Sugar Kelp Gyotaku

Sugar Kelp GyotakuA4 Sugar Kelp Print Gyotaku Inspired Marine Wall ArtSize: A4 (approx. 21 x 29 cm) Paper: Handmade Thai Mulberry Edges: Hand torn Ink: Sumi This hand pulled sugar kelp print captures the texture and intricate detail of the sugar kelp collected from the Menai Strait, Anglesey, during an exceptionally low tide. With guidance from a marine biologist at Bangors School of Ocean Sciences, the sugar kelp was gathered at the precise location and timing when it

interpreted with sensitivity and precision

The print is supplied unframed or mounted and is simply wrapped in an acid free tissue paper and posted in a tube

Printed in high quality Acrylic ink made by Speedball and printed on to Chinese Xuan paper

This print is on Thai Mulberry Paper and I've used a Gold acrylic ink which is lightfast and permanent

Part of my mini series of Gyotaku-inspired coastal wall art prints

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framing can be off the shelf and it reduces the cost to my collectors

I've always loved printing from the surface of a scallop shell and this print is no exception

I always find it difficult to explain my process to people but I'll attempt to do so here

Display it individually or pair it with other prints from the series to create your own botanical or coastal-inspired collection

This 6 x 6 inch prawn print is created using a hand-carved lino block printed in bright red acrylic ink

I then take a glue I make myself from flour and water and paste the back of the print