Welcome To Matted Print Archives by Dallas A. Saunders.

“We” are a small one woman business located in rural Sonoma County wine country north of San Francisco. Welcome to my newest adventure online - sharing images that I love that are beautifully printed, expertly matted one at a time and ready for framing. Whether it is a single portrait of someone you admire or a curated collection of multiple prints for an interior design project I’ve designed each with style and a budget in mind. You just pick the final touch your frame.

These first collections started with my discovery of two books printed in Japan during the 60’s & 70’s using the copper plate photogravure process. This printing process uses continuous tone etched copper plates, not your normal offset lithography which uses a dot structure. We have two collections using this process and the balance of our collections are offset lithography of the highest print quality.

I’m Dallas a former art director and gallery owner. I have an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I’ve art directed prominent photographers and published scores of their work as prints, posters and more. I’ve spent years on the road researching imagery and printing reproductions all over the globe. These opening collections are sourced from impeccably printed first edition and limited edition books by artists whose work I’ve admired and some of whom I’ve known.

Mats for the collection are all conservation quality, four and eight ply boards, individually and precisely cut. Each matted print is cut, assembled and packed with care.

Our turn around time on small orders is 1-2 days, larger orders allow 7-10 working days.

Feel free to contact me with your questions or to help you with your selections.

Thank you for your interest.

Dallas