Octopus Tentacles Mini Print – Blue & Gold on Thai Mulberry Paper

Octopus Tentacles Mini Print – Blue & Gold on Thai Mulberry PaperDimensions: 8 x 8 inches (approx. 20 x 20 cm)Paper: Hand made Thai mulberry paperEdges: Hand tornMedium: Lightfast, permanent acrylic ink This handmade Octopus Tentacles print captures the fluid movement and intricate detail of one of the oceans most fascinating creatures. Printed in blue and gold acrylic ink, the artwork has a soft iridescence that shifts beautifully in the light, evoking the shimmer of the sea. Each print is made on richly textured

I picked up various shells

Printed in black acrylic ink on handmade Thai Mulberry paper

allowing the fish to sit confidently within the space

I'm also just keen to keep expanding my practice and I like the idea of making these lino cuts at the same size of the real fish and then working with them in exactly the same way I would in Gyotaku

This means that no two pressings will ever be the same so you are always guaranteed a completely unique piece of art

It's framed measurement is 53cm x 88cm

and human impact on the sea

This is wooden block that is traditionally used for signatures in Japan

All my work is made by me in my garden studio on the beautiful Island of Anglesey

I'm always saying that each specimen presents it's own challenges and this is true of Tuna too

and then I apply an acrylic ink that is both lightfast and permanent

Hand-pulled in blue and metallic gold acrylic ink