A4 Sardine Lino Print Gyotau

A4 Sardine Lino Print GyotauGosh that's quite a title! However this is what it is. I am sometimes frustrated working with small fish that they are so fragile, it makes them very hard to make a Gyotaku with multiple fish on. I'm also just keen to keep expanding my practice and I like the idea of making these lino cuts at the same size of the real fish and then working with them in exactly the same way I would in Gyotaku. So as with the Gyotaku, the fish lino cut is inked up and

The print measures 69cm x34cm and is on a Chinese mulberry paper

The mounting paper is Japanese

inked and printed directly onto handmade Japanese paper

Printing requires pushing the paper into the grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print

from which I have made several full-size prints

Other territories will incur additional costs

This piece makes a powerful statement in any setting—ideal for collectors of fine printmaking

The hand-torn edges are intentionally preserved and best displayed float mounted to showcase the natural deckle edge for a clean

5cm long x 21

the print is supplied unframed

Did you know all flat fish start off with an eye on either side of their head and as they grow one eye migrates around as they start to settle on the floor of the ocean

Framed size 51 x 51 cm approx