I have finally finished adding the
embellishments to my gyotaku.
I have the perfect place to display it with a generous
shelf below to create a driftwood beach.
As with any beach there are many treasures to discover. . .
limpets, oyster shells, clam shells, a crab, footprints in the sand,
and worn, bleached driftwood.
I have used my collection of seaglass and pottery found
on the beaches of Scotland and Washington state.
I have had these hooks saved for something special for decades.
I found them in an abandoned house in Newfoundland on the Great Northern Peninsula.
I'm guessing they are cod hooks as that was once a vibrant fishery in Newfoundland.
I used plaster of Paris to which I added blue acrylic paint. After mixing it well I spooned it out on top of the fabric. Before adding shells, driftwood etc. I added a deep blue acrylic on top of the spooned out mixture and swirled it a bit before adding my embellishemnts.
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