{"product_id":"deep-hawaii-art-po-ohiwi-the-octopus-gyotaku","title":"Kristin Belew: \"Po`ohiwi\" The Octopus Gyotaku, Framed","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCustom Reproduction piece embellished with Prismacolors on Washi rice paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\" x 33\" (paper size), framed in black; framed size 26\" x 36\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLāna`i a\u003c\/span\u003ertist Kristin Belew painstakingly embellished this life-size reproduction of her Gyotaku print with Prismacolors.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eGyotaku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 octopus then presses rice paper onto the specimen to receive the paint. She then adds in details!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFun facts from Kristin:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"In Hawaii, Octopus are referred to by their Japanese name which is Tako.  The Hawaiian word for octopus is He’e and the species most commonly harvested is the Day octopus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOctopus cyanea.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlthough octopus is a very popular and sustainable food source (listed as “a good alternative” under Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Program) for many people living in Hawaii, it is one I choose not to harvest for myself.  I absolutely love these creatures and cannot bring myself to kill one, but I am not opposed to others doing so for sustenance purposes.  Thus, this tako was “borrowed” to create this print.  Some quick cool facts on octopus: They can change their color, texture and pattern in 3\/10 of a second and they can open childproof pill bottles. Octopus can have as many as 240 suckers on each tentacle!The photo to the right is the original Raw print that I added to to create this piece and bring this octopus back to life.  I named this octopus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eohiwi, which is the Hawaiian word for shoulder.  It is pronounced poh-oh-he-vee !\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristin Belew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39377911742528,"sku":"KB Po-ohiwi","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/9217\/1328\/products\/20211010_102855.jpg?v=1640054199","url":"https:\/\/www.deephawaiiart.com\/products\/deep-hawaii-art-po-ohiwi-the-octopus-gyotaku","provider":"Deep Hawaii Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}