Sardine Lino Print Gyotau Number 2

Sardine Lino Print Gyotau Number 2Gosh 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

This piece was inspired by a recent commission for a seaweed artwork

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So the second stage is to make the print nice and flat so it will sit well in a frame

Printing requires pushing the paper into the grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print

this piece invites calm reflection and carries a quiet story of connection with nature and friendship

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inviting repeated viewing

The hand-torn edges are intentionally preserved and best displayed float mounted to showcase the natural deckle edge for a clean

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I sign the print and stamp it with my Hanko

finished with the refined Urauchi mounting method

the composition offers a contemporary interpretation of the Gyotaku tradition — balancing scientific observation with expressive