Wood block print making_01, 2011

#21

This is the final artwork.

#20

After the first colour is dried, print with the second block and dry these prints completely.

#19

Print with the first block with using process #11 -13. You should start from PALER colour.

#18

You should give some moistures to sheets of printing paper. Use wet towels or newspapers for it.

#17

Trial prints of two blocks. Check combination of colours and shapes and adjust them if you need.

#16

Trial prints of the second block.

#15

Repeat the same process for the second block.

#14

Trial prints of the first block.

#13

Set a piece of paper at two guide parts strictly, and print with a barren carefully.

#12

Put a colour on the first block.

#11

Do not soak a brush for boards in colour directly to avoid to put too much paint on board, if not, details of design will be lost.

#10

Prepare and check colours.

#09

Wet the BOTH sides of the wood block to avoid it bends. You have to keep the board moist during printing process.

Wood block print making_00, 2011

#08

Now the second block has been carved.

#07

Carve the second block. Do not forget two guide parts.

#06

All parts of the first block have been carved.

#05

Carve the first block with various chisels.

#04

Carve two guide parts (called as "kento 見当" in Japanese) at first. This is the most important parts of multi-coloured print.

#03

Copy the design on the another block too.

#02

Copy the design and guides on a wood block with carbon paper. Do not forget turn the design sheet over.

#01

Trace the design and guides on a sheet of tracing paper.

#00

Tools and materials. you need pens, pencils, papers, a sheet of tracing paper and a carbon sheet too.

Envelope arts, 2011

Illustrations on envelopes of advert calender.

A handmade envelope with collage.

Faces for Japan [the final video version], 2011

[ENGLISH]
On the 11th of March 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the tragic news gave a terrible shock to the whole world.
Immediately after the disaster, I (blancdesign), a Japanese national living in the U.K. started a project, "Faces for Japan", in which I sketched people's portraits and asked for donations in exchange for them. I then uploaded the participants' photos to my blog.
Tec, a Japanese national living in France, sympathised with the project and later joined as another sketcher, therefore "Faces for Japan" had been carried out in the East Midlands, London (U.K.) and Paris (France) by two artists for four months.

Japan received a large amount of donations from various organisations around the world. Although the Japanese do not know the faces of those who donated, each and every yen had sincerity which cheered up every person in Japan, a country very far away.
This video is a slide show of the participants' photo's of "Faces for Japan".

[日本語]
2011年3月11日、東日本大震災が発生し、その悲劇的ニュースは世界を駆け巡りました。

この直後、在英日本人であるblancdesignは、似顔絵を描く対価として募金を頂き、許可を下さった参加者の写真をブログに掲載するプロジェクト、"Faces for Japan"を開始。
途中から企画趣旨に賛同する在仏日本人tecも描き手として参加し、"Faces for Japan"は2人の手で4ヵ月に渡りイーストミッドランド地域及びロンドン（英国）、パリ（フランス）で行われました。

この動画は、"Faces for Japan"に参加下さった方々の写真をスライドショーにしたものです。
世界中の機関を通して被災地へ届けられた巨額の募金。その一円一円に、遠い国の見知らぬ方々の日本を思い遣る気持ちと励ましの笑顔が込められている事を、日本の皆さんに現­実的に感じて貰う小さな手助けとなれば幸いです。

Watercolours in France, 2011

My travel sketches in France.

Watercolours in Nederland, 2011

My travel sketches in Nederland.

Final report of "FACES for Japan"

[ENGLISH]
blancdesign had drawn 129 people's portraits and raised around 750 pounds for 3 months (from March to May 2011).

【Final report of raised donation money through "FACES for Japan" project.】

from 11-04-2011 to 18-05-2011：70.67 GBP = around 9,190 JPY
11-05-2011☆ : 58.59 GBP = 約 7,980 円
from 21-03-2011 to 08-04-2011：181.59 GBP = around 24,830 JPY
from 16-03-2011 to 18-03-2011 : 165.97 GBP = around 22,470 JPY
from 21-03-2011 to 25-03-2011 : 265.00 GBP = around 35,870 JPY (This includes donation from Nottingham Trent University Decorative Arts 3rd year cake sale group : 135.37 GBP = around 18,320 JPY )
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total : 741.75 GBP = around 96,420 JPY

All donations were collected, counted and sent to the British Red Cross "Japan Tsunami Appeal" by Nottingham Trent University Student Union (☆ by Ayako GORTON, the person in charge of Pray for Japan Charity Event at Derby).
Rate :
1.00 GBP = 129.95 JPY (04-07-2011)
1.00 GBP = 136.73 JPY (13-04-2011)
1.00 GBP = 135.47 JPY (21-03-2011)
Informations from Infoseek Money.

Thank you so much for all participants and Japanese people who sent their messages and illustrations.
In addition, tec's "FACES for Japan" in France is still ongoing. Photographs of participants in tec's project will be sent to blancdesign and all photographs of our project will put into a video finally.

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[日本語]
blancdesignは2011年3月から5月の三ヶ月間に129人の似顔絵を描き、それに対し参加者・その場に居られた方々から約750ポンド（約97,000円）の募金を頂きました。

【"FACES for Japan"を通してお預かりした募金の最終報告】
2011年03月21日 ～ 2011年04月08日：70.67 ポンド = 約 9,190 円
2011年04月10日☆ : 58.52 ポンド = 約 7,980 円
2011年03月21日 ～ 2011年04月08日：181.59 ポンド = 約 24,830 円
2011年03月11日 ～ 2011年03月18日：165.97 ポンド = 約 22,470 円
2011年03月21日 ～ 2011年03月25日：265.00 ポンド = 約 35,870 円 (ノッティンガムトレント大学装飾芸術学科三年ケーキ販売有志からの募金 135.37 ポンド = 約 18,320 円を含む )
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合計： 741.75 ポンド = 約 96,420 円

全ての募金はノッティンガムトレント大学学生組合によって(☆のみ、Pray for Japan Charity Event at Derby 責任者 Ayako GORTON氏によって）回収・集計され英国赤十字社"Japan Tsunami Appeal"へ送られました。

レート :
1.00 ポンド = 129.95 円 (2011年07月04日現在)
1.00 ポンド = 136.73 円 (2011年04月13日現在)
1.00 ポンド = 135.47 円 (2011年03月21日現在)
インフォシークマネーの情報に基づく。

参加者各位及びメッセージとイラストをお寄せ下さった日本の皆様に心より感謝致します。
尚、フランスのtecさんに依る「FACES for Japan」は継続中です。tecさんのプロジェクトへの参加者の写真はblancdesignに送られ、最終的に全ての写真が一本の動画に纏められる予定です。