004 - SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT - GICLEE PRINT

 SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT

What are the odds?. You spend weeks fretting over that perfect outfit for Lord Fitzrandy's fancy dress ball. You spend days making it, or getting one's maid to do it. Finally the big night is here and you arrive, resplendant at the party with a large boat on your head, then lo and behold, your worst nightmare occurs. Your rival is dressed in almost identical attire.

Well, it is quite hard to ignore a giant battleship upon one's *noggin, and so, not quite in the spirit of Trafalgar, other than the odd dirty look, they pass one another with barely an acknowledgment. Ships that pass in the night indeed. There are more icebergs here than in Antarctica.
*noggin = Head

ARTWORK INFORMATION
This is a high quality digital (giclee) print taken from my own artwork. The original artwork was drawn with pencil and watercolours.

I print the image using pigment inks on archival paper. I then window mount the image and attach a backing board to the reverse of the print using Daler cream coloured card. The external dimensions of the mounted image measure 10"x 8". This is a standard size that will fit an off-the-shelf, ready made frame that you can buy in a style of your choosing. Having the print window mounted and ready to fit in a frame, makes framing your print very simple. It will also greatly reduce your framing costs if you were to have your print professionally framed. You will have a beautifully mounted and framed work, at a fraction of the cost.

*Please note that the black frame in the second photograph is not included with the print and mount.

**There may be a slight variation between the colour shown on your screen and the actual print, as individual computer screen colour settings can vary. I try and make the colour represented, as true as possible.

POSTAGE AND PACKING
Your print will be sent to you via Royal Mail first class post for UK customers and by Standard Airmail for *overseas customers. Postage is free for orders sent by Royal Mail first class post in the UK and I try and keep postage and packaging charges as low as possible for my customers overseas. Your print will be carefully wrapped in tissue paper and packed with stiff card. It will be posted flat, in a bubble wrap envelope or reused bubble wrap and brown paper. I do try and use recycled packaging where I can. If you prefer a cello bag instead of tissue paper, please let me know when you place your order.

*For overseas customers, please check if you are liable for any customs or import charges in your country. I am really sorry, but I am unable to state anything other than the true value of goods on customs declarations. Thank you.

ARTWORK CARE 
For the best care of prints, you should ideally frame them behind glass and keep them out of direct sunlight. This goes for all types of artwork, not just digital prints. I use pigment based inks on archival paper, so the prints I sell on my website should be very long lasting. Any kind of artwork whether it is an oil painting, watercolour, photograph, print or collage, will gradually fade if exposed to sunlight, so do be careful where you choose to display your artwork.

All the artwork and designs are by Alodie Fielding and there is a copyright on all images.

Enjoy browsing and thanks for looking.