Kristin Belew: "Young Bro" The Malolo Original Gyotaku

Medium: Original gyotaku on rice paper.
Size: 28" x 22" Shadowbox framed

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.