Nature Printing – Seaweed and Fish Pressing Art

Nature Printing – Seaweed and Fish Pressing Art

Gyotaku is the traditional Japanese art of fish rubbing, a practice initially performed by fishermen to document their catches. Seaweed pressing, once a popular hobby among Victorian ladies, involved creating scrapbooks and illustrations as a genteel pastime. Together, fish and seaweed form an ideal duo for nature printing, capturing the essence of coastal art.