In my last blog post, I talked about my first attempt at printing Japanese woodblock.

The Japanese woodblock (mokuhanga) is a deceptively difficult process, but also quite simple and straightforward.

I'm planning to do a series of artworks based on an old, 10th century, Japanese folklore tale called The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

In this post, I thought I would share some of my past work. Specifically from when I was in university studying printmaking

This piece is from a hike we did at the end of autumn 2020, along the southern edge of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Japan.

The next two pieces are both from Okutama, on a trail called Mukashi Michi. They're both from the same mountain range.

I focused on the reflections of the mountains on the surface of the lake. Which was challenging, but rewarding.