What is a Giclée?
By: Douglas E. Taylor A giclée (pronounced zhee-klay) is a high quality digital reproduction print. Giclée is a French term meaning to spray ink. The contemporary inks or dyes used in resolution ink spray printers today are extremely durable and highly resistant to fading from ultraviolet light. The giclées are printed on various archival materials [...]
Conservation and the Use of Archival Materials
By: Douglas E. Taylor Proper conservation picture framing can prevent colors from fading, colors changing, and materials (papers, fabrics or whatever is being framed) from becoming brittle and fragile. The picture framing technology that has developed in the last five years has boggled the minds of not only the general public but many picture framers. [...]
Preventing Damage to Your Frames
By: Douglas E. Taylor What are some basics that you can you do to prevent damage to your picture frames? Artworks should never be displayed in direct light or near a heat source. When cleaning glass or acrylic glazing make certain to wet a soft, clean cloth and not to spray cleaner directly on the [...]
Broken Glass on a Picture Frame
What do you do if the glass becomes broken on a picture frame? By: Douglas E. Taylor Beyond the obvious danger of getting cut, the framed art or keepsake can be damaged. To prevent potential damage to the art’s’ surface and material, carefully place frame face-up to allow the glass to rest in the most [...]
Why Collect Art?
By: Douglas E. Taylor When you purchase or acquire artwork it is an extension of who you are as a human being. You express a part of you that is a fundamental quality of a human being, a living spirit. A human being is capable of abstract thought, of expressing ideas, feelings and transcendent dreams. [...]
