Menai Strait Lobster, Gyotaku Printed in Red ink.

Menai Strait Lobster, Gyotaku Printed in Red ink.This lobster was caught in a pot by a local fisherman here in North Wales. It was caught in the Menai Stait. Lobster are a challenge to print as they are so 3 dimensional. Its very tricky printing the legs and their antenna. This lobster is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 70X50CMcm. Ive used a high quality screen printing ink that is both light fast and permanent. Each print I make is unique as I apply fresh ink before each print is taken and

archival glue

this box would make a perfect gift

So I take a second sheet of paper and using a very ancient technique called wet mounting or Urauchi

The print measures 21cm by 29cm and will be shipped flat and wrapped in acid free tissue paper

What a beautiful fish

The print will be dispatched either in a poster tube

He catches all his bass on line and supplies many local restaurants

I picked up this prawn from my friend Andy in December

The print will be rolled and sent out in a poster tube wrapped in acid free tissue paper

The first (which I did here) is to apply the ink according to the pattern

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

Perfect for nature lovers