Gyotaku Impression taken from the surface of a Large Prawn

Gyotaku Impression taken from the surface of a Large PrawnThis prawn was donated to me by my son. He's a chef and was preparing for a competition and had a load of prawns for a recipe which he didn't need. I've printed this on an A4 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using red ink. It takes a long time to prepare and ink a prawn and then position it ready to print. So although it's a small print, a lot of work goes into it. Once the print is made, the paper isn't really good for framing as it gets wrinkled

This crab is printed on Chinese Mulberry Paper

Jane Evans' gyotaku octopus prints reveal intricate details and textures of the octopus

black and gold

On this occasion both survived

With this print

a small piece of rope and a mermaids purse

fish art in particular then my gift vouchers cover all bases

This print is supplied framed and the frame is 56cm x 40cm

For this I use a flour and water glue to adhere the print to backing paper and in the process the print becomes flat and ready to frame

Here's another of my new prints

I take great care of my specimens and print them as many times as I can

we apply a glue to the back of the print and then a second sheet of paper is pressed against the back of the print