Last Update: March 2, 2009 (Making Print Scene)

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Private fish printing lesson at Yamamoto's studio in Japan now available!!

(1) The location of my studio:

    3-6-14, Yakyucho, Higashimatsuyama-city, Saitama-pref. 355-0028
    Japan

(2) Access from Narita Tokyo International airport:

    A limousine bus will take you to the near bus station from my studio
    It will take 2 hours.
    The bus fare is Japanese yen 3,800.00
    I can wait you at the bus station for your arrival and take you to
    the near hotel by my car.

(3) The name of the studio:

    International Fish Print Studio
    It is shared with my house.

(4) The time schedule of the fish printing class:

    Start at 10:00 am
    Finish at 5:00 pm

(5) The instruction fee of the fish printing class:

    US$ 100.00 per day.

    It include all necessary materials for studing fish printing in the
    class.
    such as inks, cloth, paper, fishes, some other subjects, supplies.

    The following is not included in the instruction fee:

    Hotel accomodaion, meals, transpotation.

(6) The main content of course:

    History of fish printing(Gyotaku) in Japan.
    Techniques of Gyotaku.
    Materials for use of Gyotaku.
    Making Tampo(Cotton ball)
    Mixing color inks
    Printing Gyotaku on cloth with in-direct technique.
    Printing Gyotaku on paper with in-direct technique.
    Printing Gyotaku on cloth with direct technique.
    Printing Gyotaku on paper with direct technique.
    Making paers.
    Making back ground for matting colored papers.
    Mounting Gyotak on paper.
    Framing Gyotaku in frame.

    You will study printing many kind of subjects not only fish if you
    wish
    eg.
    Flower plants, animals, vegetables, fruits, human face, stone, etc.

(7) Sale of Gyotaku material:

    Would you like to continue this Gyotak art at you home?
    I can sell you fish printing materials for your printing Gyotaku
    again after return to your home.

(8) Reference:

    The local hotel in my town: Hotel Shiunkaku
    (One of fish printers from California USA have stayed at this hotel
    before. You can see his comment about this hotel in the following
    URL)

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1021372-d1091098-Reviews-Shiunkaku-Higashimatsuyama_Saitama_Prefecture_Kanto.html#

Please email me for making reservation of your lesson with me as soon as possible.

Sample photos of the recent students who have attended to the private class at my studio.













Invitation to exhibit your works at the Gyotaku Exhibition:




Please ship your works to
Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto, International Fish Print Studio
3-6-14 Yakyucho Higashimatsuyama-city, Saitama 355-0028 Japan
Phone : +81 (0)493-22-2514
by August 30, 2009

Maximum size of your work is 1 m width and 1.5 m height.
We will send back you your work as soon as the exhibition finished.
Please email me your name, postal address, email address and number of your works
for exhibit as soon as possible.
My email address is mineoy@mxb.mesh.ne.jp

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Report 10th annual Gyotaku workshop in Canada on September 2008



Printing white sturgeon (1.5m long)

Giant Squid ( 20 feet long) printed by Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto

...Mineo's Fish Print classes plan in year 2009...

Date and place areTBD

Shanghai , China
Beijin , China
Honolulu , Hawaii , USA
Campbell Riber BC , Canada
Vancouver BC , Canada
Santa Monica CA , USA
New York area , USA
Santa Barbara CA , USA

Finished--- Gyotaku (Fish Print) classes in BC Canada 2008

Canada classes on September 13 and 14, 2008 at the Kallisti Gallery,Campbell River BC Canada
Finished
University of British Columbia class on September 18, 2008

Student report from 2007 classes by Amie. Thank you very much Amie!

2nd Gyotaku Fish Print workshop at
the University of British Columbia, BC Canada.
Registration for immediately!!

The UBC Fisheries Centre will host its second annual
fishprinting or "Gyotaku" workshop given by Mr.Mineo Ryuka
Yamamoto, fishprinter from Japan, on Thursday, 18 September,
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, UBC location tba.

Following a demonstration of the gyotaku method and lunch break
( on your own ), the three-hour, hands-on gyotaku workshop will
provide participants with instructions, fish, and supplies to print
fish on polyester cloth ( or bring your own T-shirts!)

Advance registration, with fee, is required.
Space is limited to 30 participants.
Please e-mail Dr. Mimi E.Lam (m.lam@fishries.ubc.ca)
or phone 604-822-3843.

See The FishByte Vol.13 Issue5 page for a report on the first
gyotaku workshop last year bellow.









..........Mineo's Fish Print classes in 2007...........

August 4 ..............................Shanghai Ocean Aquarium,China
August 5 ..............................230 peoples one time big fish printing at the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
August 20 and 21.............NPS Workshop at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine USA
August 23 ...........................University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada (Plan)
August 25 and 25.............Kallisti studio, Campbell River BC Canada

3rd GYOTAKU (FISH PRINT) WORKSHOP AT THE SHANGHAI OCEAN AQUARIUM

Mineo will instruct Indirect fish printing at the NPS workshop in Maine,USA for NPS member only on August 20 and 21, 2007

Seminar for introdusing Mineo's indirect fish printing
at the University of British Columbia on Aug.23.,2007
Please ask Mineo for more details. (PLAN)

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Yamamoto have printed rare animals in Santa Barbara between dec.6 through 9, 2005.
Please visit to [EVENT] page for take a look photos.

EVENT schedule in 2006

Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto will instruct Gyotaku classes in 2006: