David's Choice - Episode #7

[@kristopherpoulsen653]

I like when Dave talks about things

[@curiousatomfilms2638]

And stuff too

[@jwilson2793]

Voice for ASMR.

[@Tremmor500]

I like Dave

[@TheCasualYouTuber]

Those words almost at the end, when David says he wonders what work he'll leave on the table unfinished, made me sad for some reason.

[@janbernad4729]

I like how immediately after mentioning his mortality he turns the light on by tightening the bulb in the socket

[@airforce9872]

Dave, you are such an incredible storyteller, you captivate an audience unlike any other. I have no interest in woodblock printmaking but I truly enjoy coming back to your channel time and time again to watch you enjoy and share your passion. You help me and others appreciate what we would have otherwise no idea about, and your enthusiasm is so contagious!

[@SarcasticSyringe]

its funny cause with any other person I probably wouldn't care to watch these but something about David is just so captivating and he seems very friendly and wise. Idk you just want to hear what he has to say.

[@Badwowo]

Reminds me of Bob Ross. I never cared for painting but I would watch him for hours just to hear what he said. I just recently found David's channel but it's the same thing. His passion for what he does and how he tells the story is mesmerizing

[@SimonClark]

Very happy to have you back David! Really enjoyed this one

[@morganjones3488]

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[@ChrisSmith-wh6bq]

I see David Bull, I click. It’s that simple.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

"What job will I start, and then leave unfinished at the bench?" Words for us all

[@thedarkreaper5345]

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[@thedarkreaper5345]

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[@thedarkreaper5345]

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[@mikeydluffy2718]

that was deep

[@janbernad4729]

Quite a simple question for a lazy ass of mine

[@gizzlegar7999]

What a great wealth of information and history, the fondness David has for the people who came before him is really inspiring. He comes across as having such great reverence for the masters. I love watching his joy when he describes the field of work he takes such pleasure in and I hope he has many years to fully experience and expand in his career. Good luck David! Always a great opportunity to watch and learn with you!!

[@chriswinning4710]

There will never be a final block for you Dave, as your apprentices and students will carry on your legacy by continuing to share your passion and craft with the world.

[@KeredAglo]

Beautifully said

[@EC-rd9ys]

This is the kind of wholesomeness that I need more of in my life. David Bull is awesome ♥️

[@Badonicus]

David the production quality here is second to none the storytelling the editing the camera angles and even the little epilogue that you put in at the end where you go back to work is in itself a masterpiece. We all hope that the day you refer to is many many years from now

[@JamesTravelNotebook]

Uploaded on a Friday afternoon. Perfect start to the weekend. Thanks David!

[@hombretropical3028]

PRAISE THE LORD!!! Love love love the longer videos!!

[@OGEdger]

This is one of my favorite Dave videos. I love the variation in the prints that he shows.

[@spikebr]

What an incredibly beautiful video, David. Thank you for this insight and the emotional ending. May you continue to carve for a long, long time!

[@heracliosilva3835]

Dave, you are awesome! I loved those tiny prints. And the respectful way you talk about them. Long life for you!

[@projekt6_official]

Another fantastic video! I love these "down the rabbit hole" videos and the passion you have for woodblock printmaking. As long as you keep posting, I'll keep watching. Thank you for sharing!

[@art_deanoism]

I love David's videos. May he never leave his blocks unfinished.

[@genekwagmyrsingh9433]

These are my favorite videos on earth. This help me realize how much my internal aesthetics jibe with Japanese values way more than Western ones. I love you, David!

[@ellengeyer5000]

Thank you for highlighting a very special area of woodblock printing of a time gone by. it is always a pleasure to see you explore little known subject and share your information.

[@Falcrist]

It's always fascinating to see how becoming deeply involved in one aspect of a culture gives you a lens through which you can view the entire history of that culture (back to a certain point). And of course, this video is beautifully presented. I feel confident that you've done the culture justice even though I'm not a part of it myself. I'd love to hear what Japanese people think of this video.

[@donmaximus6021]

It’s horrible to think of how many wood blocks were burned to keep the workshops warm, imagine how much brilliant artwork has been lost, all that time and effort burned, your collection is brilliant, a treat to see, thank you for sharing 👍

[@vanessathenavigator]

This is my favorite David’s choice. I love the history lesson and picturing what life was like back then when these were first made. I’m excited to have booked a print party reservation in May! Hopefully I will get to meet you!

[@ryanboeding1318]

These prints are simply amazing, thank you for putting together the videos. The detail is mindboggling, and I love the shade or tint of the colors!

[@bigpinkstudios]

Yes! David Bull has graced KZbin with another video!

[@adamwest8711]

I like to foreshadowing of the tokaido review. Enjoying this series so much I often come back to watch earlier episodes. I could listen to you talk for hours Dave. Such enthusiasm is rare.

[@adamwest8711]

And here I am, back for more 3 years later…

[@ljjlander1]

Great video as always! I hope you're well! Thanks, Dave!

[@maelgugi]

What did you do today? - I did watch ink dry. It was amazing!

[@ryanfernandes1592]

Absolutely love this series David, just became a fan yesterday. The way you tell stories, interweaving your expertise in your craft and most importantly your love of it, is a pleasure to watch and learn from. You may have heard this or something like it before, but you are like the Bob Ross of ukiyo-e

[@Kmg_24]

I love these episodes - Very informative. The first subscription print arrived today. It's quite wonderful; I can't wait for the rest of them.

[@sexycavetroll2788]

My 1st "new" video. So grateful I found this channel

[@TimArrowsmithDesign]

David, my brothers and I did the same thing with licence plates, on the busy intersection where our house stood. Thanks for bringing back such a wonderful memory! 🙏🏼

[@JOSERAMOS-ri6tq]

THE WAIT WAS UNBEARABLE! MUCH SUCCESS IN THE NEW YEAR!

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

I always develop some sadness inside everytime David tells a story of veteran woodblock artisans who died before the completion of their works. At the same time, I'm glad to learn that he has saved & preserved a portion of Japanese history when he decided to inherit Harada's surviving woodblocks.

[@tonywatson987]

Gosh! I must have said that about 10 times during the video ... and that LAST block - WOW! truly a thing to be treasured. Thank you SO much for this, Dave-san - made my day!

[@DavidGarcia-te5vy]

This kind of person brings pure joy to my life. Thanks for the video my friend

[@JTKSK]

Very interesting video and a wonderful story! Thanks Dave! watching your streams and videos is always delightful and inspiring

[@Pholiage]

I'm fascinated by this craft. The great articulation is just icing on the cake. Happy to be a subscriber

[@danielgoffredo9909]

Incredible man. Hands of a surgeon. Wonderful prints.

[@Voltaire8559]

My favorite episode! I wish Mr. Bull would show us more of those nice small set prints! Or anything in sets! Its awesome! Thank you!

[@donmaximus6021]

What a fantastic find ! I got excited for you when you pulled those little woodblock carvings out, they turned out great , surprisingly good considering their age. Another great video, thank you for posting it Mr. Bull.

[@Korvar]

Utterly fascinating :) I love these things that were considered ephemera of the day, but still managed to get preserved so we can enjoy them. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@KSignalEingang]

This video is such a treat, I keep coming back to it & I still get a little excited abt the matchbox blocks.

[@josephboyne9327]

God willing, you have a lot more time before you have to leave that last block on the bench. Glad you're back, Dave!

[@rickitynick4463]

A day with a notice from Mr Bull is always a good day!

[@fortknobberdale]

Hey Dave! Here's an idea! How about making some match-label-prints for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? SKELETONS PLEASE! Thank you for the wonderful content! All the best!

[@justinharper3449]

Hello Mr.Bull I just wanna say I never knew about this art and now I've been addicted to your videos. Their all just so interesting I hope to see more soon.

[@edtepperphotoart2264]

this was soooo fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

[@jmgranat]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@eddie_tv]

Just received my Fox Moon woodblock print! Thank you David!

[@PieterKleij]

I come from famous Oranda ! Great, a longer video ! Love this on a relaxed Friday before heading into a 7-day shift. Thanks !

[@osirisgolad]

Love the prints which have an almost art deco sensibility to them like at 10:00 and 11:25. Cheers Dave, very interesting.

[@morris7025]

so well done... thanks for sharing this story.

[@letspetpuppies]

Thank you! Enjoyed all the way through.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

Great episode. Very informative. Very insightful. Very profound.

[@AlessioFangano]

Another charming production Dave! Absolutely loved the ending :D I hope we will see closeups of that unfinished block using ur special microscope at some point ;)

[@dontmindme8709]

What an interesting find! Good to see that the otherwise unusable paper edge cuttings may come to use.

[@p.a8750]

Amazes me how the colour always lines up correctly in the prints! Also how do you manage to keep the paper free of smudges and thumb marks!

[@alexwillis7980]

Any day that David uploads is a good day! I've been waiting forever since your last video!

[@BDMG]

Dave does a daily stream on twitch. About 90 minutes each day, except tuesdays. 8 AM tokyo time, which for me is midnight german time, 11pm london time. I mostly watch them live, but they stay on twitch for 2 weeks for replay. Really worth watching Dave at work!

[@BDMG]

...just search for "japaneseprintmaking" on twitch.tv to watch his stream channel there!

[@alexwillis7980]

@@BDMG thanks for letting me know!

[@eduardovieira1919]

Someone probably suggested this in these comments before me, but... Scan the block and try to see if it is possible to carve a new set from the original design? Time allowing, of course! A great, pleasant and instructive video, as always! Thanks, David!

[@Karlin_Mana]

Mr.Daivid, Thank you for this great video.

[@DILLADILLA30]

This artwork is amazing! Great content

[@scottpascoe562]

What does each place show a design of? In the 8:50 or so section, it sounds like edd bow?

[@kay486]

You have an incredible talent for storytelling, keep the stories coming please.

[@David-vk5sv]

Love this series, thanks for the upload!

[@accountnamewithheld]

Great to see another video from you and what an absolutely fascinating watch as usual. Do the collectors groups for these matchbook prints still exist? In today's age of the Internet I must assume there are messageboards and forums dedicated to these little pieces of paper. I wonder if there are some hidden much-sought-afters in your own collection...

[@tom-iz7ir]

Great video

[@mikee4689]

This was super interesting! Thanks Dave!

[@WhamBamBoozler]

And Dave apparently makes the best popping sounds as well as woodblock prints. Neat

[@WheelEstate]

Yes! I can't wait to fall asleep to this for the next week!

[@sexycavetroll2788]

Lol u too, eh?

[@WheelEstate]

@@sexycavetroll2788 Haha. I already took a nap to it today. I was knocked out in like 3 or 4 minutes.

[@sexycavetroll2788]

@@WheelEstate that's awesome. I found this channel while I was in the hospital during a operation last Christmas and been watching it nightly since.

[@WheelEstate]

stank fist I hope you're recovering well!

[@sexycavetroll2788]

@@WheelEstate thank you. I'm feeling better at the moment but it's due to crohns and there's more medical work down the road. I've been thru it before so I'm ok with it. Hope all is well on your end as well

[@DrBlues76]

David Bull talking about Woodblock Prints in his shop with the window open and it raining outside would be the ultimate ASMR/ Relaxation video.

[@bitfreakazoid]

All right another David Bull video! Time to get out my bottle of shochu and relax.

[@jamescash8051]

I don't know if I like Japanese wood block printing, but I like listening to Dave Bull.

[@Blyt03]

I love those, beautiful and adorably small

[@JohnPavlovitz]

You're a global treasure.

[@philbivins7133]

I really love these stories...

[@MegaPackfan12]

I’m just a simpleton from Indianapolis but I find this stuff so fascinating. Kinda want to give it a go on my own

[@ChaseKolpath]

Absolutely amazing.

[@griffulance]

I'm intrigued by your work light.

[@ardas77]

Noice. MORE AND LONGER PLEASE!

[@heimdal8]

These remind me of Hanafuda playing cards. Maybe it’s the size of the prints.

[@thepauljones]

And long may your work continue Dave! (New high frame rate camera for the printing session? It looks great)

[@honkedanne]

Thank you. Loved it!

[@RichMitch]

Cheers for the new years card x

[@miniman2132]

Made my day, yet again

[@Acquavallo]

I would really love a video about the pigments used in the printing process; the traditional colours, how they're made, the tools (bowls and little brushes and such) used. What are the colours made of? What is this paste? Very interested

[@cassiusrocha8181]

thank you so much for the videos. i hope i'll see you some day in your magic store.

[@thassiorodrigues9296]

David, i am here to express my gratitude! Thank you for sharing these amazing infos with us! I expend a lot of time exploring your channel, and i always learn something new... If i may request a theme, would you show us something about Yokai (Youkai) that you have? Thank you very much, you have my admiration.

[@spaghettisauce3958]

fun facts and all ways in joy your videos :]

[@iambiggus]

Itary and Switzerand made me chuckle a bit. David’s choice are my favorite.

[@SeraphimKnight]

This whole business reminds me a lot of a phenomenon still happening in japan (which has slowly been introduced to the west) of meishi exchange and collection in fan circles. I have large stacks of meishi I've exchange with various people from the same fan circle and still have boxes of mine which I've not handed out yet, mostly because I keep changing the design of my meishi lol

[@zackeeu]

[Starts video] [Starts frantically clicking around to figure out what's wrong with my audio] Thanks David!

[@seseragistudio]

Yes, sorry about that ... I had intended to leave the ambient background sound in at that point, but there was just too much street noise, so I cut it. Mistake ...

[@zackeeu]

@@seseragistudio Please, no apologies necessary! I enjoy your work and your art very much. Keep it up!

[@MarksGoneWicked]

This so reminded me of collecting milk caps in Hawaii in the early 90's.

[@garytheosophilus]

Pogs!

[@BlueandRedASMR]

Amazing job!

[@bitfreakazoid]

As someone who likes to collect things, this video will be really bad for me. lol Didn't know that collecting senja-fuda was a thing. Currently on a goshuin/goshuin-cho, omamori, eki-stanpu, and souvenir chouchin collecting kick. And to parallel I think with you story of license plate watching when you were a kid, I also love to take pictures of the train station line signs inside and also manhole covers in different cities in Japan.

[@BubblesTheBard]

I'd buy reproductions of the Sports Skeletons. those really caught my eye.

[@fortknobberdale]

Amazing. Thank you for this video. :)

[@mangs856]

If you could, please add this to the "David's Choice" playlist. Thank you, and keep doing what you're doing!

[@seseragistudio]

Done! Thanks for the reminder ...

[@Protoman00]

Sees David Bull upload a video *proceeds to default dance in joy*

[@SerPounce23]

That ending was DEEP.

[@leonblum816]

Dave. Please. Never die.