Gyotaku Art from Soldotna, Alaska
Ink Goes Wild Alaska: Gyotaku Artwork Created in Alaska
"Gyotaku" is a traditional Japanese ink-printing
method used by Japanese fishermen to document their catch.
Each Ink Goes Wild Alaska Gyotaku fish rub is an ink rubbing of an actual fish
which was caught by either myself or my husband in Resurrection
Bay. We call Seward, which is nestled between majestic mountain
peaks on one side and Resurrection Bay on the other, on south-central
Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, our home.
The striking likeness is captured by inking the actual fish
and then lifting its image onto a variety of papers. Traditional
Gyotaku is done on white rice paper. I prefer vibrant colored
papers; my favorites being imported from Thailand.
The ink is water-soluble and non-toxic.
The fish are wild, native, and often unique to Alaska and to the North Pacific.
These Gyotakus are an extension of our love for wild places and are born of a desire to capture the essence and beauty of each individual fish--before we grill it and eat it
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