Scallop Shell Duo Gyotaku by Jane Evans

Scallop Shell Duo Gyotaku by Jane EvansScallop shells have been used so much in art and design they really are very pleasing. They are particularly tied to the Island of Anglesey as they have their own biscuit here. The Aberffraw biscuit is made by pressing biscuit dough into the shell to give it a distinctive shell shape. They also taste great too! Printing requires pushing the paper into the grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print. This print is A4 in size and is on Chinese

Printed on fine Chinese Xuan paper

The result is a work that reflects the immediacy of the plants themselves while celebrating the tactile and enduring qualities of handmade paper and traditional technique

flat print that can now be framed

It was caught in 2021 and has resided in my studio freezer ever since

Part of my mini series of Gyotaku-inspired coastal wall art prints

I've used a high quality blue and gold acrylic ink for this print that is both light fast and permanent

creating a simple but dynamic composition

minimal aesthetic

Printed on a Chinese paper

To print multiple shells is also quite difficult as lining the paper up so they sit side by side takes practice

This was one of them

The paper I work with is very thin so I need to do this process so it can be framed