Linoleum Block Prints
on Handmade Japanese Washi!!
By the whirlpools in Japan!
Cutting down the Kozo Trees
Kozo (Mulberry Trees)
You couldn't stop us cutting!... Until they said stop cutting.
A day's haul
Stripping the Bark
GOOD FOOD!
Scraping off the 2nd layer of bark-- SO TEDIOUS!
Picking out the black specks in the bark-- Cold and tedious!
Beating the Bark
LET'S MAKE PAPER!!
The finished product!
A calligraphy lesson along the way...not too shabby...?
Indigo Dying
A certificate of completion-- I'm a master paper maker no I'm not.
Mt Koya-- The Great Stupa
In the cemetery, checking my fate in the well-- if I don't see my face, I'll die in 2 years!
Nara-- Todai-ji Temple
Wild deer roam the city-- be careful around them! They'll do all those things for a cookie.
In the gates at Fushimi-Inari
Kyoto-- Kiyomizu Temple
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavillion)
