Octopus Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.

Octopus Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.What a challenge! Ever since I discovered Gyotaku printing I've wanted to print an octopus. They are sometimes caught in the local waters but as yet, I've not had one. This one was supplied by The Menai Seafood Company, our local fishmonger. The octopus is printed on to Chinese mulberry based paper which measures 69. 5x34cm. It has then been wet mounted using the traditional Japanese method. This uses a flour and water paste and requires a drying

The print measures 40cm x 30cm and is on a Thai mulberry paper

This crab is printed on Chinese Mulberry Paper

So that means this is actually 19 separate prints

So that means this is actually 15 separate prints

They are sometimes caught in the local waters but as yet

It's our local walk

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It will be rolled in a poster tube and protected with acid free tissue paper

Once this was done I then finished this print with some hand water colour painiting and then re mounted the work taking another 24 hours

However they are pretty tricky to deal with

It will be wrapped in acid free tissue paper

The framing has been done by a professional framer