Traces of inks
Dimensions: a box: 2.75”x 3”x 2.6”, two books: 2” x 2.25” x 0.5”
Mediums: Letterpress, a box with a magnetic cover
Edition of 20
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This book is built upon my family's traditional method of printing Japanese family crests on kimonos. The existence of family crests is dying culture in Japan and I wanted to reinvent and reinterpret the strength of the tradition in a new way by creating books that will show a new appreciation for them.
All the letterpressed images used in one of the book are my woodcut print scanned and made into a small polymer plates. I encapsulated the inks and my dedication to a craft into a tiny emblems of my family business. The box enclosures about 17 inches of repeated images of a long letterpressed prints from my woodcut along two books and a popup. I specifically designed this box in order to create a flow of printing processes, inheriting and passing down the traditions once again.
2017
