Spotlight on Maui Giclee – news – fine art giclee printing – list of exhibitors attached
Susan Seiling
KIHEI, Hawaii — Staff members at Maui Giclee enjoy the good life in today’s global economy. They live and work in a premiere tourist destination while business comes in through FedEx from around the world. General Manager Kuulei Nakagawa estimates that 70 percent of the company’s fine art giclee printing business comes from outside Hawaii.
“We have a very high standard and high quality. We are also very competitive, as far as pricing goes–we’re just farther away,” Nakagawa said.
The process of making a giclee print starts out the same for virtually every painting Maui Giclee reproduces. First, they capture the painting digitally so they can work on it in the computer. This involves either scanning a transparency of the original painting or photographing the artwork using a high-end digital camera. Maul Giclee prefers to digitally capture the original paintings, since having the paintings on-hand helps ensure accurate color and detail.
Once the painting has been scanned, a technician works to make the color of the reproduction come as close as possible to the actual painting. Then a set of proof prints is sent to the artist to review.
When artists are ready to make a final print, they can choose from Maui Giclee’s arsenal of printers, including six Iris printers, an Epson 10000 and an Epson 9600. Each printer uses different technology and different types of inksets, which gives a distinct look and feel to prints from different printers.
“We usually look at the color and the color gamut of the original painting to see which printer would be best, and then we see if the client needs longevity,” Nakagawa said. The life of a print ranges from 55 to more than 100 years depending on the printer. But the trade off for longer lasting prints is often a narrower color palette. That’s why it’s important to consider the colors of the original painting before deter mining which printer to use, said Nakagawa.
When it comes to choosing what type of substrate to use, Maui Giclee stocks a range of canvases and watercolor papers, and they work with clients to decide which is the best for their paintings.
“Canvas is 90 percent of our business, said Nakagawa. “We’re printing more acrylics and oils than watercolors these days.”
Maui Giclee’s staff of 12 is split between the giclee production studio, and a retail/wholesale gallery, Image Station. With more than 600 flamed images on display from 70 artists, the gallery allows Maui Giclee to help artists market their work.
“That’s one of the things artists lack: How to market themselves,” Nakagawa said. “With us, they are on our Web site, on TV and in the gallery. The more the artist sells in our gallery, the more printing orders we’ll get.”
The business makes individual compensation arrangements with each artist prior to reproducing their artwork. Compensation ranges from 25 to 50 percent of the sale, depending on whether the artist or Maui Giclee pays for the printing costs.
Most visitors to the gallery are Maui tourists. For this reason, it focuses on Hawaii-related artwork. “About 75 percent is local, and 25 percent is other types of artwork,” Nakagawa said.
All of the artwork is signed and editioned, and some of the artwork is hand-embellished by the artist. Everything in the gallery is available for wholesale purchase to other galleries and interior designers. Generally priced at 50 percent of the retail price, dealers simply need to call the gallery and sup ply a tax ID number, and Image Station will ship the prints directly to the dealer.
Jim Kartes, owner of Maui Giclee, also owns a local tourist television station and is no stranger to marketing. He took a previously unknown company and put an aggressive marketing plan in place. Maul Giclee now employs a full time telemarketer and is increasing its presence through advertising. His aggressive marketing campaign has grown the business tremendously, and Nakagawa predicts the company will continue to grow into the future.
“In the future, we’ll be expanding, keeping up with the technology and buying new printers,” Nakagawa said. “And we’re hoping to reach more of the mainland clientele.”
FACTS & FIGURES
* Founded in 1995, the company, which was once called Bishop Street Press, became Maul Giclee in 1999 when Jim Kartes bought the business.
* Clients include Vladimir Kush (Hawaii), Burkhardt Museum (Europe), Michael Gorbon (Israel) and Gallery Essence (Japan).
* For more information, visit www.mauiaiclee.com.
THE EXHIBITORS
3M Company
A.D. Lines, Inc
A.W.C. Custom Carved Frames
Aaron Ashley
Access Fine Art Ltd
Accuwrap Profiled Components
Active Sales Co Inc/Cassese
Aetna Frame Supply Inc
Aflex Extrusion Tech, Inc
Africa World Museum & Center
Alaniz Studios Inc
Albin Products Inc
Alpha 1 Marketing Ltd
Alres Reproductions-Div Sutton Technologies
Amazing Art Images, LLC
Ambar Art Inc
AMCI Ltd
America Arts Inc
American Car/David Wendel
American Specialty Adhesive Products
AMPF Inc
Andy Mathis Art Co
Animated Animations Company
Applejack Art Partners
Arakawa Hanging Systems
Arquati Company USA
Art & Frame Mart
Art & Frame Review
Art And Framing Council
Art Business News
Art Emporium, Inc
Art Expressions International, Inc
Art Frame
Art Group, The
Art in Motion
Art Line Holland BV
Art Lines International, Inc
Art Market
Art Marketing Group
Art Masters, Inc
Art Materials Service Inc
Art Publishing Group, The–NY
Art Resource International Inc
Art World News
ArtAffairs.com
Arte Bilderrahmen AG
Artful Picture Frames
Artique/Bonart
Artisan Frame & Moulding
Artistic Moulding Company (Pty) Ltd
Arts Uniq’ Inc
Atlantic Arts, Inc
Australian Art Connections
Bakari Editions
Barbara Felisky
Barbara McCann Studios
Barbie Tidwell Studio
Baroque Masters Inc
Bay Tree Studio Ltd
Bendix Mouldings, Inc
Bentley House
Bentley Publishing Group
Best Fine Arts, Inc
Bevelled Edge Magazine, The
Bienfang From Hunt Corp
Birds of a Feather, Inc
Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas
Blue Ridge Moulding
Bluegrass Heritage, The
Boassy Built Inc (Gay T Boassy Art)
Bobby Sikes Fine Art
Boocoo Designs Inc
Bracken Art
Bruce McGaw Graphics
Bruce Teleky
C & K Art Collection Co
Cadres Verbec
California Gold
Callen Corp
Canadian Art Prints
Canadian Brassware
Canadian Moulding Design Inc
Capax-Giddings, Corby, Hynes
Capital Decor
Cash Moulding Sales of AL Inc
Cassese/Active Sales Co Inc
Catch Publishing, Inc
Cathartic Designs
CDNV Wood Carving Frames
Chois Fine Art Group
Classic Collections Fine Art, Ltd
Classic Gallery Framing
Classic Matboard
Clean Wood Co. Ltd
Clearmount Corp
Clicart Inc
Codec Cornici Srl
Collectible Art & Frames
Collectors Editions
Colonial Molding Company, Inc
Colson Art Printing
Complete Framer’s Supply Inc
Computer Management
Assistance Co
Connie Glowacki–Artist
Countryside Studio
Craft Inc
Creative Photo Concepts
Creative Source, Inc
Crescent Cardboard Company, LLC
Crescent Hill Editions
Crossroads Distributors
Cundy’s Creations
Cupps of Chicago Inc
Cutting Corners, Inc
Cutting Edge Designs
Dan Goad Fine Arts
Danion Industries Inc
Darryl Trott Editions
Dasher Murals, Ltd
David Olson Etchings
DeBruyne Lighting, LLC
DECOR Expor Online
DECOR Home Gallery
DECOR Magazine
Decor Moulding & Supply
Decor Products International
Decor Unlimited
Decovia, Inc
Deja Vu Art & Framing Inc
Delle Vedove, USA, Inc
Delta Picture Frame Co
Denglas Technologies
Designer Moulding
Diana Shannon Associates
Digital Technology Group, Inc
Dina Art Co
Directional Publishing, Inc
Distinctive Moulding
Dodo Graphics Inc
Drytac Corporation
Eagle Computers/FullCalc
Earl Henry Bird Prints
Easels by Amron
Eclipse
Ed Johns Fine Art
Ediciones Selina, S.L.
Editions Limited/Drybush Graphics
Elaine Hahn art
Electric Art Inc
Ellis & Lord Editions Co. Inc
Emafyl
Epoch Arts
ESL Ltd Editions-Chiu Tak Hak
ESL Ltd Editions-Mat Barber Kennedy
Eurocuadro, SL
Eurographics
European Art Show
European Images, Inc
Everlasting Images
Fabrice-De-Villeneuve
Fiesta Products
Fine Art Trade Guild
Fine Arts
Finer Image Editions
Fletcher-Terry Company
Foster Planing Mill
Fotiou Frames Limited
Fox Moulding Inc
Frame Fit Co
Frame Specialties Inc
Frame Square Industries
Frame Tek, Inc
Frame USA Inc
Frameese, a Division of Rose Displays
Framerica
FramerSelect
Frameware Inc
Framing Suppliers Inc
Front Page News
Fungcaparts
Furst Bros Co, The
G and G Moulding
Galaxy of Graphics
Gallery Contempo Art
Gango Editions
Garrett Moulding Company, Inc
Geme Art, Inc
Gemini Moulding
Gemini Selections
Gemline Frame Co
General Glass International Corp
Gibson Displays
Gilman Brothers Co, The
Golden Art, Inc
Grabart Editions
Grander Images Inc
Graphics International
Great Art 4 Less Inc
Greene Plastics Corporation
Greenwich Workshop, Inc, The
Greg Young Publishing
Gryphon Moulding
Gunnar International, Inc
H & K Steel Sculptures
H. F. Esterly Co
Haddad’s Fine Arts Inc
Hadley House
Hails Fine Art/Dimensional Aesthetics Inc
Hallmark Press Inc
Happy Donutz PaperWorks
Hardwood Frames of America
Harman Plastics, Inc
Henry Koller
Hi-Wood
Hobby Hill Lighting, Inc
Horton Components
Hot Shots USA Inc
ICF
Idealdecor USA-W&G
Image Connection
Image Conscious
Image Forum, The
Image Source Intl, Inc
Impressions Fine Arts
Ingkangiso Worldesigns African Montages
Inline Ovals
Intelligent Data Systems
InterArchi Framing
Industries/Green Art
Isaacs, Marcia/The Printmakers
ITW AMP
J & W Specialties, Inc
Jack Rabbit Studios Inc
Jackson-Collins
Jadei Graphics
Jeanne Bonine Studio
Jewel River Art
JFM Enterprises, Inc
Jim Hansel Editions, LLC
JJ Moulding Inc
Joan Cawley Gallery Ltd
John Furches Gallery
Kandu Industries Inc
Kathy Ireland Home
Keencut Inc
Keith Mallett Studio Inc
Kendall/Hartcraft
KHH Kaohsiunghigh Picture Frame
Kinetronics Corporation
Kingspoint Designs
Korea Chemical Co. Ltd
Krajewski Collection
L & L International LLC
Lady’s Of Inspiration
LaMarche Moulding & Frames
Larson Juhl
Laville Frames Inc
Lazampa Del Leone, Inc
Ledsome Machine
Leewan, Inc
Leslie Levy Publishing
LifeSaver Software, Inc
Lightscapes Photography
Limited Editions
Lineco Inc
Lo Forti Fine Prints
Lucelle Raad (The Wonder of Children)
Luminart
M & E Glass USA
M & M Distributors
M & S Finishing Company
M Y Designs, Inc
MAC Fine Art
Maestri Fastener Systems Inc
Main Floor Editions
Mark Hopkins Sculpture Inc
Marley Mouldings Limited
Martin Roberts Editions
Mary Mark Lost Steeple Originals
Matboard Design Corp
Max Gold Fusion Art
Max Moulding
McAdams Design
Media Arts Group, Inc
Meisner Gallery
Mercurius Art Publishing USA
Meridian Moulding Inc
Metro Associates
Miami Artistic Group
Michel Meyer
Michelangelo Moulding
Mid America Frame, Inc
Minchou Trading Co Inc
Ming’s Artists Agency, Inc
Mitchell Beja, Inc
Miter Master Inc
Monarch Moulding
Morgan Publishing Group
Mouldings & Frames
International
Mounting & Laminating Supplies
MPF Mouldings & Supplies
MTS Frames Inc
Munson Graphics
Museum Graphics
Mustang Company
National Distributors Network/NDN
NEI Group
Neschen
New Jersey Frame & Moulding Co
New York Graphic Society
Newline Fine Arts, Inc
Next Dimension Studios
Nickell Moulding Company Inc
Nicole smith Gallery
Nielsen Bainbridge
Nurre Caxton
NuTech/EZ Framer
Old World Prints, Ltd
Omega Moulding Co
OMGA, Inc
Opus One
Ox Paper Tube & Core Inc
Oxford Picture Frame Co
Pacart
Palmetto Framing Supplies
PAM Fastening Technology, Inc
Pan African Art/Gallery Kambon
Paper Tole Design Inc
Pattinian Art & Design
Paul Brent Studio Editions
PB&H Moulding Co
Pecheur d’Images North America
Penny Lane Publishing
Perfect Touch Graphics & Framing
Phaedra American Design
Photo File, Inc
Picture Framing Magazine
Picture Magic
Pistorius Machine Co
PLATIN Art GmbH/Eurographics
Poems Art Publishing
Portfolio Graphics
Portrait Museum Inc
Posters International
PosterService Inc
Potdevin Machine Company
Presentation Systems
Presto Frame & Moulding
Prince Easels
Prints & Perspectives
Profile Frame & Moulding
Progressive Editions
Prolific Art Galleries
Quality Saw & Knife Co Inc
Quick Roll Leaf Mfg Co, Inc
Quickcorner, Inc
Rare Posters/Art Wise
Raul Mercier Fine Arts/Sipan LLC
Raymond L Greenberg Art Publishing
RC machining Inc/EZ Stretch
Regence Picture Frames
Rhonda Feinman Custom Frames, Inc
Rick Kelley Fine Art Publishing
Ricordi Arte
Rinehart Fine Arts
Roadrash Picture Frames
Robert Duncan Studios, Inc
Robert Stephen Simon Collectibles Inc
Roma Moulding Inc
Romm Art Creations Ltd
Ronen Art Vision
Rosenbaum Fine Art
Rosenstiel’s
Royce Direct
RT Innovations Inc
Rupaco Paper Co, a Div of Kittrich Corp
Rustic Creations
S.A.F. Edizioni
S2 Art Group, Ltd
Sagebrush Fine Art
Salem Graphics, Inc
Selwyns LLC
Seven North Inc
Slaymaker Fine Art
Smart Publishing
SoftTouch Solutions Inc
Soho Editions
Somerset House Publishing
Sotwu Trading
South Frames, Inc
South Star Moulding & Supply
Southern Fields Art Resource
Souther Moulding & Supply Co
Southernair Service Inc
Southwinds Moulding, Inc
SpartCraft, Inc
Specialty Matboard Corp
Specialty Tapes
SpecialtySoft
Stalling Fine Art
Studio 84 West, Inc
Studio Moulding
Studio Vertu
Sun Dance Graphics
sun Mark Moulding
Sunset Marketing
Sunshine Holland B.V.
T.I. Industries
Tannery Lane Co, Inc
Tara Materials, Inc
Tara Picture Frames
Tech Mark, Inc
Tele Graphics
Ten Plus, Inc
Thomas Arvid Fine Art, Inc
Toh-Atin Gallery and Publishing Co
Tomchuk Fine Art
Top Art
Top Gallery, Inc
Tranzporter International
Tripp Harrison Gallery
Tru Vue
Trucut Technology Ltd
Tullis Russell Hot Press, Inc
Tuscaloosa Moulding Company
U-Jin Moulding
Ultimate Litho
Ultramitre
Unicorn Artworks, Inc
United Mfrs Supplies, Inc
Universal Art Development, Inc
Universal Framing Products
Universal Laser Systems, Inc
Universal Prints, Inc
Unusualty Unusual Frames
US Art Images
Valley Moulding & Frame
Vera Struck Studios
Vermont hardwoods
Verno USA Inc
Vicki Schober Company, Inc
Visions In Motion
Visoni Ltd
Vista Art & Framing
Walker Display
Wall Molding & associates
Wallbound fine Art
Waterfront Publishing
Weathervane Editions, LLC
Webster Fine Art
Wesley Prints Inc
Western Lights Group
Wholesale Art & Frame Ltd
Wild Apple
William Brittain Associates, Inc
Winn Devon Art Group, Ltd
Wire & Cable Specialties, Inc
Wizard International
X-Cel Corp
Yankell Fine Arts
Z & B International Co
Zani Marcello S.R.L.
Zee Crafts
Zimbabwe Gallery
Zuel Company Inc
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