A Giclée (zhee-clay) is a fine art inkjet print produced to exacting standards on archival media substrates. The process was pioneered in the early 1990’s by rock legend Graham Nash and his business associate Mac Holbert. By modifying proven printer technology and combining it with their proprietary pigment inks, they ushered in a new era of fine art print making. To distinguish their new process, they coined the term “Giclée”, which was derived from the french verb gicler meaning to spray or squirt, which describes the function of the printhead. Today, the term Giclée suggests a superior elevation in the printmaking craft. Images are captured as high resolution digital scans and then printed with pigmented inks onto archival papers and other materials with fade resistance of 50 - 120 years under average indoor light conditions. When combined with our superior craftsmanship, the Giclée process provides better color accuracy and permanence than other means of reproduction.

Giclée’s are advantageous to artists who find it is not feasible to mass produce their work, but want to create limited editions of their art as needed. Once an image is finalized and archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and cost. Thus the up-front cost of mass production is eliminated and printing is done on demand. Another tremendous advantage to Giclée printing is that art can be reproduced to almost any size and on various media, giving the artist the ability to customize prints for a specific client or purpose. Multiple sizes can be produced to fit marketing needs.

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