Triple print of Menai Strait Prawn

Triple print of Menai Strait PrawnI picked up this prawn from my friend Andy in December, he was clearing down his bait tanks on the Menai and had pulled out half a dozen prawns and a pollock. He gifted me this little guy and he went in the freezer until I had some time after Christmas to get in the studio and print. I've printed the same prawn here three times onto an A4 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using and dark blue and gold ink. It takes a long time to prepare and ink a

The octopus is printed on to Thai mulberry based paper which measures 76x51cm

Framed it measures 69

So that means this is actually 15 separate prints

The fish eyes are hand painted after printing

They are ideal for sending a note out to a friend

We are lucky enough to have red squirrels in the woods too

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 print is blue and red

However they are pretty tricky to deal with

It will be shipped using Parcel Force on an insured service

First I take a flat board larger than my paper

As standard