Please note on Thursday 4th Sept we will be opening at 12.00 due to other committments.
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For the duration of the current retrospective exhibition, we are intending to open Wed, Thurs and Sat 11.00 till 4.00 but if making a long journey, best check first by text or email as we may have other appointments at times
Giclee Prints.
This is a term commonly used for inkjet reproductions of artwork, often in large or unlimited editions. We feel this demeans the artists work as they are so cheap to produce, admittedly now of good quality. We are not prepared to go down that route, the only short runs are from digital art, quite seperate from reproductions.
Online Sales
We have been updating website and can send mail order, if we know by Thursdays, we can have collected Sat or Mon by post.
Regret we cannot ship large glass framed works unless by prior arrangement with specialised courier.
Mail order will be halted first 2 weeks of September and 3rd week of October
No 13 Press
Sheila also runs via the Gallery a self publishing venture, producing a small range of handmade books and zines as well as low edition printed books. We plan to display some artist books and zines for sale. These will all be limited editions and many are handmade.Current books are on this site under Gallery Shop- books and zines.
Currently she has a self published book "Triangle", a selection of photography, drawing and printmaking. There are several options from basic book to presentation boxed copy.
Also "The Spirit of the Garden", colour photographs made over at Dundee Botanic Gardens, linked to writings by Barbara Morton, a well known creator of specialist handmade books.
Definition of a Print
Many of our artists are printmakers, their work is all their own " by the hand of the artist". Editions are hand pulled and low, many just do monoprints ie 1 of 1. They are all inked up, a long process when there are several colours, then run through the process be it etching, screenprint, relief print, lithography and several processes.
There is now a proliferation of outlets selling "original prints" These are reproductions, done photographically usually by ink jet, or giclee as often referred to. They tend to be in large or open editions, often in poor quality frames and bear no relationship to true printmaking. Most reputable galleries do not handle these. The term "Giclee Print" sounds impressive but it is just a fancy term for a reproduction of an original work. Locally there are certain well known artists, no names mentioned whose giclees can be found everywhere in large or open editions.
We do stock digital art, this is different again, being created in computer from many elements, almost a collage. They are produced in low numbers and we offer these as a more affordable form of art..
We are happy to explain the various processes to any callers