Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print, Wet Mounted A4

Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print, Wet Mounted A4Scallop shells have been used so much in art and design they really are very pleasing. They are particularly tied to the Island of Anglesey as they have their own biscuit here. The Aberffraw biscuit is made by pressing biscuit dough into the shell to give it a distinctive shell shape. Printing requires pushing the paper into the grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print. This A4 print is on Mulberry paper and has been mounted using the

I take the same fish and print it multiple times on the same sheet of paper

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flat print that can now be framed

in this case I used a Chinese rice paper

The print is then left for around 24 hours to dry out

Each print I make is unique as I apply fresh ink before each print is taken and all prints are hand pressed

Every time you take a print you risk smudging or misprinting which could ruin the piece

I've seen this fish referred to by several different names but I like bullseye so that's what I'm sticking with

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

This print was made in 2022

I really don't want to see them go to waste

the paper is cockled and wouldn’t lay flat