Scallop Shell Duo Gyotaku

Scallop Shell Duo GyotakuScallop 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

By using a very thin layer of ink

and contemporary presentation

Here though I have applied the ink one colour a time building it up in layers

I always wonder if it is just people liking the image

My first effort at painting fish

I have taken a print from each side of the fish

the scallop shell duo print and taken it into my multicoloured pallette

Thanks for looking

Rather than documenting a catch

5cmx70cm approx  It is printed on Chinese Xuan Paper and is printed in high quality acrylic ink which is both light fast and permanent

The more I make Gyotaku

The finished item measures 46x57cm