Japanese style, Reduction Woodblock Print, 2014, 1st/only edition, self-published, numbered 8/20 (Artist's Proof), titled, signed and dated in the bottom margin

SIZE IN INCHES: 5.5 x 7.675 inches

WHAT IS A REDUCTION WOODBLOCK PRINT? Reduction woodblock printing is a technique mainly used by contemporary printmakers. While in traditional woodblock printmaking a separate block is carved for each color, the reduction technique uses only one block. For each color a separate layer is carved onto the same block, thus each progessing layer destroys the previous one. At the end of the process the block is basically destroyed. This requires a careful planning, and creates a limited edition that can never be reprinted.

VG, printer's ink in margin, otherwise fine