All about Giclee
What is a Giclee?
The word ‘Giclee’ (pronounced zhee-clay) is derived from the French word ‘gicler,’ meaning to squirt. I think all cool art words are french, aren’t they? Our Giclees are copies of original artwork created by a sophisticated inkjet process providing 200 year UV stable and durable ink. It’s washable with cloth and water! Additionally, the company I’ve selected for copies of my paintings, Squirt Printing, has developed unique digital software for the ‘capturing’ of art. It is this process designed with HP Artist software that takes their Giclees to another level of refinement and quality. Squirt Printing has years of experience with Thomas Kinkade and Pottery Barn, as well as other artists. I have every confidence in their product. Squirt Printing states, ”Our goal is to deliver the look, feel and impact of the original artwork with each piece produced.” Perhaps this is the reason more galleries are offering Giclees of their artists’ work!
Why choose a Giclee?
We love art! We love art in OUR surroundings. Few people can afford to purchase original art from a gallery...especially a large painting of 3x4 feet or more. Our Giclees are modest in price, though excellent in quality. Other art prints, available commonly in big box stores, may seem like Giclees. However, with a closer look, the difference in quality can easily be seen. My goal is to provide enduring art that is much more affordable than original art of the same size that speaks to people and is well suited for interior design. It would make me so happy to know that you had a personal connection with a painting and found that you could afford to hang a 3x4 foot Giclee over YOUR sofa. Art in our homes and spaces brings life and so much enjoyment! I hope this resonates with you.
More important info for you…
Each Giclee order is custom, and fulfilled upon purchase, therefore all sales are final. Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on destination and current UPS and FEDEX ground rates. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
A kind customer recently told me that her husband LOVED the Giclee painting he received for his birthday. She said he “had to almost touch it to see that it was a copy.” Be on the lookout for our testimonials page!
May you find as much delight in your selection should you decide to purchase a painting!
With Gratitude,
Heather Ridenour
W=WRAP
Standard ¾ inch kiln dried, hardwood frame with sanded edges, wrapped with canvas. Intended and ready for you to add a decorative frame to complete a very finished look for your Giclee.
GW=GALLERY WRAP
1 ½” kiln dried hardwood frame with sanded edges. This treatment is designed to have a more contemporary effect and not require an additional frame for a finished look.
GWE=GALLERY WRAP EMBELLISHED
This dimensional, hand crafted effect is only available in the LOVE OF GOD SERIES.
MORE ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EFFECT:
The ‘Embellished’* option of these Giclees is designed to create the same effect as the original, dimensional painting. This twelve part series of paintings were created with the unifying lines of layers of glue overlaid with gold foil, a time consuming and delicate process. The gold lines, like veins of life, are in concert with the craft of leading in stained glass windows. As light shifts the lines of gold come alive and create movement and change within the art. Traditionally in art, gold represents God who holds all things together. The gold lines in these paintings dance around color and shape...a beautiful and mysterious cooperation.
*Embellishment is available in all Giclee sizes offered.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
Should you choose a Giclee in the LOVE OF GOD with Embellishment, please allow more time for delivery.
The process works like this:
1) Order painting.
2) Squirt Printing in Bend, Oregon makes Giclee.
3) Squirt Printing sends Giclee to me in Santa Barbara, CA.
4) I build up layers of glue on Giclee and overlay gold PAINT, not gold leaf as in my originals.
The paint is very high quality metallic gold, not found in craft stores. Yes, I will be wearing a vapor respirator! I believe this process of the Gold veining will be just as beautiful as the original and actually, more durable.
5) The completed Embellished Giclee cures and dries.
6) I will ship completed Giclee to you stretched on a Gallery Wrap frame!
Thank you for seeing the value in the whole process of the art in this LOVE OF GOD series. I have been so touched by the response people have to it. I am convinced of movement in the heart and soul that art has the potential to do within each of us, ALL of us! ENJOY!