fine art printing and digitisation at its best, from the heart of Somerset
Professional fine art printing based in Frome, 13 miles from Bath. I use top-of-the-range giclée printing technology, and a carefully-selected range of archival papers from the best paper mills in the world.
Me!
I grew up near Frome, and have been printing professionally for over 11 years. I learned to giclee print during my BA in Photography, and honed my scanning skills in my first graduate job at Cambridge University.
I’m also a practicing artist and photographer, I love to collaborate with fellow creatives. I also like to write and make zines, and have an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University - many of my clients are from Bath and the surrounding area.
My studio is at the Silk Mill in Frome where I’ve run my art business for 11 years. I love the community here in Frome and Bath, and having the opportunity to meet so many other amazing creatives.
I like to go on long nature hikes in my spare time, I’m a keen gardener, and I live in a yurt and cabin combo.
The printers
I run two printers, a 24 inch Canon Pro-2100, which can print up to A1, and 44 inch Canon Pro-4100, which can print up to 44” on the short edge (A0+). This system has 12 lucia pigment inks, with the widest colour gamut available, meaning it can faithfully reproduce artwork and photographs as true to the original colour as can be.
The papers
I’ve been printing professionally for 11 years, and in that time I’ve used lots of different papers. For Peradam I’ve selected my top 10 - from the most environmentally-friendly giclee paper available (Hahnemühle Hemp), to the exquisitely-produced Awagami Inbe washi.
If there’s a paper you want to print on that’s not in my selection I’ll probably be able to get hold of it, subject to minimum orders. I love to collaborate with artists on creative projects, so don’t be afraid to ask about off-menu options.
Scanning & digital imaging
I use a high resolution Epson flatbed imaging scanner that can capture original artworks up to A1 in glorious detail. It’s also capable of film and slide scanning.
I’ve been scanning professionally for longer than I’ve been printing. My first job after graduating from my photography BA was at Cambridge University’s Scott Polar Research Institute, where I digitised their collection of polar photographs. Since then I’ve scanned countless original artworks, personal archives, and historic and institutional collections including works from the Drawing Matter archive, Frome’s Singer foundry, The Newt, and Hauser & Wirth Somerset.
If you have an archive or collection that you want to digitise, I may be able to bring my scanning-gear to your archive and work from there to avoid the impact of transporting your collection out of its controlled environment.
some of my clients
“Great company, really friendly and very helpful in doing prints from a watercolour original. The colour was amazing and it was difficult to tell the print from the original.”
“I LOVE the colour…..spot on….thank you!”
“The quality of the prints is superb.”
