Menai Strait Wrasse Gyotaku Print

Menai Strait Wrasse Gyotaku PrintThis was my first time printing wrasse. I could see the details of the fish but struggled to get them to show up. The details show up nicely in this print though. With a multiple print like this one, each fish is printed individually so this is actually 5 individual prints on the same sheet of paper. Each time you make a print there is a risk the fish will leak or you might not align it correctly and then the fish can unintentionally overlap. The

I picked up various shells

Printing is just the first part of the process

each fish is printed individually

It also has the Welsh for Sea Bass - Draenog Y Môr

The Apron also has my Hanko on it

Also they are symbolic of creativity too with their connection to writing

Each time you make a print there is a risk the sardine will split leaking oil or you might not align it correctly and then the fish can unintentionally overlap

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it's wet mounted using the traditional Japanese method of a flour paste

The overall finish of this work gives it a very different feel to my other work and I've been trying to create this sort of effect for my work for sometime

They easily split open and leak oil over the print so getting the pressure right is important

It will be posted out in a poster tube