Kristin Belew: "Gabeʻs Mu" Original Gyotaku

Medium: Original gyotaku on rice paper.
Size: 38.5 x 55" framed

This is a piece created for the winner of the Keiki (Childrenʻs) Fishing tournament on Lanaʻi several years ago. Young Gabe was only 8 years old when he landed this fish!

Lāna`i artist Kristin Belew painstakingly created this original Gyotaku print with acrylics and Prismacolors.

Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese style of fish printing where each original piece of art is taken right from the fish. Kristin applies acrylic paint to the actual fish then presses rice paper onto the specimen to receive the paint. She then adds in details! Each fish is eaten or used for bait afterwards.