Gyotaku prints is an old Japanese way of recording the size of a fisherman's catch. Because it is hard to actually believe a fisherman's tale, the Japanese would ink up the big fish and use newspaper to capture a print of the fish. This was before having your picture snapped with the fish in your hand - or beside it! I would love to use real fish for this project, but the number of students and the smell, well, we use the old rubber variety. The girls practiced the first day using paper, and on the second day they printed on burlap. When the work was dry, they added sand and shells or little pearls.
I am glad the girls noted that fish do not always swim parallel to the ocean bottom!
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