A giclee is a high quality digital ink print. As an artist I find that this is the best quality print technique available. It can be very difficult to tell which is the original and which is the print, except with an eyeglass. The inks used are pigment based, rather than dye based ( unlike the usual inkjet printers) and so are lightfast and stable. The paper used is a heavyweight mouldmade etching variety. The ink manufacturers advertise an expected lifespan of at least 100 years, whereas the best dye inks can fade in a few years. If you are interested in this subject, visit the Wilhelm Research site at http://www.wilhelm-research.com.This is one of the best known labs for ink testing.

Because they are done in small numbers, they are more expensive to produce than large volume litho prints( your average calender or curio shop print!)There are only 500 made and each is signed and numbered.

Shown below is an example of the Royal Exhibtion buildings print. You can see that the image is not cropped and that there is a generous amount of paper showing. I find that the best way to frame them is to leave about 10 to 15 mm of this white paper showing and then have a simple mount or perhaps a thin gold slip.

The actual image is about 100 by 150 mm in size, while the paper is usually about 180 mm by about 228 mm.

They cost $22 each in Melbourne.

If I need to post them to you, It costs a few more dollars for registered post within Australia.
You can see all my prints, plus ordering instructions and postage rates on my Print Order Page