Framed Gyotaku of Bees and Honeycomb

Framed Gyotaku of Bees and HoneycombBees are well loved. Hardworking, community invested and producing delicious honey. So important for the pollination in many of our plants. Sadly the bees life is short lived and after a mere six weeks outside of the hive they expire. I've been printing from bees and honeycomb for a couple of years now and they always prove to be a popular subject. This print is on Thai Mulberry Paper and I've used a Gold acrylic ink which is lightfast and permanent.

Producing the print is only the first part of the process

The print is supplied unframed or mounted and is simply wrapped in an acid free tissue paper and posted in a tube

the image sits on hand-crafted Indian lotka paper

Ink: Artist-grade Sumi ink

A4 in size the external frame measures approx 32cmx43cm

inked and printed directly onto handmade Japanese paper

Next I take a sheet of masa paper and press this down

I'm one of many Anglesey Artists producing original art for you home

knows I print

have a beautiful shape and lend themselves to this art form

the truth is that it’s more cost-effective to work on a standard size sheet of paper

the paper is cockled and wouldn’t lay flat