Part 3) A few individuals are seeking to make heavy purchases of the company shares ...
  • [WR] Business Announcement (Part 4) Woodblock.com is a company with a very special relationship with its clients.
• [WR] Barrelling along ... I - of course - used the stave to create a woodblock for printing!
• [WR] Barrelling along (part two) ... Here's a shot of the assembled barrel ...
• [WR] Mokuhankan is open! My new woodblock publishing venture - Mokuhankan - is now open!
• [SS] An overdue update ...
  • [SS] Filling gaps ...
  • [SS] Plastering the Alcove
• [WR] 2-Day Exhibition ... All 100! ... they were showing all 100!
• [WR] Atomi Exhibition news photo ... A photographer from the Japan Times newspaper dropped by
• [WR] Weekend Display-Demonstration Here's a shot of my corner ...
• [WR] Exhibition announcement card is ready ... The exhibition announcement cards arrived from the printer this afternoon.

• 2007
• [WR] New Project for 2007 ~ ... it comes time to consider what comes next
• [WR] Scroll Project nearing completion ... we're just about ready to launch this thing!
• [WR] My Solitudes project ... off and running! After a month or so of preparation, today saw the first work actually involving wood!
• [WR] [River in Summer] : how it was made
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 1] - Carving begins Here are the first images of the carving process.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 2] - Carving continues After another day's work, it's come this far ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 3] - Carving continues I've got to 'down tools' now, and switch over to another waiting job.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 4] - Checking the carving Here's where I got to, the day after getting back from the trip to the woods ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 5] - Key block nearly done Had a good clear run at it today, and got all the main carving on the key block done.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 6] - Key block finished Keyblock is finished ... and waiting for the transfer printing to colour blocks to begin ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 7] - Colour separations With the keyblock now finished, work on making the colour separations can begin.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 8] - First colour blocks ready Had a clear run at it this afternoon, so here is the first finished colour block ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 9] - Colour block oiling ... A set of photos showing the pasting/preparation of a kyogo ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 10] - Lots of colour blocks! Here are a couple of snapshots of the growing stack of colour blocks.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 11] - Texturing colour blocks When printing begins, some of the impressions will be printed from textured blocks like this ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 12] - Printing to begin! Printing starts in the morning.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 13] - Printing ... Scene of the crime! Let's have a look at the printing bench ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 14] - Impressions 1~3 Step-by-step images placed in sequence ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 15] - Impressions 4~6 Here are the next three impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 16] - Impressions 7~10 Here are the next three impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 17] - Impressions 11~12 Finally, we get something on this print other than grey or black!
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 18] - Impressions 13~16 Here are the next four impressions (another good printing day!) ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 19] - Impressions 17~19 Three impressions today ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 20] - Impressions 20~23 Here are the next four impressions (another good printing day!) ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 21] - Impressions 24~27 ... wondering if I might be able to finish tomorrow ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 22] - Impressions 28~31 Final series of impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 23] - Post Mortem ... time to stand back a bit, and see how it turned out.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 24] - Amendments ... picking up ideas from some of the suggestions made on the 'Post Mortem' post.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 25] - Block scans now online ... images of the entire block set for this print.
  • [WR] [River in Summer - 26] - Edition Wrapup The edition is now complete, and the blocks will be set aside to dry.
• [WR] My Solitudes project ... Chapter One now online ... The Foreword to the My Solitudes book is now uploaded to the site ...
• [WR] My Solitudes project ... Mystery pattern ... ... a mystery block! ...
• [WR] Newspaper clipping ... Asahi Weekly The weekly newspaper 'Asahi Weekly' ran a feature on my work
• [WR] Mystery pattern revealed ... ... giving - hopefully - a little bit of 'luxe' feeling to the books when they are bound!
• [WR] Colour Your Own! Make your own version of my print!
• [WR] Current Print - Progress Slideshow A transition/slideshow of all the progress images is now online!
• [WR] Woodblock Webcam ... exploded! allowing a much closer look at Dave's workbench while the work is going on ...
• [WR] My work featured on 'Lines and Colors'
• [WR] Visit from the Kingfisher ...
• [WR] My Solitudes project ... the business side Some background on the subscriptions and budget side of the project ...
• [WR] My Solitudes project ... status update mid-July
• [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 1] : Getting started
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 2] : first steps This one is not a 'real' scene, but one 'assembled' from pieces ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 3] : Colour Separations let's look at some colour separations ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 4] : Colour Your Own! Colour your own version of the 'Forest in Autumn' print!
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 5] : Impression 1 Here is the first impression - the delicate moonlight
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 6] : Impressions 2 ~ 4 Impressions three through five ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 7] : Impressions 5 ~ 7 The next three impressions ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 8] : Impressions 8 ~ 9 Here are the next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 9] : Impressions 10 ~ 12 Impressions ten through twelve ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 10] : Impressions 13 ~ 15 Impressions thirteen through fifteen ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 11] : Impressions 16 ~ 18 Impressions sixteen through eighteen ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 12] : Pause for Thought ... Time for a break in the printing ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Autumn - 13] : 'Top-up' impressions OK, it's been a few days ... and I think she is now done.
• [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 1] : Under way ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 2] : The design ... (and Colour Your Own) The view from the top of the cliff
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 3] : Carving under way ... I've had a couple of peaceful days of carving
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 4] : Carving Progress ... Here are a few of the blocks done so far:
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 5] : Printing begins ... step by step We start right off with the keyblock:
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 6] : Printing - step 4 ~ 6 Three more impressions to upload today ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 7] : Printing - step 7 ~ 9 Three more impressions to upload today ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 8] : Printing - step 10 ~ 12 Today another three impressions.
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 9] : Printing - step 13 ~ 15 Yet another three today ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 10] : Printing - step 16 ~ 18 Every day ... three more!
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Autumn - 11] : Final Printing - step 19 ~ 21 All done ... I think she looks fine!
• [WR] [River in Winter - 1] : Design for the next print ...
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 2] : Carving a rock! I'm trying something a bit different.
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 3] : Colour carving ... and karazuri I've now got the blocks finished for the large rock.

• 2008
• [WR] [River in Winter - 4] : Flowing water blocks ... |
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 5] : First public proof ... First proof copy of the River in Winter print ...
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 6] : Printing begins ... Printing begins on the River in Winter print
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 7] : Impressions 4 ~ 8 The next five impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 8] : Impressions 9 ~ 13 The next five impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 9] : Impressions 14 ~ 18 The next five impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Winter - 10] : Impressions 19 ~ 23 The last five impressions ...
• [WR] Colour your own - updated ... Another 'entry' in the Colour Your Own ...
• [WR] [Forest in Spring - 1] : Production progress
  • [WR] [Forest in Spring - 2] : Sample Images The Forest in Spring proofing ...
• [SS] Continuing with the walls ...
  • [SS] Working on the Ceiling ...
  • [SS] Roof continued ...
  • [SS] Ceiling progress ...
• [WR] [Seacoast in Summer - 1] : work begins
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Summer - 2] : Unveiled! time to open it up for everybody to see.
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Summer - 3] print stages 1-3 The process started with photographs from the NASA website
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Summer - 4] print stages 4-6 Next levels of tone ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Summer - 5] print stages 7-10 final few impressions
• [WR] [River in Autumn - 1] Design considerations
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 2] Work begins carving is now underway ...
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 3] Key Block done The keyblock done.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 4] Explaining colour separations The colour separation for this print.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 5] Here are the colour separations ... I have a good set of blocks for this print.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 6] 'Colour your Own' versions ... Viewers who have made their own trial images.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 7] Colour block progress ... There will be five colour 'blocks' in told.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 8] Colour blocks finished The colour block set is now done.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 9] First few proofs ... It's time to show some of the results.
  • [WR] [River in Autumn - 10] First batch finished ... It has taken to get the first batch done.
• [WR] A Major Breakthrough! ... the 'after market' price on some of my prints has topped my original sale price ... (or has it?)
• [WR] Announcing my $100,000-a-plate benefit dinner! I am hosting a special dinner to kick off the gift print 'season'!
• [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 1] - the process
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 2] : Blocks ... The first few blocks ready to start carving ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 3] : Hanshita distortions ... Problems with the colour separations ...
• [WR] New Year Card ... Block Closeups Closeups of the blocks for this year's new year print ...

• 2009
• [WR] Imperial Poetry Ceremony : (Part One)
  • [WR] Imperial Poetry Ceremony : (Part Two) All was completely silent as the emperor walked forward into the room
  • [WR] Imperial Poetry Ceremony : (Part Three) I leaned slightly forward, and returned my concentration to the music.
  • [WR] Imperial Poetry Ceremony : (Part Four) What must it be like to live inside that palace ...
• [WR] Fun and Games with the paper ... Problems with the recent batch of paper ...
• [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 4] : Sky planning |
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 5] : First impression ... Printing gets under way on the Seacoast in Winter ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 6] : Impressions 2 ~ 3 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 7] : Impressions 4 ~ 5 Next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 8] : Impressions 6 ~ 7 Next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 9] : Impressions 8 ~ 9 Two more impressions on the water ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 10] : Impressions 10 ~ 11 The next two ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 11] : Impressions 12 ~ 13 Two more ... getting close now ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 12] : Impressions 14 ~ 15 Two more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Winter - 13] : Impressions 16 ~ 17 final couple of steps.
• [WR] Doi-san's book published! Doi-san's new book on Tsuchiya Koitsu is published ...
• [WR] TV broadcast 'heads up' ... An invitation from NHK for a broadcast next week ...
• [WR] NHK program uploaded! the Shiten Ronten program on NHK last night.
• [WR] Interlude ... 'How Prints Look' An interesting quote for discussion ...
• [WR] Financial statement : 2008 results ... The financial statements for 2008 are ready ...
• [WR] [River in Spring - 1] : Image concept ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 2] : Carving gets underway Here's a snapshot of one of the blocks.
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 3] : Key block finished The complex key block for this print is now finished.
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 4] : Printing begins ... Printing begins ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 5] : On to the colours ... The first colour block ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 6] : Two more colours ... The next two colours go on ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 7] : Next two impressions ... Next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 8] : She's done! The final couple of impressions ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 9] : Second thoughts ... Thinking about alterations to the design ...
  • [WR] [River in Spring - 10] : This should do it ... Adding the reflection block ...
• [WR] One-hour TV Documentary now online ... Story of the 100 Poets series ...
• [WR] eBay Action Some of my prints on eBay auctions ...
• [WR] Studio Soundscape - with Kingfisher The first Studio Soundscape recording goes on line!
• [WR] Ice Cold Utamaro! 'Finding' some Utamaro prints in the freezer!
• [WR] Episode : A Walk in the Woods Is quality driven by the producers, or by the consumers?
• [WR] [Forest in Summer - 1] : Next print begins ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 2] : Carving gets underway ... Carving on 'Forest in Summer' begins ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 3] : Carving continues ... First block nearly done ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 4] : First block finished ... The first block is done ... what's next?
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 5] : Getting up close! Webcam shots ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 6] : Two down ... Two blocks done ... eight to go ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 7] : Third block finished ... Three blocks are now finished ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 8] : Another one bites the dust ... First four blocks are now done ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 9] : Block #5 finally done ... Fifth block finally done!
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 10] : Last five blocks finished ... we're all done! The carving is now all finished.
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 11] : Back at the printing bench ... Printing the patterned cover sheets for this volume.
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 12] : Printing underway ... Printing of the 'Forest in Summer' is finally underway!
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 13] : Printing coming along well ... Next four impressions ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 14] : Adding some colour! We start to add some colour ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 15] : Filling it out ... Mushroom now looks dangerous!
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 16] : Nearly done ... The final two days work ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 17] : Filling in the background ... The distant scenery is going to be fuzzier and more vague.
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 18] : Finished!
  • [WR] [Forest in Summer - 19] : Wrapup ... Some background of the creation of the image ...
• [WR] 20th anniversary of turning pro! Twenty years since I sold my first print ...
• [WR] Good afternoon, everybody ... My name is David Bull, and I'm a procrastinator.
• [WR] The Case for the Artist A short essay piece by AA Milne
• [WR] Slow Looking I want my money back!
• [WR] Book Announcement : 'Your First Print' Announcing the new Rich Media eBook - 'Your First Print'
• [WR] The eBook is ready! The eBook is ready!
• [WR] [Forest in Winter - 1] : Time to get started!
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 2] : Block set is finished ... The set of blocks for the Forest in Winter print is done ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 3] : Proofing day ... The first results from the proofing ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 4] : Proof puzzles ... More proofs of the Forest in Winter design ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 5] : Proofing continues ... Another round of proofing ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 6] : Printing begins ... Printing has now begun ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 7] : Printing continues ... Printing continues ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 8] : More printing ... Another two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 9] : Next two impressions ... Two more impressions on the print ...
  • [WR] [Forest in Winter - 10] : Final two impressions ... The final two impressions are now done.
• [WR] How the eBook photographs were taken An explanation of the technique used to shoot the prints for the eBook.
• [WR] Back to some 'real' carving! Carving of the new year print begins ...
• [WR] Some carving closeups ... A few closeups of the block I'm currently carving.
• [WR] [ If you were my 'manager' : 1 ]
  • [WR] [ If you were my 'manager' : 2 ] More questions about how the prints should be priced ...
  • [WR] [ If you were my 'manager' : 3 ] Discussion of possible ideas for the next project.
  • [WR] [ If you were my 'manager' : 4 ] The 'Manager' discussions continue ...
• [WR] Xmas Message A very old-fashioned Xmas message ...

• 2010
• [WR] Book Review : 'Your First Print' The Your First Print featured on the 'Lines and Colors' website.
• [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 1] - getting underway
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 2] - First group of blocks done ... The first five block faces are finished ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 3] - Key block done ... Key block is now finished
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 4] - Block set finished ... The blocks for this print are now ready
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 5] - Printing finally underway ... Printing begins on the Seacoast in Spring
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 6] - Printing continues
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 7] - More printing ... The next two colours ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 8] - And more printing ... The next two colour blocks ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 9] Yet more printing ... Four more colour tones ...
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 10] - OK, we're done! The print is finally done!
  • [WR] [Seacoast in Spring - 11] - Proof variations ... Some of the proof variations of this design
• [WR] Mystique Print Series ... From Announcement to Shipping!
  • [WR] Mystique Series Subscriptions Subscriptions for the series are looking good!
  • [WR] Mystique Series - first progress report The first block is ready
  • [WR] Boxwood adventures ... inlaying the boxwood for carving the calligraphy.
  • [WR] Carving Progress The 'series' blocks are finished.
  • [WR] Mystique Series Update : carving, proofing, and subscriptions An update on progress on the Mystique series ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series : Box construction ... The Mystique boxes are coming along!
  • [WR] Mystique Series : Venues for promotion ... 'get out there' to try and get some attention.
  • [WR] Mystique Series - Cases arrive! The cases for the Mystique series have arrived ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series - More fun and games! There is a problem with the case design ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series - printing begins ... Paper preparation for the upcoming printing ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series - Yet more fun and games! Another problem with the cases ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series - printing the 'karazuri' Printing the embossing on the Mystique prints ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series - fixing the cases The jig is up!
  • [WR] Mystique Series - Shipping Day! The first Mystique print finally ships!
  • [WR] Real Artists Ship More Mystique prints fly away ...
• [WR] Havin' fun ... keepin' busy! A few things on the 'to do' list ...
• [WR] My Solitudes ... Box preparation ... get some paulownia boxes ready.
• [WR] Progress and updates ... Update on current projects ...
• [WR] From my window ... Spring is here!
• [WR] Design Festa ... come and drop by! I will be taking part in the Design Festa event on the 15th and 16th ...
• [WR] From my window (2) ... What I see from my window today!
• [WR] Show me your box! Some photos of the Treasure Chests ...
• [WR] Design Festa ... wrapup What a weekend!
• [WR] Mystique Series - carving the next print Carving on the next print in the Mystique series ...
• [WR] Update: prints, travel ... Wrapup of the past few months work ...
• [WR] Update: back to work ... Back from the Canada trip ...
• [WR] Paper arrives ... a new world of problems ... The next shipment of washi arrives ...
• [WR] Mystique Series - key block done ... colour separation Work on the colour separations for the Hasui design.
• [WR] [Size matters - 1] : about the paper sizing
  • [WR] [Size matters - 2] : moving forward How to hang the sized paper?
  • [WR] [Size matters - 3] : building the tray The tray for heating the sizing mixture ...
  • [WR] [Size matters - 4] : first heating test The heating unit arrives, for its first test.
  • [WR] [Size matters - 5] : the first test batch! The first batch of paper has been sized ...
  • [WR] [Size matters - 6] : testing the results Testing the results of the sizing experiment ...
  • [WR] [Size matters - 7] : go with this, or ... ? More sizing tests ...
  • [WR] [Size matters - 8] : done, at last! The first results from the sizing process ...
  • [WR] [Size matters - 9] : the saga continues ... Interesting news about the sizing!
• [WR] Mystique Series - colour blocks nearly ready The colour blocks are nearly done ...
• [WR] Mystique Series - first batch of the Hasui print is done ... Printing of the Hasui design is done ...
• [WR] Quick update ... An upcoming meeting with Urushibara-san ...
• [WR] Grab-bag Update ... Another round of updates ...
• [WR] NHK program details finalized ... NHK program update ...
• [WR] Some snaps from a filming day ... A day of filming ...
• [WR] My Solitudes Update (yes, even now ...) One of the My Solitudes stories is now online ...
• [WR] Urushibara website is open The Urushibara website is open ...
• [WR] [Mystique #7 - 1] : work begins
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 2] : carving boxwood Carving proceeds on print #7 ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 3] : keyblock done The keyblock for the Hokusai surimono reproduction is done ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 4] : printing stages 1~2 Printing process for print #7 - first couple of steps ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 5] : printing stages 3~4 Printing continues ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 6] : printing stages 5~6 Two more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 7] : printing stages 7~8 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 8] : printing stage 9 Just one impression today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 9] : printing stages 10~12 Three impressions today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 10] : printing stages 13~14 Two more impressions ... only a couple left now ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #7 - 11] : printing finished She's done!
• [WR] Many updates to the Urushibara website ... More updates to the Urushibara website ...
• [WR] NHK filming finished The NHK filming is finally done!
• [WR] Deskwork days ... Some 'time off' for deskwork ...
• [WR] New eBook available in the 'Library'! New eBook - Tokuno's Japanese Wood-Cutting - now available.
• [WR] A visitor from the past ... A visit with Ito-san the carver ...
• [WR] Mine, all mine! (Maybe!) I've paid off my house!
• [WR] My latest book is in the shops ... Illustration book published ...
• [WR] Time to get 'visionary' ... again! Dave is thinking ahead to next year ...
• [WR] A Visit to Mokuhankan - Part One
  • [WR] A Visit to Mokuhankan - Part Two
  • [WR] A Visit to Mokuhankan - Part Three
  • [WR] A Visit to Mokuhankan - Part Four
  • [WR] A Visit to Mokuhankan - Part Five
• [WR] Bye-bye USA! [Updated: and Hello!] Problems dealing with the new US security regulations
• [WR] Mystique Series #9~10 : key block finished Carving has begun on the next pair of prints ...
• [WR] Catch-all roundup ... Cleaning up my desktop a bit ...
• [WR] More on the postal problems with the US ... More coverage of the postal problems ...
• [WR] The last ever post on the Woodblock RoundTable? "The dog ate my print ..."
• [WR] Mystique Series #9 : shipping day ... Shipping print #9 ...

• 2011
• [WR] [Mystique #10 - 1] : Printing Begins
  • [WR] [Mystique #10 - 2] : Printing Stages 3~4 The next couple of impressions
  • [WR] [Mystique #10 - 3] : Printing Stages 5~7 Three more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #10 - 4] : Printing Stages 8~10 Another three impressions today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #10 - 5] : Printing Stages 11~13 Three more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #10 - 6] : Printing Stages 14~15 The first batch is now complete ...
• [WR] Mystique series ... new video on YouTube! My first HD video presentation on my work!
• [WR] Mystique series #11~12 : work begins Work begins on the next pair of Mystique prints.
• [WR] Mystique series #11~12 : image preparation Details of the image preparation ...
• [WR] Mystique series #11~12 : carving update ... Carving progress ...
• [WR] Mystique Series #11 : key block finished Ready to start colour carving ...
• [WR] Kaori Seki's work ... Sample images of Kaori Seki's work
• [WR] Mystique Series #11 : sizing the paper ... in winter! How to handle the sizing in winter ...
• [WR] Christmas in January! A bit of self-indulgence ...
• [WR] [Mystique #11 - 1] : printing sequence ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 2] : printing steps 3~4 Two more ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 3] : printing steps 5~6 The next two stages ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 4] : printing steps 7~8 Next two steps ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 5] : printing steps 9~10 Yet two more ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 6] : printing steps 11~13 Three stages got done today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 7] : printing steps 14~16 Another three completed ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #11 - 8] : printing steps 17~19 ... she's done! Time to finish it off!
• [WR] Mystique Series #11 : printing second batch Second batch printing of the Urashima Taro design is done
• [WR] Japan is OK After the earthquake and tsunami ...
• [WR] Mystique Series #12 : not standing still Key block for #12 is done ...
• [WR] [Mystique #12 - 1] : printing begins ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #12 - 2] : printing steps 4 ~ 5 Two more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #12 - 3] : printing steps 6 ~ 7 Two more impressions, including a very important one.
  • [WR] [Mystique #12 - 4] : printing steps 8 ~ 9 Almost done now ... just a few more
  • [WR] [Mystique #12 - 5] : printing steps 10 ~ 12 - done! She's finished!
• [WR] NHK Redux ... NHK strikes again!
• [WR] Mystique prints - where are they going? Where are my prints going?
• [WR] Woodblock Webcam goes 'live' The woodblock webcam is now a live stream ...
• [WR] Mystique Series #13 : key block finished The keyblock to print #13 in the set is complete.
• [WR] Glue and Sizing questions ... Problems with the supply of nikawa glue.
• [WR] Mystique Series #13 : proofing questions The first proofing session on Mystique print #13
• [WR] Woodblock Webcam - now with 'full size' video The webcam now has a larger video window ...
• [WR] Sizing update - another setback Still more problems with the sizing
• [WR] Mystique Series #14 : work begins Work on Mystique #14 finally gets under way!
• [WR] Mystique Series #14 : pattern block carving continues ... Detailed pattern work on the colour blocks ...
• [WR] Woodblock Webcam - it starts to get crazy ... The Woodblock Webcam takes another 'giant leap' ... :-)
• [WR] Mystique Series #14 : where the design came from Genesis of the design for the Mystique #14
• [WR] Mystique Series #14 : to sparkle, or not to sparkle? Final impressions of Mystique #14 ...
• [WR] Follow the trail ... A small puzzle for RoundTable readers ...
• [WR] A Special Anniversary
• [WR] [Mystique #15 - 1] : how it was made ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 2] : carving underway Some snapshots of the first carving session ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 3] : hair carving! Carving the hair on Mystique #15
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 4] : carving ... and splash! Colour block carving on Mystique #15 ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 5] : printing begins Printing work on Mystique #15 has finally begun ... with a bit of a surprise impression!
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 6] : printing 3rd step Only one impression on the print today ... but an important one.
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 7] : printing step 4 Moving along slowly but steadily ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 8] : printing steps 5~6 The next two impressions on Mystique #15
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 9] : printing steps 7~8 The next two impressions, including the black hair mass ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 10] : printing steps 9~10 Next two colours on Mystique #15
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 11] : printing steps 11~12 Two more impressions on the print ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 12] : printing steps 13~14 Next two impressions ... nearly there!
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 13] : printing step 15 Just one impression today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #15 - 14] : finished! The final impressions on Mystique #15
• [WR] How much more? The US$ exchange rate ... not pretty!
• [WR] Mystique Series #16 : Getting underway ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series #16 : the design ... Work begins on print #16
  • [WR] Mystique Series #16 : an Ancient Chinese Mystery A mystery about the colours ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series #16 : Chinese Mystery Solution A probable solution to the mystery of the Chinese print ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series #16 : Shipped ... Here's the final version of the Mystique #16 print ...
• [WR] Winter approaches ... Some supplies arrive for studio construction ...
• [SS] Preparing the staircase space
  • [SS] More insulation - more shelves ...
  • [SS] The duct is working!
• [WR] [Mystique #17 - 1] : Process sequence ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 2] : proofing progress Small progress report ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 3] : printing begins Printing on Mystique #17 is finally under way ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 4] : printing step 3 Printing of the black background ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 5] : printing steps 4~5 The next two impressions on the Jakuchu print.
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 6] : printing steps 6~8 Three more impressions on the print done today ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 7] : printing steps 9~11 Three more impressions on the Jakuchu print.
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 8] : printing steps 12~14 Yet another three impressions ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 9] : printing steps 15~17 Getting near the end of the printing on this one ...
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 10] : printing steps 18~ The final impressions on this print!
  • [WR] [Mystique #17 - 11] : it's outa here ... Some snapshots of a day spent wrapping ...
• [WR] Play time ... clouds float, what else can they do? A new toy - the Recolo IR5 Interval Recorder.
• [WR] Studio construction update: chainsaw massacre! Tamura-san gets his yearly chain saw exercise :-(

• 2012
• [WR] Silence? What has been going on here ...
• [WR] Tracing progress ... No, I don't mean 'tracing the progress', I mean 'progress of the tracing'!
• [WR] Mystique #18 - back in the saddle!
  • [WR] Mystique Series #18 : Carving progress Carving moving forward ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series #18 : key done, and colours coming Here are the colour separations for Mystique #18 ...
  • [WR] Mystique Series #18 : printing underway ... Printing on the final Mystique print is now under way.
  • [WR] Mystique Series #18 : Printing done! The last stages of printing on the final Mystique print!
• [WR] Looking forward ... Some experiments in case making ...
• [WR] She Floats! Adventures of a print set!
• [WR] Update to yesterday's post about the flooded prints ... An update on the piano music from the flood video.
• [WR] Video from the studio ... A very short video tour of the workshop this morning ...
• [WR] All Good Things ... It's nearly time to put away your Mystique display case!
• [WR] Ladies ... and Gentlemen! The new series is ready to go!
• [WR] January trade deficit hits new high after end of woodblock print series An update on the financial situation here ....
• [WR] Slow Food ... Just who are the 'typical' collectors of my work?
• [WR] Today's view ... The view out my studio window this morning ...
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 1] : making the first print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 2] : carving begins Back to the bench, at last!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 3] : more keyblock carving A very long day of work on the block today ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 4] : keyblock carving ... 3 The carving is plodding along at the same steady pace ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 5] : keyblock finished The keyblock for the first print in the new series is now 'finished'.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 6] : embossment blocks An update on both the carving and on the case construction ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 7] : embossment blocks part 2 The two blocks are now done.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 8] : colour block carving Seems like the block count for this print will probably be ten 'faces'.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 9] : one colour block in detail Let's see how one of them is carved - start to finish.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 10] : colour blocks finished The full set of blocks for this print is now done.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 11] : printing process The printing now gets under way ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 12] : printing steps 4~6 The next three impressions on the Kyogen Dancer print
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 13] : printing steps 7~9 Here are the next three impressions...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 14] : printing steps 10~11 There was only time for two colour impressions today.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 15] : printing steps 12~13 Only two more today ... but two important ones ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 16] : printing steps 14~16 The of the colour gradation impressions on the dancer's kimono.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 17] : printing steps 17~20 Four impressions done today ... nearly there!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #1 - 18] : printing steps 21~22 The print is finally finished ... and looks very nice, indeed!
• [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 1] : how we build them
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 2] : get the shavings flying! First bites into the wood!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 3] : tooling up ... We still don't have a finished sample case to show everybody.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 4] : working on the first sample The first sample is (almost) done.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 5] : the production line starts to hum Our production line has started to hum!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 6] : printmakers, or woodworkers? I haven't been reporting on the progress of the case construction.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 7] : fifty more almost done ... The parts for the next batch of 50 cases are almost ready.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 8] : more jigs, more gluing ... All the parts ready for assembly were finished late last night.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 9] : first batch done! The first cases get finished!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 10a] : about the 'secret' ... A 'top secret' post, describing how the print cases are built ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 10b] : the 'opening' An explanation of how the tops of the cases are fitted ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan cases - 11] : the finished cases We finally reach the last stage of the case construction ...
• [WR] General update ... I've been spreading myself around a number of projects over this past week ...
• [WR] Arts of Japan series : shipping preparation Getting the prints ready for shipping.
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 1] : production of the second print
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 2] : predecessors Some other images of this sculpture
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 3] : the image Introducing the image for print #2 in the series
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 4] : colour separations The colour separations for the second print in the series are ready ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 5] : printing begins Carving done - printing starts
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 6] : printing steps 4~6 The next three impressions on the Daibutsu print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 7] : printing steps 7~8 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 8] : printing steps 9~11 The next three ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #2 - 9] : printing steps 12~14 The final colours on the Daibutsu print
• [WR] Lucky! Solar eclipse ...
• [WR] Webcam action ... An unusual day on the Woodblock Webcam ...
• [WR] End of an era ... The long 100 Poets series is finally history!
• [WR] Nothing Happens ... again! A visit from the local kingfisher ...
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 1] : the process
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 2] : more keyblock carving More keyblock carving on the next image ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 3] : carving moves forward ... The carving on the 'Animal Scroll' image is progressing well ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 4] : printing begins Printing on the third print in the Arts of Japan series gets underway.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 5] : printing step 2 Next impression on the print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 6] : printing step 3 Third impression on the print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 7] : printing step 4 The first of the brushwork impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 8] : printing steps 5~6 Two more impressions on the print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 9] : printing steps 7~8 Two more impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 10] : printing step 9 The 'next-to-last' impression ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #3 - 11] : finished!
• [WR] Visit to Europe ... Introducing two of my collectors ...
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 1] : work begins
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 2] : carving moves forward The keyblock for this print is finished ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 3] : colour separations done Colour separations for print #4
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 4] : colour blocks ready The colour blocks are finished
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 5] : printing starts Time to print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 6] : printing steps 3~5 The next three impressions on the Harunobu design ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 7] : printing steps 6~8 The next three impressions on this print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 8] : printing steps 9~11 Getting near the end of this one now ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #4 - 9] : printing steps 12~13 The final impressions on this print
• [WR] Preparing for construction ... Moving forward on workshop construction ... finally!

• 2013
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 1] : carving begins!
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 2] : key block finished #5 key block is finished
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 3] : block set finished The block set for the next print is ready ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 4] : printing starts
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 5] : printing steps 3~5 The next three impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 6] : printing steps 6~8 The next three colours on the print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 7] : printing steps 9~11 The next three impressions on the Gyokudo print
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #5 - 8] : final steps The final impressions on the Kawai Gyokudo design
• [WR] New season coming ... Seasonal update ...
• [WR] Treasure Chest a fabulous 'find'!
• [WR] In 'my' garden ... It's that time of year again ...
• [WR] New Encyclopedia entry ... A very rare update to our Encyclopedia!
• [WR] More Auctioneering! Another Yahoo auction for old barens!
• [WR] Auction results Two more hon barens will join the toolbox!
• [WR] Wildlife catchup ... An update on some of the local 'wildlife'
• [WR] He's Back! An update on the loquat robbery ...
• [WR] White eyes ... More small (and hungry) visitors!
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 1] : tracing begins
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 2] : tracing ready The tracing for the print is ready.
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 3] : keyblock done Keyblock for the Papermaker print is done ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 4] : printing process
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 5] : printing steps 3~4 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 6] : printing steps 5~7 Next two/three impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 7] : printing steps 8~10 Next three impressions on the current print job ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 8] : printing steps 11~13 Next three tones on the print
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #6 - 9] : printing steps 14~16 The final few tones on the print ...
• [WR] Green Fire ... Some firefly photos ...
• [WR] Homage print ... An interesting experiment ...
• [WR] Prints and Noodles ... A local exhibition ...
• [WR] Construction resumes ... Next stage in workshop construction gets under way ...
• [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 1] : carving begins
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 2] : carving nearly done ... Carving on the Himeji image continues ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 3] : printing begins ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 4] : printing steps 3 ~ 4 Two more impressions on the castle design ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 5] : printing steps 5 ~ 6 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 6] : printing steps 7 ~ 8 The next two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 7] : printing steps 9 ~ 10 Another two impressions ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 8] : printing steps 11 ~ 12 Another two impressions on the print ...
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 9] : printing steps 13 ~ 14 The final two colour impressions on the print
  • [WR] [Arts of Japan #7 - 10] : finished The print is finished ...
• [WR] Construction continues ... A new storage system is coming together ...
• [WR] Scary stuff! Some very bad news ...
• [WR] Brush rack finished! The new brush rack is ready!
• [WR] Back from Kappabashi ... New kitchen equipment for our workshop ...

• 2014
• [WR] Arts of Japan series : print #8 gets under way! The next print is finally under way ...
• [WR] Exhibition news! A great chance for an interesting exhibition!
• [WR] Narita Airport exhibition The Narita show is up and running ...
• [WR] Arts of Japan series : print #8 : setback Pushing forward with the keyblock for print #8 in the series ...
• [WR] Arts of Japan series : print #8 : shipped! The 8th print in the Arts of Japan series has finally shipped.

• 1991
• Mainichi newspaper : Ichi no Ichi [English] : "The Blue-eyed Ukiyo-e Artisan"
• 1994
• When, Oh When? : Just do the best work I can.
• Fading Flower : ... more than compensated for by her mature elegance.
• A Well-Trained Country : Are you reading this while riding the train
• Music Lessons : spill over and flood the room with melody ...
• Faster! Faster! : The clerk's impatience was palpable ...
• Just Like You, Just Like Me : It was our own eyes that were different
• Seeing is Believing ... : On the morning of the first class ...
• Traditional craft, crisis or ...? : The choice is yours to make.
• A Permanent Problem : My justification was simple
• Cultivating a Satisfying Life : I'd do it all again, I would ...
• Get a Life : Are you a consumer, or are you a producer?
• No Place Like Home : Recently I've been reading in my newspaper about the problems...
• Fill in the Blank : This is a tough question.
• The Grass is Greener : I've been spending a fair bit of time relaxing in the park.
• Autumn Leaves : No, this wouldn't happen in Canada ...
• Bulls-Eye! : Maybe my heart even skipped a beat ...
• Three's Company : The girls are now nine and eleven years old
• An Unusual Guest : Had we really 'saved' her?
• Trivial Pursuit : ... some have brought a smile to my face
• A Re-Cycle Adventure : He loaded my old heap onto his truck ...
• Where Time Stands Still : Although some kids seem to adjust quite well
• Possessive Possessions : We arrived to start our new life with only two small backpacks.
• Yomiuri Newspaper : 'Save the Earth' essay contest results : a (literal) lifesaver!
• Head vs Hands : I think we would be building better citizens ...
• On the Hot Seat : I do think one has to draw a line somewhere.
• A Different Kind of Homeless : The word 'home' does have a couple of meanings ...
• 1995
• Fire and Water ... : I've been rethinking my idea about having a ...
• All Together Now ... : I had occasion to take part in an awards ceremony ...
• So Who Cares : The other evening I spent a nostalgic couple of hours reading...
• Ooohh ... That Smell!! : ... what was waiting in the kitchen
• Carrots, Again? : For me, it was carrots.
• In the Park : Back in my favourite park again ...
• The Green, Green Plastic of Home : The 'genkan' is the first zone one encounters.
• Left ... Right ... Left ... Right ... : I always like to know where I am, what I'm doing ...
• Exotic Shinjuku : I'm not just an observer of all these things ...
• Book me a Train Trip : I went into downtown Tokyo the other day ...
• Will the Real David Please Stand Up? : a different person from her father David
• A Man's Work is Never ... : Can you see why I was so affected by this?
• Becoming a User : ... zooming instantly back to the present
• 'Needy' Children : Getting suitable clothing for ...
• Romeo, Romeo ... : Just tell them about the coffee beans ...
• Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho : Have you ever met such an idiot?!
• Yes, or No? : Suzuki-san then quietly dies of thirst ...
• Golden Boys : exotic sports activities under a perfect blue sky ...
• Level Playing Fields : One day early this summer, we received a package in the mail ...
• Partners : Absolute, total and inseparable partners.
• How to Lose Friends and Influence People : As much fun as the essay writing has turned out to be ...
• Off to Market : But you're a man!
• In the Red ... : Some marks on a nearby gravestone caught my eye
• Troublemakers : What do you think? Should somebody tell them?
• 1996
• Side by Side : At one of my exhibitions recently I met a couple who ...
• On the Shelf ... : It's almost impossible for me to believe it, but...
• Walls Within Walls : Have you been to Myoshinji
• Sing for your Supper : My stated goal was to become a classical flute player, but ...
• Karuta, Sports or Culture? : from the Japan Quarterly, 1996
• What's in a Name? : my computer did it!
• Introduction : So I was ready for a little break.
• 'Capers' : We almost walked right by at first ...
• Lunch in a Time Slip : One morning we made a trip to a semi-industrial area ...
• Balancing Act : I stood back in amazement ...
• Snapshots : So for our trip this time ...
• Where to Tonight? : Our trip was scheduled to last two weeks.
• 1997
• Art Viewpoints Magazine [日本語] : Looking at Woodblock Prints
• 2005
• Science magazine [日本語] : 'Isn't it OK, even if it takes time?'
• 2006
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2007
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2008
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2009
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2010
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2011
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2012
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2013
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2014
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.
• 2015
• To see the 'A Story A Week' entries for this year, jump here.

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• 1998
• When Does Education Stop? : from James A. Michener
• 2004
• Diversions - Quiz: Artist as Psychologist? : How much human emotion can be conveyed in a classical ukiyo-e portrait?
• 2005
• Hanga Manga: It's Lunchtime! : A Manga version of the NHK TV program last week
• 2009
• Soundscape with Kingfisher : an audio 'treat' from my riverside workroom

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Some parts of the website don't fit well into this 'timeline' structure, and stand alone as separate sections:

• Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Printmaking - my ongoing attempt to collect information and resources useful to those making woodblock prints with the traditional Japanese methods. (Includes a comprehensive Library of books on woodblock printmaking.)
• The Giant Stride - woodblock prints of John Edgar Platt - a 'tribute' website, introducing the life and work of a very interesting British printmaker.
• The Woodblock Prints of Yoshijiro Urushibara - another 'tribute', this one covering the work of the Japanese craftsman who lived as an expatriate in England in the early 20th century.
• Mokuhankan - the print publishing company that I founded in 2005 of course has its own web presence.