Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print Mini

Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print MiniScallop 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 very small print is taken from a shell that was donated to me by a

Using a simple paste made from flour and water

This enhances the durability of the delicate paper while maintaining its natural softness and translucency

Please note that for the purpose of photograph I have put it under a mount and it is not mounted properly so will lie flatter in a frame when done professionally

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A simple paste is mixed and applied to the reverse of the print

It was caught on the Menai Strait

The print is supplied unmounted and measures approx 35cm x 70cm

Using the traditional Japanese technique of gyotaku—printing directly from the fish—Evans achieves remarkable detail and texture

The print is supplied unframed and without mount boards

Every time you take a print you risk smudging or misprinting which could ruin the piece

Octopus are incredible animals and I always feel it's a privilege to have one to work with

First I take a flat board larger than my paper