Nov 22, 2012 | General, Toshi Yoshida, Woodblock Print
Toshi Yoshida produced three sets of woodblock prints for the Franklin Mint. The Friendly Garden (consisting of 3 prints), Birds of the Seasons (consisting of 4 prints) and a 12 print “calendar print” set depicting birds and flowers. The official name for... Oct 26, 2012 | General, Woodblock Print
As mentioned in my previous post on woodbock printmaker David Bull he is working in collaboration with Jed Henry on a series of woodblock prints from designs of Jed’s Ukiyo-e Heroes work. The Kickstarter project to fund both the digital/giclee side (Jed’s... Aug 18, 2012 | General, Woodblock Print
Noriyuki USHIJIMA (1900-1997) was a renowned Japanese landscape painter. Born and raised in Hihongi in Kumamoto City his schooling was often neglected in favour of painting and as a result was not the most successful of students. Much of his work is from the local... Jun 24, 2012 | General, Woodblock Print
As a collector of Japanese Woodblock Prints I also have an interest in how they are made and recently I’ve been following the activities of David Bull a woodblock printmaker living in Tokyo. His website and blog contain a large number of interesting articles on... Apr 4, 2012 | General, Osamu Sugiyama, Woodblock Print
The gallery has been updated with two woodblock prints by Osamu Sugiyama. Both woodblock prints are from a series on Japanese mountains by Sugiyama. Both are self carved, printed and published by the artist. The first is a scene is of Azumino village in Nagano...