Gyotaku of John Dory

Gyotaku of John DoryThis is a large John Dory gifted to me some time ago. Here I've used a high quality acrylic ink which is both light fast and permanent. The paper is Chinese Xuan paper and is around 70cm x 35cm. In fact my fish come from various sources but are not caught by me as Im a pretty hopeless fisherman! The Dory came from Brixham in Devon and was sent to me with other fish as by product of fish processing. The print has been backed with two sheets of Japanese

the work is then sliced in half (a nerve wracking moment

the work has been professionally wet mounted (Urauchi) to preserve and flatten the surface for display

Finally the print is wet mounted using the Urauchi technique

Shipping to the UK is free and will be shipped usually within 5 business days

The ink is a light fast and permanent acrylic ink

The print is hand-pressed

It is then left to dry and again before sealing with a paper medium

As with all my prints the flattened print has been stamped with my signature stamp and signed

The ink is Acrylic ink and is light fast and permanent

A repeated matrix of forms—each subtly unique—suggests tide patterns

Octopus are a very difficult specimen to work with as those tentacles are difficult to position

I make the glue myself from flour and water and then apply it on the back of my print