Yesterday was a crappy weather day again. (When will it be spring?!?) Henry and I ventured out into the blustery-ness to spend some time at the Children's Museum. They have an
exhibit right now of Japanese children's activities. The art room was dedicated to
Gyotaku which is, apparently, the Japanese art of fish printing.
Instead of real fish, they had very realistic rubbery fish.
Henry would press the fish down onto a foam pad of paint. Then he used a roller to press it down.
Then he'd carry the fish over and slap it down on his paper. One side of each fish was textured like a real fish, so the fins and scales would create interesting patterns.
On our way out Henry wanted to stop at this light table to play with the colorful clear legos. He decided to leave when two other kids came. He's not so sure about new kids...
Here's the finished print, hanging on our fridge. Beautiful, isn't it?
Instead of real fish, they had very realistic rubbery fish.
Henry would press the fish down onto a foam pad of paint. Then he used a roller to press it down.
Then he'd carry the fish over and slap it down on his paper. One side of each fish was textured like a real fish, so the fins and scales would create interesting patterns.
On our way out Henry wanted to stop at this light table to play with the colorful clear legos. He decided to leave when two other kids came. He's not so sure about new kids...
Here's the finished print, hanging on our fridge. Beautiful, isn't it?
1 comment:
I want a Gyotaku!
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