A giclée (pronounced 'zhee-clay') print refers to a high-quality reproduction made using an inkjet printer with archival quality inks and papers or canvases. Giclée prints are superior in color, accuracy, and detail to regular inkjet print. They capture every nuance of the original artwork. The archival inks used in giclée printing are fade-resistant and can last for up to 200 years without significant color loss.
All of my prints are giclée, produced by Brian Carter, a fine artist, craftsman, and printer who owns and operates Pearl Printing in NW Potland (http://www.pearl-printing.com/artists). The reproductions are carefully made to preserve the collage-like qualities of three dimensionality, depth, and shadow, and people are often confused about which is the collage and which is the print—myself inluded!
Collage vs. Fine Art Prints
The collages are the original piece of art, but for me only a step in the art making process. Although I fall in love with every detail and piece of paper in my collages, when I complete one I take it to Pearl Printing where I work with Brian Carter to make giclée fine art prints. The fidelity with which he photographs and prints them captures the depth and nuance of the original collage, such that it is sometimes hard to tell whether I am looking at the actual collage or a print. In addition, the giclee process maintains and sometimes even enhances the vibrant colors of my collages. The prints then, may be understood to be the finished works of art, not the collages; and the collages, pieces of art unto themselves, are also only a step in the process of creating the finished product, the high quality prints.
I welcome your questions and of course, any interest in purchasing original collages, full-size prints, 11×14” reproductions, 8×10 reproductions, smaller prints mounted on 8×10 art board suitable for framing, or 5×7 greeting cards.
