Turning My Largest Painting into a Limited Edition Giclée Print
- Feb 24
- 3 min read
If you’ve been following along, you may have noticed I recently completed my largest piece to date: a 24 × 40 inch gouache painting of my wedding bouquet on cold press paper. I call it Superposition - an ode to the Young the Giant song Mark and I chose for our first dance on the night of our elopement. If you’d like to see the behind the scenes creation of the piece, check out this post!
When the painting was finally finished, I knew immediately I had to be thoughtful about how it would be reproduced. This wasn’t going to be just another print added to my shop. The piece deserved a printing process that honored the time and effort put into the piece. Plus I knew reproductions would have to be larger than prints in my existing catalogue. The original itself is so big, and shrinking it down to a small art print felt like I wouldn't be doing the piece justice. Too much detail would be lost.
Reproducing Superposition began with a challenge: finding a way to capture a high-quality image of a 24 × 40 inch painting. The piece was far too large for any scanner I could find, so I began searching for a photographer who specialized specifically in fine art documentation. That search led me to Julia Featheringill, a renowned art documentation photographer based in the South End neighborhood of Boston.
In her studio, Julia carefully laid the painting flat on a large table and rigged a camera nearly ten feet overhead to photograph it with complete precision. After meticulous color correction and subtle adjustments to ensure the image matched the original painting as closely as possible, she captured a final file that truly honored the work.
That image was then sent to Harborside Printing in Newburyport, MA, where the piece was printed on archival cotton cold press paper, bringing Superposition into its final form as a limited edition giclée.
A giclée (pronounced zhee-clay) print is a fine art inkjet print made using archival, pigment-based inks and museum-quality materials. The process allows for exceptional color accuracy, crisp detail, and longevity - often lasting 100 years or more without fading. The word itself comes from the French gicler, meaning “to spray,” referring to the way microscopic droplets of ink are applied to the paper to create a reproduction that feels remarkably close to the original artwork.
As I move through 2026, I’m being more intentional about emphasizing original work. Choosing to create limited edition giclée prints aligns with that goal. I want both my original paintings and my prints to be cherished - to move with you through different homes, seasons, and phases of life. Offering a print that can withstand time, while still closely resembling the original, feels essential to that vision.
The paper I chose has a substantial weight and a soft texture that closely mimics watercolor paper. That texture adds depth and dimension, allowing the print to feel tactile rather than flat. It’s the closest translation I’ve found to the experience of viewing the original painting in person.
In keeping with my goal for authenticity, these prints will never be mass produced.
Superposition is being released as a limited edition giclée of 60 prints in the 18 × 24 inch size. Each print is individually numbered and hand signed. Once this edition sells out, it will never be offered again at this size.
This approach keeps the work special. Each print feels like an artwork in its own right, not simply an image of the original.
My hope is always that my work becomes an heirloom - something that stays with you as you move homes, mark milestones, or eventually pass it down. Not art bought for a trend, then discarded when tastes shift. Art that isn’t mass produced carries a different kind of weight, and I want to reinforce my personal value of collecting and consuming with intentionality.
Offering limited edition giclée prints honors the countless hours spread across six months that went into this painting. It’s my way of respecting both the process and the people who choose to collect the work.
Giclée prints do cost more to produce, and that inevitably affects pricing. But they are the closest thing to owning original art without owning the original itself. For collectors who value craftsmanship, longevity, and care, a limited edition giclée offers a meaningful way to bring fine art into your home.
If you’d like to purchase a Superposition print, you can do so here. Each piece is hand signed and numbered (for example, 1/60 or 2/60), and optional gold bamboo frames are available.
Thank you, as always, for being along with me on this journey and caring about human-created art!
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