Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print Mini

Scallop Shell Gyotaku Print MiniScallop shells have been used so much in art and design they really are very pleasing. They are particularly tied to the Island of Anglesey as they have their own biscuit here. The Aberffraw biscuit is made by pressing biscuit dough into the shell to give it a distinctive shell shape. Printing requires pushing the paper into the grooves and it's difficult to achieve a great print. This very small print is taken from a shell that was donated to me by a

The mounting paper is Japanese

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Through her gyotaku prints

Each time an impression is taken

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If you can imagine after printing over a 3D object

This bass is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 50x70cm

This is a unique print

Ink is re applied each time and the feather is positioned hand so they all be different

I'm confident it would be suitable for a bathroom

I am now using the traditional method for this which is to use a wheat paste to flatten the print and then adhere it to a second sheet of mulberry paper

Well I did