Although I do all the carving and printing on my
woodblock prints myself, it would be impossible to create such
works without considerable assistance from other craftsmen,
people such as the paper maker, the block planer, etc. It was
to ensure that collectors of my prints were introduced to these
craftsmen that I started this newsletter, in the autumn of
1990.
Reaction from readers was very encouraging, and the newsletter
became a very important part of my work. I produced four issues each year continuing through 2012. The 'Hyakunin Isshu' (100 Poets) project was the main focus of
the stories in the early years, but once that was behind, I stepped
a bit farther afield ...
Please enjoy browsing through these back issues. I would
particularly recommend the "Visit to a Craftsman" stories, in which I
introduced some of the craftsmen who stood 'behind' me during those years, and
without whose support my work would have been impossible.
A complete index to all issues of this newsletter is here, and should you be interested, a package of back issues (in print form) is available in my Mokuhankan shop.
The ten years of the Hyakunin Isshu series ...
... then on to the Surimono Albums ...
... and onwards ...
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