[ASMR] Carving the Key Block - "Descending Dragons"

Reproducing an Utagawa Kuniyoshi design from Edo Japan for our February print available below: . www.brandonjohnsonstudio.com . My name is Brandon Johnson and I am an 'artist' outside of Chicago, IL. I work in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, etc, however within the last year or so I have caught the printmaking bug. Rarely has a day gone by over the last year and a bit without either designing, carving, or printing. This video is documenting the production of a project that I had been working on during the month of January reproducing one of my favorite, and lesser known, Utagawa Kuniyoshi designs from the Edo era. In this video we will look at the up close carving of the key block for this print. I have always thought that this and the printing process are the two most captivating parts of the process. The quiet chipping away of the cherry wood block and the slight sounds of the block shifting as we move through the process. I don't really like to put the asmr in the title, but it is ultimately the best way to describe this. Soundscape would be more appropriate, as it is the peaceful sounds that make up the average day of work on a wood block. Take a look as we move through different techniques. Subsequent videos in the series will be about color blocks and printing. I hope everyone enjoys, as it has been a while since the last time I put together a full video like this. . Instagram: www.instagram.com/brandonjohnson_studio/?hl=en . #mokuhanga #making #woodblock #woodblockprint #japanesecraft #japanesecraft #japaneseart #ukiyoe #asmr #woodcut #unintentionalasmr

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