Mini Scallop Shell Gyotaku

Mini Scallop Shell GyotakuMaking this print was so much fun! Here I've used a scallop shell that was donated to me by a marine biologist who lives locally. The print measures just over 10cmx10cm so it really is mini. The print is made using the finest quality Acrylic ink. I've used a blue and gold ink and blended them on the surface of the shell. The process of Gyotaku means that every print is completely unique. They are all hand inked and hand pressed. I always find it

This piece was framed for exhibition and shown at the Royal Society of Marine Artists’ annual show in 2024—a highlight for me

The print measures 21cm by 29cm and will be shipped flat and wrapped in acid free tissue paper

It will be wrapped in acid free tissue paper and sent ready for framing

community invested and producing delicious honey

Every print I do comes with a certificate

Through her gyotaku prints

I love to print the scallop shell

is the traditional ink used in Japan for calligraphy it is made from soot and a binder

The print is made using the finest quality Acrylic ink and each colour layer has been added seperately so the colours remain seperate from one another

Making this print was so much fun

I've enjoyed working with them

I have a policy of trying to work as sustainably as I possibly can so it's important to me to care for the specimens and keep working with them time after time rather than just diposing of them