Print of Menai Strait Prawn in Red Ink

Print of Menai Strait Prawn in Red InkI picked up this prawn from my friend Andy in December, he was clearing down his bait tanks on the Menai and had pulled out half a dozen prawns and a pollock. He gifted me this little guy and he went in the freezer until I had some time after Christmas to get in the studio and print. I've printed this on an A5 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using an acrylic ink. It takes a long time to prepare and ink a prawn and then position it ready to print.

The bass was caught in the waters off the Island of Anglesey which is where I have my home and garden studio

I always wonder if it is just people liking the image

It is printed on Chinese Mulberry paper

This print measures A5 with the external measurements of the frame approx 24cmx32cm

The design is digitally printed onto the Apron

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There is a very slight staining on the corner on one side which I have tried to show in the photos

It was caught on the Menai Stait

My first step is to flatten the print using a technique called Urauchi

The paper measures 17cm by 14cm so it's a lovely cute print

This bass is printed on Chinese mulberry paper measuring 50x76cm