Grab some popcorn, soda, and pull up a seat for a screening of our new fly-fishing film, Oly's Dean!
Join us before the film with our friend, Robert of PaperFin who will be back again to lead a gyotaku demonstration. Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese method of printing with a fish. It originated as a practice in mid-1800s used by fishermen to record their catches but has since become an artform of its own!
Schedule:
6:00 PM - The store closes for shopping and opens for the film.
6:15 PM - Gyotaku demonstration with Robert from The PaperFin.
8:00 PM - Film begins! (20 minutes).
8:30 PM - Announce the winner of a copy of Pheasant Tail Simplicity, signed by Yvon Chouinard himself!
9:00 PM - Event end!
Scroll down for a brief film description and to learn more about, PaperFin.
Robert Chenoweth of PaperFin
Robert is a dedicated steward of Gyotaku and a leading voice in its contemporary evolution. He is a Gyotaku instructor at the Japanese Culture Center of Chicago and a sought-after keynote speaker, offering insight into the art form’s historical significance and modern resurgence. He is a passionate collector of the art form and his collection includes pieces considered to be among the most rare in the world.
Robert is an avid angler, who was introduced to the Gyotaku art form as a taxidermy alternative by his wife, Ellen. This introduction led him to create PaperFin - an inkless approach to fish printing designed to make the process more accessible by removing the hardships that can be associated with the traditional ink method.
Robert has worked with other well-known gyotaku artists including Dwight Hwang, the artist responsible for the cover of our book, Simple Fly Fishing.
See Robert's personal gyotaku collection at www.thegyotaku.com
PaperFin is a company that creates innovative, ink-free fish printing kits inspired by the traditional Japanese art of Gyotaku. Their non-toxic, mess-free kits allow anglers, families, educators, and nature enthusiasts to create detailed prints of fish, leaves, and other natural objects while preserving memories of outdoor experiences in a fun and creative way.
“We go big for them toads,” nine-year-old Oly Hickman says, holding a squirming amphibian up to the camera.
Set along British Columbia’s remote Dean River, Oly’s Dean follows Oly as he roams his family’s fishing lodge in the heart of steelhead country. While anglers from around the world arrive to swing flies for legendary fish and bears patrol the shoreline, Oly explores on his world, learning the rhythms of lodge life.
When he lands a wild steelhead on a fly he tied, it feels like the natural result of his curiosity and the freedom he’s been given to follow it — a moment of his parents get to experience through his eyes.
