Gyotaku (Japanese 魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "rubbing") is the
traditional method of Japanese fish printing, dating from the mid-1800s.
This form of nature printing may have been used by fishermen to record
their catches, but has also become an artform on its own.
Oh, now I MUST get a dead fish and rub it!
Want to join me??????? I bet I will freak those Fiber Group people out if I actually brought a rubbed fish to the meeting.
It might take some courage to actually touch a dead fish. If it were a t-bone it would definietly be easier.
glen
QUILTS AND DOGS We are back in the house since the Aug 2016 flood. Dogs are great and I am back to doing the quilting thing. Join us on our new journey in a "new" house.
Do you know that they make rubber fish replicas to use for gyotaku? When I became fascinated by that Japanese art, I quickly knew I couldn't deal with the dead fish aspect and found the substitutes. And speaking of cool fish prints, check out the discharged fish print at the bottom of this post: Thermofaxing.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this technique before and thought this was a very cool thing to do! I wouldn't want to spend money to buy a whole fish and then just throw it away since it probably wouldn't be a good idea to cook it after you smeared paint all over it. The idea of using a rubber fish doesn't appeal to me - it seems like a copout. Hum? What to do?
ReplyDeleteNow this is an idea I gave never heard of - I like it!
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