Deep Hawaii Art: Reproduction "Florence" Octopus Gyotaku

Artist: Deep Hawaii ArtTitle: "Florence" The Valentine's Octopus GyotakuMedium:  Custom Reproduction piece embellished with Prismacolors on rice paper (or on fine art paper) - created to orderSize: 17" x 21" (paper size); Octopus length 15.75" Lāna`i artist Kristin Belew painstakingly embellished this life-size reproduction of her Gyotaku print with Prismacolors. For this piece, Kristin formed a heart with the tentacles to commemorate Valentine's day. 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 octopus then presses rice paper onto the specimen to receive the paint. She then adds in details!   Fun facts from Kristin:   "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, however this print was made from a “Night Octopus” or “Ornate Octopus” (Calis