Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print with Mount.

Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print with Mount.Scallop 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 grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print. This A4 print is on Thai Mulberry paper and has been mounted using the

The wrasse was given to me by a local fisherman who caught it in the Menai Strait

For other territories

They are particularly tied to the Island of Anglesey as they have their own biscuit here

once from each side

Printing requires pushing the paper into the groves and it's difficult to achieve a great print

The roomscape is just to give an idea of how it could look and the scale

I've not had one

As it's A5 in size

It's a wonderful experience to wander around the harbour fish market and buy some of the days catch for dinner

As standard

This process takes 24hours

then mixed digitally with some of my watercolour work