When your Art Arrives

I am always pleased when someone decides they want to live with my pictures on their walls, so ... thank you!

Print Handling

When your prints arrive, be careful with them! Handle your prints by the edges, and avoid rubbing the printed surface as it can be marked, (fingernail rubs can leave a mark). Keep the interleaf paper over the print surface while storing. While the paper is substantial, when handling the larger sizes in particular, avoid twisting and kinking the paper. Look at them, adore them, but don't hold a glass of red wine over them, it is paper, (clean table and clean hands is a given), then put them back in the packaging to protect and transport to your picture framer.

Postal Damage

But, what if the prints arrive and the packaging is damaged? If the packaging is damaged to the point, where you think it could have damaged the print, take a photo of the damaged package BEFORE OPENING. When opened, and if there is damage to the print, also take a photo of the damaged print, and contact me ASAP. I will need the photos to make a claim and get new prints to you quickly. This is a very rare occurrence due to the sturdy packaging used. The smaller sizes - A3 and A2 are packaged flat, the larger A1 and A0 are sent in a large tube.

Print Framing

I don't offer framing. The best result will come from your decisions with a Picture Framer in selecting what you want. There are many picture framers around, but if live more remote, online framers are good. 

Some people have a strong idea of what they want with their picture framing, and most don't. I struggle with choosing matt board colours and frames, so I simplify it to a more classic combination. I choose a matt board that is white, but a slightly darker white than the print paper. The frame is always timber or black. But, if you have a vision, always follow your vision, go for it! Framing prices can vary widely, so you can get a ballpark price off a few framers, by telling them the print sizes you are getting. There are also Picture Framers online and you can price and order on their websites. Another option is to look online for pre-made frames in 'A sizes' or at stores like Ikea etc. My tip: get it framed by a professional.

The window cut in your matt board should display the 'title line' and some breathing space around the other 3 sides. .... as shown in the picture below.

You can vary the appearance and size of the art on the wall, by choosing a wider matt board. This can look quite dramatic, but will cost more.

Take your time when choosing the framing, it is the other part of the whole, and getting it right, will make you happy for much longer. Maybe forever!

Print Care

Your prints are produced with archival inks, on high quality paper, which give them a very long life. To ensure a long life for your art, avoid hanging pictures in areas with moisture, or excessive heat (near fireplace), or where they are exposed daily to direct sunlight or strong reflected sunlight, (off tile floors etc.)

Below .. the window cut in your matt board (shown as grey), should display the 'title line' and some breathing space around the other 3 sides.