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

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This bass is printed on Chinese mulberry paper

So that means this is actually 15 separate prints

The print is supplied in a mount

5cm x 49cm and is on a Chinese mulberry calligraphy paper

I've printed these bees with a section of their honeycomb on Thai Mulberry paper measuring around 20x20cm

it's made of 100% Panama Cotton and is Natural not bleached

They make a lovely motif for Welsh Art

Ink is re applied each time and the feather is positioned hand so they all be different

This is the authentic Japanese method of working using a wheat paste which I make in the studio

This  diptych is printed on Chinese mulberry paper and each panel measures approx 35x35cm

Crab is quite a difficult specimen to print from