Pauline Solon
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From Bush to Bali

After the timelessness of many months in The Australian Bush [forest], the return to Bali has been an experience that can best be described as suddenly landing in the middle of some huge energy vortex that contains the best and the worst of all that exists in our world of yesterday, today… and the pregnant potential of all that tomorrow may bring.
The raging inferno of the recent blazing forest remains deep in my soul, as one of deep cleansing and renewal. The miracle of how the sanctuary of Pedro’s house and studio survived is way beyond any rational explanation. For me it shows very clearly the truth and beauty of clear and positive intention. When free of any ulterior motives, conscious or unconscious, clear intention resonates with the energy that holds all that lives in a loving embrace, an embrace that transcends anything we can even begin to imagine. We have been gifted with an experience that can never be forgotten.
After the fires, came some days of balmy warm weather. Everything was black. The trees looked like the relics of some bygone age, stark and spectral. The ground was a bleak shadow, with not even a green stalk to be seen anywhere for miles. Yet the feeling was one of radiant silence.
Then the rains came, as if exactly on time. The quiet became a pulsating song of glorious renewal and joy. Dormant seeds literally burst into life and within hours green shoots danced from the darkness of the soil. Little beards of green, yellow and russet burst through the trunks of nearly all the trees and climbed their way to the top. Within a few days the whole forest became a Paradise. The brightly coloured birds flew with crazy abandon, for the usual obstacles to their free-flight were no longer present. The families of wallabies and kangaroos let their babes from the protection of their pouches and were friendly and approachable as they munched the abundant fresh delicious ‘bush tucker’.
We have never eaten so many juicy nettles, ferns and mushrooms as we did in those last few months in the bush.
Yes, there was much work to do. The water pipes that had been buried deep in the earth were molten bits of unidentifiable plastic and had to be dug up and taken to the local dump. The roof needed repair, so Pedro spent every moment, between the many downpours, making sure the rain stayed out of the house. The rest can be imagined…. perhaps!
This is but one small story which I tell in honour of the love and the gratitude we all need to feel for the privilege of being alive.

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What is a Giclée Print?

A giclée (zhee-CLAY), is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity, high tech reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclées are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Also, since many artists now paint only digitally, there was no “original” that can be hung on a wall. Giclées solve that problem, while creating a whole new vibrant medium for art.

The Giclée is quickly becoming the new standard in the fine art industry, and is widely embraced for its astonishing quality by major museums, galleries, publishers and artists. A Giclée Print is quite simply the closest replication of an original artwork that is currently possible.

Giclées can be printed on any number of media, from inkjet canvas to watercolor paper to vinyl, to transparent acetates. Giclées are superior to traditional lithography in nearly every way. The colors are brighter, last longer, and are so high-resolution that they are virtually ‘continuous tone’, rather than tiny dots. The range, or “gamut” of color for giclées is far beyond that of lithography, and details are crisper.

Since giclée printerscan use media in rolls, large print sizes are available, limited only by the length and width of the roll. Billboard sizes are possible. Giclées are typically sold by the square inch or square foot.

In giclée printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting. Giclée is a French term meaning to spray or squirt, which is how an inkjet printer works. However, it is not the same as a standard desktop inkjet printer, and is much larger.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GICLÉE:

Giclée prints should be handled with the same care one would with any valued fine art piece. They should be protected from water, solvent-based materials and abrasion. You can extend the life expectancy of a Giclée fine art print by hanging it away from direct sunlight and moisture.

Under no circumstances should you wet your print. Also, please avoid tape or solvents coming in contact with the coated print.

Giclées printed on Fine Art Papers should ideally be framed and mounted on acid free boards under UV protected glass for maximum durability. The paper of the print itself needs to be handled carefully to prevent absorption of oils and/or marks from fingertips.

Giclées printed on Canvas are treated with special coatings to protect them against dangerous UV light invisible to the human eye and to preserve the integrity of the print. Always clean your canvas print with a dry, lint free cloth or soft brush. Never use a wet or moist cloth to clean your Giclée canvas print.

A little extra care for your Giclée fine art print now will allow you to enjoy your purchase for many years to come.