Sam Leitch Blogs

How to Frame Your Fine Art Print: A Collector's...

Sam Leitch

A collector’s guide to framing fine art prints for both presentation and long-term preservation. It covers frame styles, thickness, floating paper, frame colours, hanging hardware and UV-protective glass, with practical...

How to Frame Your Fine Art Print: A Collector's...

Sam Leitch

A collector’s guide to framing fine art prints for both presentation and long-term preservation. It covers frame styles, thickness, floating paper, frame colours, hanging hardware and UV-protective glass, with practical...

What Is a Screen Print? The Craft Behind Sam Le...

Sam Leitch

Screen printing is a layered, hands-on printmaking process built on precision and craft. Also known as serigraphy, it is one of the most respected techniques in fine art printmaking—valued not...

What Is a Screen Print? The Craft Behind Sam Le...

Sam Leitch

Screen printing is a layered, hands-on printmaking process built on precision and craft. Also known as serigraphy, it is one of the most respected techniques in fine art printmaking—valued not...

What Is a Giclée Print? A Collector's Guide to ...

Sam Leitch

A giclée print is a high-resolution reproduction of an original painting made using archival pigment inks and advanced inkjet technology. The name comes from the French gicler, "to spray" —...

What Is a Giclée Print? A Collector's Guide to ...

Sam Leitch

A giclée print is a high-resolution reproduction of an original painting made using archival pigment inks and advanced inkjet technology. The name comes from the French gicler, "to spray" —...

Hahnemühle German Etching Paper Guide: Giclée Q...

Sam Leitch

Technical Paper Specifications: Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm is purpose-built for fine art reproduction. Its heavy weight and fine felt structure provide tactile presence while maintaining razor-sharp...

Hahnemühle German Etching Paper Guide: Giclée Q...

Sam Leitch

Technical Paper Specifications: Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm is purpose-built for fine art reproduction. Its heavy weight and fine felt structure provide tactile presence while maintaining razor-sharp...

Screen Print vs Giclée: Limited Editions, Numbe...

Sam Leitch

Screen Print vs. Giclée: The Key Differences Two methods. Two distinct objects. Both made to last a lifetime. Screen Print (The Hand-Made Object): Screen printing is a process of physical...

Screen Print vs Giclée: Limited Editions, Numbe...

Sam Leitch

Screen Print vs. Giclée: The Key Differences Two methods. Two distinct objects. Both made to last a lifetime. Screen Print (The Hand-Made Object): Screen printing is a process of physical...

Celebrating Conservation & Creativity: How Art ...

Sam Leitch

This article explores the relationship between nature, creativity and conservation through art, focusing on Sam Leitch’s In Two Minds series and the conservation story of New Zealand’s Tieke bird. It...

Celebrating Conservation & Creativity: How Art ...

Sam Leitch

This article explores the relationship between nature, creativity and conservation through art, focusing on Sam Leitch’s In Two Minds series and the conservation story of New Zealand’s Tieke bird. It...