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Welcome to our vintage art print shop!
WHO WE ARE
Saltwater Vintage & Uncommon Prints was created by a creative team on the West Coast of Canada. We research and painstakingly restore vintage, unknown, and uncommon illustrations, magazine and book covers, and original artwork (particularly Art Nouveau) from 19th- and early 20th-century literary and art magazines, and European and North American archives.
IS SALTWATER VINTAGE PRINTS BASED IN NORTH AMERICA?
Yes! We live on the West Coast and our printers are based in Seattle, Washington, and Alberta, Canada. We conscientiously use made-in-North-America products and services, whenever possible.
WHAT WE DO
It's a complex task, identifying and restoring 19th- and early 20th-century vintage, public domain, unknown, and uncommon illustrations and magazine art. But we just can't stand to see this little-known or lost art without a good home! And it's so rewarding to see our blemish- and damage-free restorations in super-high resolution digital format, ready for printing and framing (prints, posters, canvas) through our professional print partners in the U.S. and Canada.
Team Members
THOMAS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR + CO-OWNER
Thomas is a professional, award-winning photographer who brings his expert eye to the job of researching and restoring long-forgotten illustrations, drawings and magazine covers, from obscure international archives.
Thomas' photography skills are applied to the complex task of gently restoring and repairing digital images of the originals, using Photoshop Pro and professional computer-based tools. Thomas has traveled all over the world, and lived and worked in the Middle East for more than two years.
WYNN
SHOPIFY DESIGN + CO-OWNER
Wynn is a professional writer, editor, and communicator. She is in charge of Shopify design, researching the incredible histories of our artists, and marketing. Wynn has traveled extensively and once worked in Saudi Arabia and lived in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Favorite travels? Rajasthan, India and the Sultanate of Oman.
NIKOLAI
RESEARCHER + SHIPPER
Nik (also pictured, above) is officially our researcher and shipper, but since being creative runs in the family, he also has a pretty good eye for tasteful and unique vintage art. He also has good taste in music!
THE BOYS
SUPPORT STAFF
Scruffy (our rescue from Bahrain), Doodles, and Butterball are there for us every day. Such very good boys...
OUR FINE ART PRINTERS
We use the awesome services of two fine art printers: one in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and one in Seattle, Washington, USA. Both have the latest in giclée photographic printers: printer technology meant for professional-quality photo/art print work – no mass-produced flimsy prints here! They only print with aqueous pigment inks for the best longevity and colour permanence. Our main Alberta fine art printers create 21mil cotton canvas prints with a matte white gesso that will not crack when stretched over hand-stretched over basswood stretcher bars. Both printers have a full custom framing shop on site and professional canvas stretching capabilities.
INFO
Edmonton, Alberta + Seattle, Washington
info@saltwatervintageuncommonprints.com
Mon - Sat: 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
