a two-block woodcut print inspired by a Japanese folk story -
"Once there was a boy who loved drawing cats. One night he stayed in a deserted Temple. He painted a big cat on a screen. At night when he was sleeping, he heard loud noises. The next morning, he found a monster rat dead outside his sleeping corner, and the cat he painted on the screen the night before had moved position with a little blood spot on his face "
I printed these two blocks on two separate sheets of Japanese rice paper , and then stacked them together.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4966cf14dd11f466f9283f307f8d345/6ae24557ff7423aba28f578d_rw_1920.jpg?h=f2981f1d9d3f25bd8e9ff38a1e17fd9c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4966cf14dd11f466f9283f307f8d345/34f41d9983ec71073317ac47_rw_1920.jpg?h=c1efc71bf360499c0a17ee32f3b87c4b)
I was happy to find some really translucent kozo papers for the block of the Sleeping boy :)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4966cf14dd11f466f9283f307f8d345/02d8b18e6a2691ece1a90870_rw_1920.jpg?h=a3b87141cf6c5fb143adc1520f8c14c3)
the inked background.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4966cf14dd11f466f9283f307f8d345/a25447b580141bca3e18e8f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=65362981fffe5a01b10425ded08eb779)
a variation.....fun experiment :)