I’ve been working on a mokuhanga print for a while, much more complex than my usual, and it took weeks for me to complete the carving. It’s a floral, entitled ‘Night Garden’, and is made as a repeat pattern.
I designed it to be printed with sumi ink, for a collaborative project with the mokuhangasisters collective. It will be part of an eight print scroll. With the prints that didn’t quite make the cut for the final edition, I made some hand-bound sketchbooks, using the prints as the covers.
I’m very happy with this edition of prints, it just felt so good putting the final prints together and sending them off.
I did some experimental pieces using the offcuts of the prints, trying a bit of weaving and collage…
And then I printed the block in a variety of greens, to have some versions to frame for my exhibition later this year (hopefully). And made some more little sketchbooks! I’ll be selling these at my show too…
