Life Lessons

Hello!

It has been a while since I posted. My blogs were going to be about all things Cristabel Creates related, so you could follow along with what and how I was creating. Whilst I still will be doing this, it will have a slight "subject" to it. I have been learning about the art of Mokuhanga - Japanese Woodblock printing. There is so much to learn about this printing style, many rabbit holes to go down, and plenty of resources out there to learn from. Doing it physically yourself is another matter however, and so here is where you will find my "life lessons" in learning how to print. There are so many variables in printing - so many things you should learn to understand why something may or may not be working! 

Perhaps you're reading to understand how I create my prints, or why I do, and if so, hello and welcome! I would say I should keep it brief, but in order for me to learn I will be as detailed as possible! I have been posting videos and photos on my instagram (and youtube) so that I have something to look back and learn from - they may be more fun to look at than my dyslexic blog posts.

Or perhaps you are reading this because you yourself are wanting to learn all the things I am learning - if this is the case then I would say there are better, more experienced people to follow, but if you can understand something from my mistakes, or triumphs, then please follow along! 

Not only is all things to do with Mokuhanga interesting to me, but there have been some little family objects linking tenuously to printing that I have discovered. I will be including these in some blog posts in order to celebrate those I have lost, and thank them for helping me along my creative (and personal) journey. Perhaps they may interest you too (old chisel restoration may be on the cards!) 

I'm excited to share with you all the interesting things I have, and will be learning!