Do people still practice this type of art? I'd be interested in seeing how that works. I remember doing a carving when I was in school, but we only mounted it on a wood block, the medium we used was some kind of flat clay or something. Just throw me a Youtube video link or something :)
Yep, it's exactly that. They make a carving in a wood block, then use that block to make prints. It is still practiced today. It's no longer considered cheap art for the working class, but is a bit higher end and expensive, but it's very much still practiced. I'll go and look for a video and send it to you.
Okay that is cool. It kind of sounds like what we did in school, but I don't think we carved right into the wood.