By Artist Corrine Danzl, this detailed Gyotaku print was done on our Chiri Paper from Thailand.
“Gyotaku” is a traditional Japanese ink-printing method used by Japanese fishermen to document their catch.
Each Gyotaku fish rub is an ink rubbing of an actual fish which was caught by Corinne or her husband Keith in Resurrection Bay Alaska.
The striking likeness is captured by inking the actual fish and then lifting its image onto a variety of papers. Her favorite papers are imported from Thailand.
The ink is water-soluble and non-toxic, and the fish are wild, native, and often unique to Alaska and to the North Pacific.
These Gyotakus are an extension of Corinne’s love for wild places and are born of a desire to capture the essence and beauty of each individual fish–before Corinne and her husband grill it and eat it!