This site celebrates the unique art of inked impressions made from fish. Please visit the galleries to see the artist's use of gyotaku to explore and portray various realms, including natural history, conservation, philosophy, and human culture.  ~Thank you and enjoy your visit!

Contact the artist at zen.gyotaku@gmail.com

New 3-panel gyotaku added on 3/1/10: Roundup on the Crosscut Canal

NOAA publication added on 12/15/09: Demand for Hawaii Bottomfish Revisited

"Fish on Fire" was used as the cover artwork for a recent publication of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The flame snapper is a highly esteemed food fish and increasingly has been subjected to unsustainable fishing pressure in waters surrounding Hawaii.  The NOAA publication deals with some of the economic drivers that complicate the conservation of this and other bottomfishes in Hawaii.  

New nature print added on 6/28/09: Rebirth

New fish print added on 6/5/09: Four Await

New Zen calligraphy piece added on 11/13/08: War

Fish on Fire, Gallery 3