Go your own way, Gyotaku of a small John Dory

Go your own way, Gyotaku of a small John DoryLast year I bought a John Dory from my fishmonger and made some very successful prints from it. Possibly my most popular fish last year. I recently met a local marine biologist who said he might have some samples for me once they've served their purposes in the lab. When he messaged me to say he had a John Dory I was very excited. However I was not expecting this! With a body measuring approx 8cm by 6cm this John Dory is small but perfectly formed.

Not the easiest of things to print but worth the effort once I got the hang of it

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It's printed in high quality acrylic ink

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Painted using oil on primed board

When this has been done a light paper is pressed over the surface

a full octopus

It is ideal for collectors of marine-themed art

the paper isn't really good for framing as it gets knocked out of shape during printing

My first step is to flatten the print using a technique called Urauchi

The artwork has been wet mounted using the Urauchi technique—an archival method traditionally used in East Asian art to enhance the flatness and longevity of the print