Lori Hatch

My love of nature and the outdoors was sparked as a young girl by the many camping and fishing trips with my dad and older brothers. I currently live on Puget Sound, surrounded by its rustic beauty. I studied art at Brigham Young University, and Gyotaku with Yoshiko Takahashi, a master printer and teacher from Japan.  My interest in Gyotaku began after studying the book written by Japanese artist Yoshio Hyama.

 In preparation for printing, I read about the species first, because understanding fish structure and its ecology is vital to successful printing. I often take artistic liberties  when I print. I've been creating fish prints since 1977. In addition to printing fish, I also use other materials in my work.

My work has been featured on several television programs, and used as illustrations for magazine and other articles as well as in print advertising. I have also taught workshops on the art of Gyotaku and given hands-on demonstrations on how to print.  It has been fun and rewarding to take my Gyotaku knowledge and appreciation of marine life into the community and the public schools. I have printed on a government research vessel of the NOAA Fleet and am a member of the Nature Printing Society, an international printing organization based in the United States.

For more information about Lori's Fish prints
Phone Lori: - (360) 734-6721