Menai Strait, Line Caught Sea Bass Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.

Menai Strait, Line Caught Sea Bass Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.This bass was caught on a line by a local fisherman here in North Wales. It was caught on the Menai Stait. Bass are my favourite fish to print the definition you get on the scales is wonderful. These bass are printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 76x51cm. Printing is just the first part of the process. After printing, the paper is cockled and wouldnt lay flat in a frame. To achieve a flat print I use the traditional wet mounting process that has

I picked up various shells

The print is made using the traditional methods and is wet mounted using the uruachi technique which uses a simple water and flour paste that I make myself

They are sometimes caught in the local waters but as yet

So we did some al fresco printing as a family and I did some extras like this one to sell

I got these bees and honeycomb from a bee keeper in Chorlton

The oven glove is part of a range I've designed which includes this oven glove

The print is supplied unframed and without mount boards

The print will be supplied unframed and unmounted and will be rolled in a poster tube for posting and wrapped in acid free tissue paper

I've printed the same prawn here three times onto an A4 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using and dark blue and gold ink

one is a gift for my friend and the other two I'm selling

This process takes 24hours

Postage to the UK is free