Printing the "japanese" woodblock

Last week, I was finally ready to print. The woodblock has been dampened and left to steep for an hour; the packet of paper has been getting damp for half an hour, and the colours have been chosen -

 Nori applied, and the first colours on. I was surprised how closely different colours could be put -

 Rubbing with the baren - oops, I forgot to use a sheet of baking parchment, to protect the paper! -

This use of many colours on the same block is not, of course, the traditional way ... but I just had to do it, to see what happens ...

First print

Slight change in colours for the second

Further colour change

The block after three prints

I have some ideas for making a block or two to layer up with this one. This week is half term at the college, which gives me all day today to work on it, and/or to print the block I cut at home last week.

At clean-up time, this pleasant arrangement evolved ....