At this point, I can't apologize enough for the delay ... but here we are with the next production video. This one covers the carving process on the block set for the August print in this year's su...
2022-07-16 01:13:27 +0000 UTC View PostOoh ... I am so late with this job today! I'm amazed that people haven't been bombarding me with emails ... "Where is the nenga print that I should have received by now?", o...
2021-08-29 04:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video, Dave shows the entire process of making a small batch of prints (8 sheets) from blank paper to finished result, with each of the colour impressions happening in an uncut, unedited, u...
2021-07-01 10:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis is Dave Bull, from Mokuhankan in Asakusa Tokyo, with a (very tardy) message updating our Patreons on our situation.
This is really - really - going to be too long, so for those who would...
2021-05-16 08:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The next installment of our ‘David’s Choice’ videos is ready … an in-depth introduction to the Mokuhankan Collection, our ‘museum’ of beautiful Japanese prints.
During the t...
2021-01-30 12:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The title says it all - an overview of our year ... the good, the bad, (but hopefully no ugly ...) :-) And as always, this is where we introduce our subscription series for the coming y...
2020-12-14 07:40:10 +0000 UTC View PostCollection update! Or I should say … updates!
Over the past few weeks, we have m...
2020-11-25 02:31:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This new video is a supplement to the one published last week. A new (old!) set of prints arrived here this week, and I couldn't resist getting them up for the whole world to see. We have hig...
2020-10-21 05:49:41 +0000 UTC View Post
You thought it would never happen! I'm so late with this, but at last the next video is ready. Let’s take a trip down the Tōkaidō together!
I don't think the next one will take a...
2020-10-12 03:47:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs those of you who have been regularly watching our live Twitch stream know, I spent some time recently carving th...
2020-09-13 00:11:05 +0000 UTC View PostSomething fun for you today!
Although we are still tossing and turning, trying to decide how exactly to move our activities forward in this new era, one thing has become clear - the online pa...
2020-06-13 02:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Can woodblock prints change the world? Dave tries to answer this question (you know what the answer will be!) in a short talk, illustrated with a selection of prints from his collection.
2020-06-04 08:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! And it’s a special one … You’ve perhaps seen the ‘Remembering a Carver’ video; now you can watch ‘Remembering a Carver - the Sequel …'
This video expan...
2020-05-04 16:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostBecause it’s the turn of the month, and people have thus been ‘reminded’ about our Patreon, I have received a couple of emails this evening, asking about our plans moving forward. They want t...
2020-05-01 13:49:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the next in the series of videos that show our printing process from start to finish. It's a bit of a different type of image from our usual ukiyo-e prints - this is a reproduction of a Mei...
2020-02-18 07:39:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I've cut it _very_ close this time, but I have finally updated our year-end update message, including information on:
- the subscription series for 2020
- Ayumi-san is back!
- pro...
2019-12-30 12:14:20 +0000 UTC View Post
The 2019 version of our Share in the Fun Certificates have now been sent out to waiting Patreons!
These are so late this time around! These Certific...
2019-09-18 12:11:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve finally got the first update on the Eight Views of Cats project ready for you, including a selection of interesting designs received so far!
Please note that the schedule for accepting...
2019-09-04 14:11:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! The next David’s Choice episode is ready! This special episode has a ‘double punch’ - not only will you learn about a beautiful set of old Meiji-era woodblock books, but an...
2019-08-24 00:47:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! You didn’t expect this one so soon, I’m sure ... We have something ‘a little bit different’ for you today - a short little video that will show you how to discover some hidden ...
2019-07-29 02:17:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Another process video today! Cameron has been working with our printer Natsuki Suga over the past week to show you the process of printing an entire woodblock print - from blank paper to finished w...
2019-07-19 11:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the next in our 'David's Choice' series, where Dave introduces some of his favourite prints. This episode shows and discusses the famous 'Fairy Tales of Japan' books published by the ...
2019-06-28 14:05:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you a designer/illustrator? If so, please watch this new video to learn how you can participate in the new series of woodblock prints we are planning!
2019-05-31 13:05:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! Yes, already! We have a supplementary video … this one adds more images and information to the previous video featuring ‘8 Views’. In this episode, the focus is on the famo...
2019-05-20 09:40:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! The next in our David’s Choice video series has just been uploaded to YouTube. This episode shows and discusses woodblock prints related to the theme of Hakkei - or ‘8 Views’, ce...
2019-05-12 11:25:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The next video is up! It's a 'process' video this time ... showing our printer Natsuki Suga working through the entire set of blocks to make the newest of the Ukiyo-e Heroes prints - Two Soul...
2019-03-08 04:35:50 +0000 UTC View Post
The next in the David’s Choice series has just been uploaded to YouTube! This episode shows and discusses a selection of small 'match label' woodblock prints from my collection, and we ...
2019-02-01 15:06:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Video alert! The next video showing how our prints are made has just been uploaded to YouTube. And big news … I (David) didn’t make it! The 40-minute video was shot and produced in ...
2018-09-21 03:17:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I know that nobody is expecting this already, but Part Two of the Beginnings series is now up on YouTube! I recorded it yesterday during our ‘down time’ while we waited for typhoon ...
2018-09-04 22:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your patience everybody! With the new shop now up and running basically smoothly, I have to get focussed on making more videos for you.
So here we are with the first one to be...
2018-08-14 21:30:17 +0000 UTC View Post