Woodcut · “My Neighbour Totoro”

Totoro’s fur is all in the queueing of the cuts: one triangular gouge, top to bottom, not a single line out of place.

I designed the patterned border myself; it looks a little like a cinema ticket.

I inked each print by hand, so the blacks differ slightly from sheet to sheet — which makes each one unique.

The joy of a print is the moment it comes off the block.

— Gao Xinuo · studio note