This is a proof of the first woodblock I've created since taking the Moku Hanga (Japanese Woodblock) course at Druckstelle in Berlin, Germany this summer of 2005. It is based on a photograph taken during my travels afterwards in the Baltics. I see a couple of problems with it. First the ink has a mottled appearance to it. It may be due to being printed on an inexpensive paper produced for oil based inks rather than the water based inks used in moku hanga. Perhaps a japanese paper designed for water based inks would solve the problem. I am also wondering if perhaps the binder used (methyl cellulose) was perhaps not thick enough. It was mixed according to instructions (1/4 tsp methyl cellulose to 2 tbsp distilled water). Or perhaps it is the ink. However I doubt this last one since the ink is Kaimei Carbon Ink recommended for this application. There are also some problems with the black plate. Registration is one, and it was the first plate carved, and involved a learning curve with a few oops! along the way. I will try making corrections to the plate before recarving a new one.