Sardine Lino Print Gyotau

Sardine Lino Print GyotauGosh that's quite a title! However this is what it is. I am sometimes frustrated working with small fish that they are so fragile, it makes them very hard to make a Gyotaku with multiple fish on. 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. So as with the Gyotaku, the fish lino cut is inked up and

straightened form that highlights its clean

The print measures 34

there is something so beautiful about them and they have been used in art and design for centuries

Interested in having it framed

I love to watch the seasons change

Gifted to me by someone in the fish processing industry this lovely fish has such a distinctive lateral line and in this lovely blue it make it almost look like stitched denim or is that just me

This was my first time printing wrasse

this piece continues my exploration of Gyotaku-inspired art—a reinterpretation of the traditional Japanese printing method once used by fishermen to record their catch

Shipping in the UK is included in the price

Jane Evans' gyotaku octopus prints are created with the utmost care and attention to detail

firmly onto the back of the print

I'm happy to discuss arrangement of framing and shipping with the use of acrylic glazing