Menai Strait, Line Caught Sea Bass Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.

Menai Strait, Line Caught Sea Bass Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.This bass was caught on a line by a local fisherman here in North Wales. It was caught on the Menai Stait. Bass are my favourite fish to print the definition you get on the scales is wonderful. This bass is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 50x70cm. Printing is just the first part of the process. After printing, the paper is cockled and wouldnt lay flat in a frame. To achieve a flat print I use the traditional wet mounting process that has been

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Ever since I discovered Gyotaku printing I've wanted to print an octopus

The print is supplied in a mount

the traditional method of marking artwork in Japan

The oven glove has a toweling finish on the inside and is quilted

The octopus is printed on to Chinese mulberry based paper which measures 69

It will be in a black frame and shipped insured

I've not had one

For this reason this item is collect only

The oven glove also has my Hanko on it

they have this connection to nature but also are symbolic of creativity too with their connection to writing

Crab is quite a difficult specimen to print from