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 word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle" and "gicler" meaning to spray or squirt, thereby describing the function of the printhead used in the machine. Today, the term Giclée suggests a superior elevation in the printmaking craft. Images are produced with pigmented inks on a variety of archival papers and other materials with fade resistance of 50 - 120 years or more under average indoor light conditions. When combined with our superior craftsmanship, the Giclée process provides better color accuracy and permanence than most other means of reproduction.

Giclée’s are advantageous to artists and photographers who find it is not feasible to mass produce their work, but still want to create limited edition Fine Art Prints of their art or images as needed. Once a print is finalized and archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and cost. Thus the upfront cost of mass production is greatly reduced and printing is done on demand. Another tremendous advantage to Giclée printing is that images can be reproduced to almost any size and on various media, giving you the ability to customize prints for a specific client or purpose. Multiple sizes can be produced to fit marketing needs.

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