Answers to most common questions about products, orders, shipments, and payments.
General
We’re Mary Raffetto and Greg Hammond. We’re partners living in California, both with a keen appreciation for beauty in the world and in the eye. Mary is a designer, artist, gardener, and chef. Greg is a retired photographer. As we traveled together, we began sharing artwork created from our travels with friends and family who encouraged us to make it available to a wider audience. So, we did! You can learn more about us over here.ne content
Our gallery in Stockton was kindly provided to us by The Downtowner Restaurant. Unfortunately, that location is temporarily closed. We’re not sure if or when it will reopen. In the meantime, we are exploring other public display alternatives.
We ship only to the United States. This is not a limitation we especially like, but we’ve had so many problems with international shipments in the past, that we simply had to make this difficult choice. However, we are currently exploring the feasibility of expanding our market.
Our providers operate a variety of production centers around the world. Currently, shipping times range from 7-14 days. Please remember that our artwork is produced “on demand,” from pour original artwork. There is no stock sitting on shelves waiting to be shipped immediately. So it takes a few extra days to get your new artwork to you or your gift recipient. If you’re in a hurry, digital gift cards are available here.
About The Artwork
We love crafting beautiful artwork and sharing it in as many ways as possible. It's great to put a large, custom printed triptych on a large wall, but not everyone has the space or budget for that sort of artwork. So, we decided to share our artwork in as many ways as possible so that our customers could enjoy it in their environment, their world, in the way that suits them best.
Our artwork prints and products are printed or produced "on demand"(POD). What does that mean? First, it’s not sitting on a shelf waiting to be shipped out on the next truck. Second, it’s printed or manufactured the way that you specified. Whether it’s a framed print with meticulous mat and frame choices or the size of a beach towel, it did not exist until you decided to make it yours. Third, depending on your choice, your selected artwork will be produced in one of our POD partners’ 15+ global production facilities We never know which one, because their systems determine which capable facility can produce and ship the fastest. This is true of the smallest album-sized print, as well as the largest duvet cover. That means that it can be a few days before your artwork is on its way. But no fear! 99% of our artwork ships within 1-5 days. And our fulfillment system keeps you apprised at each step. The only exception to this is our custom-curated Your Private Museum™ artwork. Those pieces typically ship within 45 days.
Please reach out to us via the Contact Form to inquire about custom printing that’s not available in the Gift Shop or Fine Art Gallery. Most of our artwork is specifically sized and printed only in a format consistent with the artistic image, but we can work with you to achieve the vision you have for placement of our artwork in your environment.
We use many tools to produce our artwork, but all are based on original photography by Greg and Mary. Many software tools like Topaz and Photoshop incorporate machine learning into their capabilities, and some incorporate the moniker “AI” into their product branding, but we do not use any artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT or Midjourney to produce the artwork on offer here. We’re not anti-AI; we think it can help humanity in a wide variety of endeavors, and it can be fun. But we are pro-human creativity, and we want to keep our artwork that way.
Sure, you can buy everything from keyrings to towels to cheap posters on Amazon all day long. But every single thing we offer is based on a work of art that often took many trips and hours of attention to get to the final image that represents the artist’s vision. It’s entirely up to you whether there is a value in owning original artwork that is not mass-duplicated.
Our acrylic block and fine wall display art (other than posters) is produced by WhiteWall, headquartered in Germany. WhiteWall permits us to upload the type, size, and quality of image file that we feel is necessary to convey the nuance and subtlety of our artwork.WhiteWall products are available exclusively in the Fine Art Gallery section of our website.
Our Accessible Fine Art™ pieces are available in our Gift Shop. These pieces are produced on demand for our customers by several Production-on-Demand ("POD") partners, including Fine Art America, Printify, and Printful. The Gift Shop has a lot of different products ranging from tech accessories like phone and laptop cases to home goods, to travel accessories, including luggage, luggage covers, and bag tags. Every item features our artowrk, for you to enjoy wherever and however you might choose.
We use several partners for fulfillment of our shop orders: WhiteWall, Fine Art America, Printful, and Printify. Once you place your order, they are responsible for its fulfillment and shipping. Production times range from 3-7 days.
Policies
If you’re not happy, neither are we. Returns within 30 days of items in their original condition are handled by our printing & shipping partners. Once returned, we will refund the cost of the item plus taxes. Shipping charges are not refundable.
We are fully committed to your privacy and your control over that privacy. You can see our Privacy Policy here.
We’ve got enough rules in life. But we do want to ask all our guests to treat everyone here with civility and mutual respect. This is a place about sharing beauty. So, please:
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- No advertising or selling of any sort in the comments. Links to external sites when they advance the discussion are welcome.
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