FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
In this one day course, learn how the art of Gyotaku came about, how it became an established art form and also about some of the ways it is practiced across the world today. Working in pairs to prepare an actual fish for printing from in the morning session then we will experiment with printing on various papers and fabrics.
After lunch, there will be an opportunity to continue printing and Jane will demonstrate Urauchi and encourage the group to try their hand at doing this process too. Urauchi is the technique used to make the print flat so it can be hung in a frame.
Materials List:
The tutor will provide the required materials for course participants. *The cost per person will be £5 (cash) which will be paid to me by the participants on the day of the course.
Artist’s Profile:
Jane Evans is the UK’s leading Gyotaku artist. With a degree in fine art painting, she discovered this art form in 2017 and has been creating Gyotaku ever since. Entirely self taught she has been accepted as a member of the European Gyotaku Society and is also a member of the Nature Printing Society.
Her Gyotkau have been exhibited at the Royal Societ yof Marine Artists annual exhibition in 2022 and 2023. Also in the Royal Cambrian Academy’s open exhibition 2023.
Jane creates Gyotaku in the Takuseikai way meaning the impression is taken directly from the surface of the fish and the only detail added after printing is the eye. https://gyotakugifts.co.uk/pages/jane-evans