Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print, Wet Mounted

Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print, Wet MountedScallop 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. Printing requires pushing the paper into the groves and it's difficult to achieve a great print. This print measures 34x24cm and is on Chinese Mulberry paper and has

When it is flattened

This print measures 35x25cm and is on Thai Mulberry paper and has been mounted using the authentic Japanese wet mounting technique which uses a simple flour and water paste and requires a period of around 24 hours to dry and stretch

This is on Chinese paper measuring approx 30x30cm and has been mounted using the authentic Japanese wet mounting technique which uses a simple flour and water paste and requires a period of around 24 hours to dry and stretch

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This was my first time printing wrasse

It is then varnished and supplied in a floating oak frame ready to go on a wall

This A4 print is on Thai Mulberry paper and has been mounted using the authentic Japanese wet mounting technique which uses a simple flour and water paste and requires a period of around 24 hours to dry and stretch

measuring 50x34cm approximately

With a multiple print like this one

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So I take a second sheet of paper and using a very ancient technique called wet mounting