I remember taking woodblock printing as part of art class in school in Japan.  I know there is a lot of toil that goes into carving alone.  I've always known of lino cuts from reading about it in this book that got me seriously thinking about printmaking as a viable creative outlet.

After attending an Rei Morimura's print demonstration at Azuma Gallery and having hands on experience with printing from his lino cuts, I thought it was finally time for me to take the plunge.  I hear some artists call their prints woodblocks when they are technically lino cuts.  More on this later.