Just a quickie from the studio

I wanted to fire a picture up here from the goings-on in the studio today. I'm busy busy crushing out this woodblock print for my HGS exchange. Had a little set back with a paper order gone bad, but found a different source for Japanese washi paper and I'm now in business. I've so far completed 80 of the 100 prints I'm making for the edition... they are layering up all over my work table to create a lattice of printed goodness! Here's a little peek...

Japanese Print Exchange 2010

So for many of you who know me, you'll probably remember that every year I exchange an edition of about 100 prints with a woodcut group that I'm associated with in Japan. This group has some really incredible artists and craftsmen and I'm always humbled to take part in the annual exchange. I thought I'd post a little sneak peek at what I'll be sending off this year. Of course this is not the final print as it's still going through stages of setting perfect registration as well as getting just the right colours. That said, it's a pretty good proof of the final.