Anglesey Sea Bass Gyotaku

Anglesey Sea Bass GyotakuThis bass was caught on a line by a local fisherman here in North Wales. It was caught on the Menai Stait. Bass are my favourite fish to print the definition you get on the scales is wonderful. Whereas most Gyotaku are made to record a fisherman's catch, I combine my experience as an oil painter and create Gyotaku that are more expressive using colour in a less conventional way. Printing is just the first part of the process. After printing, the paper

Shipping within the UK is free and the print will be supplied in a mount and shipped flat

but will also fit nicely into an A6 frame and can be used for home decor

As the octopus is so large

Wet mounting is done by putting a very thin glue over the back of the print and then pressing a second sheet of paper over the back of the print

I've been printing from bees and honeycomb for a couple of years now and they always prove to be a popular subject

fish art in particular then my gift vouchers cover all bases

I'm confident it would be suitable for a bathroom

It is signed by myself

Last year I bought a John Dory from my fishmonger and made some very successful prints from it

Using the traditional Japanese printing method of Gyotaku

I have a policy of trying to work as sustainably as I possibly can so it's important to me to care for the specimens and keep working with them time after time rather than just diposing of them

The name for this process is Uruachi