Octopus Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.

Octopus Gyotaku Printed and Wet Mounted.What a challenge! Ever since I discovered Gyotaku printing I've wanted to print an octopus. They are sometimes caught in the local waters but as yet, I've not had one. This one was supplied by The Menai Seafood Company, our local fishmonger. The octopus is printed on to Thai mulberry based paper which measures 76x51cm. It has then been wet mounted using the traditional Japanese method. This uses a flour and water paste and requires a drying period of

As it's A4 in size

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What a challenge

I've not had one

it's wet mounted using the traditional Japanese method of a flour paste

it's made of 100% Panama Cotton and is Natural not bleached

This bass is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 50x70cm

I've made 3 prints from the feathers

The print will be supplied unframed and unmounted and will be rolled in a poster tube for posting and wrapped in acid free tissue paper

Once this was done I then finished this print with some hand water colour painiting and then re mounted the work taking another 24 hours

It has then been professionally framed in a white frame with a 4cm mount

This bass is printed on Thai mulberry paper measuring 69