Mounting and framing prints

Unless you have experience of mounting and framing artwork, it is best to have this job done by a reputable Framers, Gallery, or Art shop that specialises in this work. The prints, both those on canvas and on archival paper, are loosely rolled and transported in very strong cardboard tubes that I can stand on without harming. [The 15cm diameter tubes are twice the width of the roll the pictures are originally printed from.]

The print should be removed from the tube with care and is best unrolled wearing clean cotton gloves to avoid contamination. Those on paper can then be mounted flat with whatever size margin you desire, and framed under glass. If the canvas option is selected to be displayed without glass, the print can be spray varnished (any good printing shop or gallery will do this), and then stretched and framed.

Borders

Personally I think that any large print should have at least a two inch (50mm) boundary, and so in case you prefer not to have a card mount, each print comes with this amount of unprinted paper all round. It is customary to place the title, edition number and artist's signature just below the base of the print, so if you decide to have a card mount cut to go round the print, allow for these to be visible. ( And if you want the artist's signature and edition number to go on the bottom left or right of the print itself, rather than in the margin, contact me when ordering.)

Prices

By purchasing these prints on the internet directly from the artist you are able to make a considerable saving compared with the cost of purchase from a reputable gallery, even when you add the cost of framing. So although it is advisable to take the print to an art shop or framers to be mounted, the overall cost to you should work out about 25 - 50% less.

Giclee prints