Framed Cornish John Dory Gyotaku Print

Framed Cornish John Dory Gyotaku PrintThe Cornish John Dory. What a beautiful fish! So challenging to print though. If you aren't familiar with Gyotaku the process is to take an actual fish, yes really, and apply ink to the surface of the fish. When this has been done a light paper is pressed over the surface, in this case I used a Chinese rice paper. I use a high quality permanent acrylic screen printing ink. In the printing process the paper gets stretched by the fish and isn't suitable

This lobster is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 70X50CMcm

I was given some of the native oyster shells from a project trying to cultivate native oysters

It's an ideal size for a gift or a great addition to a gallery wall for anyone who loves the natural world

If you are interestested in the process of Gyotaku

many people don't realise I'm working with an actual lobster and that this artwork is made by pressing the paper against the surface of the actual lobster itself

After completeing her brothers portrait the year before I was asked to do this one of his little sister

it needs to be flattened

This handmade Two Oyster Shells print captures the elegant structure of the shells in detail

each piece has a subtle iridescent quality that reflects the beauty of the sea

I've taken a print from each side of the bass head

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