Wrasse Gyotaku Print in Black Ink

Wrasse Gyotaku Print in Black InkThis was my first time printing wrasse. I could see the details of the fish but struggled to get them to show up. The details show up nicely in this print though. With a multiple print like this one, each fish is printed individually so this is actually 8 individual prints on the same sheet of paper. Each time you make a print there is a risk the fish will leak or you might not align it correctly and then the fish can unintentionally overlap. The

archival glue

) and glued using a ph neutral glue to the boards

I blend the ink as I apply it

which makes them quite tricky to print from

5cmx 34cm and with the mount is 42

The lobster I worked with to make this print was caught in a pot on the Menai Strait

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collectors of Japanese-inspired printmaking

Using collected plastic waste and custom stencils

Pollock are plentiful in the local water and they are a member of the Cod family

The print is made using the finest quality Acrylic ink and each colour layer has been added seperately so the colours remain seperate from one another

I've enjoyed working with them