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  • Ireland in the Sun

    Ireland in the Sun is close to paradise. This is the first time in years that I have come home to weather that can only be described as divine. It reminds me of the long endless summers of my childhood, when staying indoors was a concept utterly absent from my mind. Summer holidays meant timelessness [...]

    June 28th, 2010

  • Returning to Ireland

    It’s one of those magical days in Ireland when the sun shines in a cloud free, luminous blue sky. A sense of peace and calm permeates the sounds of human activity. It’s as if Nature has opened to receive the longed for warmth after a cold and demanding winter. The freshness of renewal fills the [...]

    May 30th, 2010

  • Rock Carriers of Bali

    The rock-carrier ladies of these parts have my deepest respect. I have seen them carry everything needed to build the houses that have mushroomed in the rice paddies where I live. They climb impossible steps and walk along narrow paths, often muddy and slippery, with cement bags, gigantic rocks piled high on their heads, steel [...]

    May 18th, 2010

  • 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 [...]

    April 29th, 2010

  • Blog on “blog”

    Language is very funny as certain words have such completely different meanings when used in different cultures.
    For example, ‘blog’ in Indonesian means stupid.
    When I first heard the word (which was not in the too distant past) I couldn’t believe it. For that is exactly how I feel when faced with the enormity of my technological [...]

    January 5th, 2010

  • Fire

    This year we were given an incredible gift.
    Three weeks ago, we received a telephone call that the forests in which houses, that were built over 30 years ago by Pedro and his friends, were ablaze. Firefighters were, at great risk to themselves, trying to control what was truly a dangerous situation. We were told that [...]

    December 31st, 2009

  • Christmas & New Year

    Pauline wishes everybody a belated Merry Christmas and a premature Happy New Year. She would also like to thanks everyone who visited the site since its recent inception.  At the moment I am dealing with the heat of an Australian summer, in an area with very limited internet access. Hence the sporadic contact. Thanks you, [...]

    December 27th, 2009

  • Water

    The sizzling Australian heat has finally been drenched with a deluge of such refreshing rain that I couldn’t resist the urge to leave the shelter of the house to stand under the downpour. What a relief! I felt as if I was standing under a massive waterfall far in the deepest jungle. I’ve always loved [...]

    December 10th, 2009

  • Australian Summer & Swooning Ladies

    At the moment I’m melting in the heat of the Australian Summer. Oh for a breath of the lovely cold air of an Irish Winter!
    My brain seems to be reduced to some kind of jelly-like substance that makes me feel like one of those ‘swooning ladies’ of olden times. There is no doubt that this [...]

    November 30th, 2009

  • Bali Ants

    Something that’s not mentioned in any of the brochures I’ve read about the ‘Paradise Island of the Gods’ that is Bali, concerns the ant population. These tiny creatures constitute, as far as I know, one of the largest communities in Bali.
    I am often reminded of their presence, especially early in the morning, as I walk [...]

    November 14th, 2009

 

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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.