Misty day in Nikko - 1. carving the key block

Reproducing ‘Misty day in Nikko’ by Hiroshi Yoshida. For part 2 and 3 please follow these links Misty day in Nikko - 2. colour building Misty day at Nikko - 3. a print is born My name is Taran Casey and I am an apprentice Japanese woodblock carver under master carver Asaka Motoharu of Takumi Hanga. This video is documenting the production of a project I am working on for Mokuhankan reproducing this stunning shin hanga design by Yoshida Hiroshi. In this videos we will look at the up close carving of the key block for this print. I talk about techniques I employ, as taught to me in the traditional system, some talks about the print and it’s history as well as some rambling thoughts I have had during the production of this block. Subsequent videos in the series will be about colour blocks and printing. Please be patient while I work on finishing this project, I’ll get the next video out as soon as I can. Once the project is completed this print will be available to buy on the Mokuhankan we site. I will post a link when it’s up for sale. I hope you enjoy, its my first videos and I’m still not confident in my filmmaking and even less so I’m my voice but we all have to start somewhere. Happy making everyone. Website: Instergram : #mokuhanga #making #woodblock #woodblockprint #japanesecraft #japaneseart #shinhanga #ukiyoe