John Dory & Juvenile – Gyotaku Print

John Dory & Juvenile – Gyotaku PrintThis A3 Gyotaku print features both an adult John Dory and a juvenile specimen, the smaller of which was a gifted scientific sample. Printed using lightfast, permanent blue and gold acrylic inks on handmade Thai Mulberry paper, the composition offers a contemporary interpretation of the Gyotaku tradition balancing scientific observation with expressive colour and modern presentation. To finish off the presentation the piece has been float mounted in

I've printed this on an A4 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using blue and gold ink

It will be posted out in a white mount with the certificate

The print measures 17

Title: “Trace Elements”Dimensions: 70 x 34 cmMedium: Gyotaku on Chinese Xuan Paper

This one is printed on Chinese Xuan paper and the backing paper is Japanese Masa paper

the artwork is wet mounted using the Urauchi method

Every print I do comes with a certificate

an Anglesey-based artist working from her garden studio overlooking the Menai Strait

the feather is rendered in serene blue and luminous gold inks

I am now using the traditional method for this which is to use a wheat paste to flatten the print and then adhere it to a second sheet of mulberry paper

In fact my fish come from various sources but are not caught by me as I’m a pretty hopeless fisherman

I take great care of my specimens and print them as many times as I can