About a Metal Print
Questions and answers about metal prints for your home.
I love metal prints, the colors are just luminous, and I wanted to share a little bit about them. Photos printed on metal create a stop-you-in-your-tracks contemporary kind of art. Perhaps you have seen metal prints listed on my website and you were hoping to learn more about what a metal print is and how they look. A picture is worth a thousand words so I have added those as well as tried to answer questions that I once had about metal prints.
What is a metal print? It is a photograph printed on thin aluminum, 1/16” thick, and the images are coated with a vibrant glossy surface. Metal prints offer crisp vivid colors which bring the images to life and you have never seen such a brilliantly colorful photograph.
What sizes do they come in? I offer these in a variety of sizes, 16x16, 24x24, 30x30 in square images, and 16x24, 20x30, and 24x36 for vertical or horizontal images.
How do I hang them on the wall? All metal prints come with a floating mount attached to the back. They float 1/2” off the wall and are ready to display in your home.
How do I clean my metal print? The surface can be cleaned with a soft cloth (microfiber works well) or a feather duster. Avoid using chemicals, abrasive cloth, and cleaners (such as Windex.)
Will my metal print have straight edges or rounded edges? All of my metal prints have rounded edges for safety.
Do metal prints rust? No, they will not rust.
Can I hang my image in the sun? Please keep your image away from direct sunlight, as direct sunlight isn’t good for any art, and causes it to fade.
Are metal prints archival and how long will they last? Yes, when kept indoors and out of direct sunlight, they are made with a Standard Archival Value of 100+ years.
Are metal prints durable? Yes, they are durable but with all art, you want to handle them carefully to avoid bending, denting, or crushing the metal.
Do you have more questions? Please make sure to leave a comment in the comment area below and I can answer more questions for you. I hope this information will help you with your decision if a metal print is what you have been looking for!
Order your favorite flower photograph on metal wall art print from Anna Chipman Photography to liven up your home wall decor today!
Please note:
Images are printed on metal and could the metal could have minor variations and imperfections that are on the surface of the metal that we can’t control. While we make every effort to reduce their visibility, we cannot consent to returns for these imperfections.
August 2022 Calendar
August desktop calendar
"Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August."
―Denise Levertov
The prickly pear cactus and its blooms have shown up here a couple of times and I have to tell you that I am just awestruck that each one of these different prickly pear cacti can have a different flower. Some have yellow flowers, others have yellow with a red center and another type of prickly pear can have just red flowers. Nature is AMAZING! This image was photographed this spring at the Botanical Garden here in Phoenix. At that time there were blooms everywhere and the desert was bursting with transformation. So, today I present to you Fire Ducky.
As always, I hope that this cactus bloom will bring a smile to your face and brighten every day!
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Showy Lady Slipper
The seriously amazing adventure of seeing Showy Lady Slippers in person!
You know that thing that you have wanted to do or that place that you have wanted to go? I got to check one of those things off the list this year. I am a note taker and I have about 20 places where I take notes, notebooks, scraps of paper, plain paper, lined paper, my arm….I think you get the idea! Anyhow, one note that pops up a lot in things that I dream of photographing is the Showy Lady Slipper in Minnesota. I was born in Minnesota and spent a lot of summers there growing up.
This summer the kids and I got to go up in June. My cousin, Dawn, told me that the Showy Lady Slippers blooming late this year, as she and her hiking buddy, Gail, love to see them as well and had been on the lookout for them. We made plans to meet up that Friday and we would all head out to where they would often find the Showy Lady Slippers. We, Dawn, Gail, my dad, my kids, and I, climbed the small hill up to where the hilltop was covered, just covered, with so many plants that were dotted with the pink and white of the Lady Slippers. Honestly, you would think that I would have had my phone out to record the moment that I first saw them, but, I didn’t. I was so incredibly wrapped up in that moment but I just kept saying, “wow” over and over, while turning to see all of them.
So, I asked you, you know that thing that you have wanted to see or do? Well, I already told you, I got to do one of them. You know how sometimes after you have done that thing, that thing that you have been thinking about non-stop or planning forever, you can feel a little let down or like it didn’t meet your expectations? Well, this was not that way at all! My expectations were blown out of the water! I could have stayed there for a few hours, and in reality, I did have to go back because this isn’t an opportunity that will come along often, but I know that watching me photograph flowers can’t be all that exciting.
So, what did I learn from gettting to visit this beautiful location filled with flowers? My take away is that I need to keep making lists, telling people about the things on that list, (because how will anyone know what your dreams are if you keep them to yourself), and plan on completing the things you have written down!
A GIANT shout out to Dawn and Gail, my buddies, for helping me check this amazing experience off of my list! Thanks for waiting around while I took a lot of photos!
How I Dry Flowers
Today I am telling you about ways that I dry flowers.
I love when people give a sneak peek of what their “behind the scenes” looks like. I know I have told you before that I love dried flowers and you know I have a whole series on them. When I was in graduate school I had a smaller studio all to myself, which I spent just about every day in and absolutely loved! I would photograph the flowers that I had just purchased and then, if it was already wilting, I would hang them from my metal rack with clothes pins. My studio was COVERED in dry flowers! I couldn’t bear to get rid of the flowers yet when there was still so much beauty waiting to be photographed!
When we graduated I had to pack up my studio and I took many of those flowers home with me. A couple of years after that we moved from the San Francisco Bay Area back to Phoenix and that same box of flowers made that long trip with us! I had that same box of flowers for quite a few years. During one of our many moves in the first years we were back in Phoenix, we ended up moving 5 times, including from the Bay Area, in five years, which was A LOT of transition, the flowers had finally had enough of being moved from one spot to the next and I let those dried flowers go.
This wonderful hanger displays my flowers and dries them perfectly!
Obviously, I still have an obsession with dried flowers and I still have them around my art studio while they wait to be photographed. There are times that I get them right off of the plant, pick them out of a bouquet that is wilting, and of course when I have finished photographing them. I got this amazing little drying rack, for clothes, that I hung and now it dries my flowers and it displays them so beautifully for me to see every time I walk in the room.
The flowers that were forgotten while we were out of town but still have so much character.
The kids and I went to Minnesota a few weeks ago and I bought some peonies right before I left, thinking that I would have free time before we left, spoiler alert, I was wrong! My flowers got left in the vase they were in the whole time that we were gone! They dried very nicely and are continuing to hang out in the vase until it is time to move them. (It’s only 112 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now and I work in a non-air-conditioned area.) But I just want you to share that even when they are forgotten in a vase they can still dry in a beautiful way!
Flowers taken from my parent’s house from a bouquet for my dad’s 90th birthday.
I hope that this peek into my dried flowers was interesting and helpful! Soon I hope to press flowers, which I do have some hidden away, and talk to you about those as well! Let me know if this inspires to as well to give drying flowers a go!
Summer Magic
With school starting soon I am reflecting on the things that I love about summer!
Summer Magic…or things that I Love About Summer
It’s only a short three works before school starts again for my kids. Summer break is such a short time and it had me thinking about the things that I love about summer!
Exploring new places with family.
Iced coffee in the afternoon for a pick-me-up!
The kids getting to add color to their hair!
A new book that keeps me turning the pages.
Learning new things, then seeing that in real life. I just learned about Century Plants, an agave plant that flowers once (at about 10-25 years) and dies, and now I see them EVERYWHERE!
Tending to my garden. Smelling and tasting the fantastic things that are growing.
The sound of my kids laughing and them enjoying each other’s company.
Splashing in the water, at the lake, watching the sunset, and making memories.
Fireworks on the 4th of July and watching the amazement in my children’s eyes.
The colorful Arizona summer flowers lining the road that I live on - bring a smile to my face!
July 2022 Calendar
Your desktop calendar for July 2022
Yay, it is summer!!! July is time for popsicles, BBQs, and, my favorite, fireworks!! Fire Blossom, from the series, Pointed Elegance, is a photograph of a barrel cactus bloom. The colors of this barrel cactus bloom make me think of sitting out under the stars on the Fourth of July. This image has me imagining the fireworks crackling overhead, watching one small trail of a firework shooting up until it bursts into an explosion of color!
If you like this image, you really should check out the series, there are even more images to love!
Enjoy your summer and the summertime vibes from this barrel cactus bloom!
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My Influences - Imogen Cunningham
I’m sharing one of my favorite artists and someone who inspired my own work!
“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM, 1925/Imogen Cunningham
Sometimes it is hard to place where or when you learn about an artist. I can’t quite remember where I learned about Imogen Cunningham only because I took A LOT of art history while in school. I learned about her in either my photography art history class or my women’s art history, but it is very likely I learned about her in both classes. I know for sure, though, that I learned about her again in my photography art history class in graduate school and this is where she made the biggest impact on me and on my work.
Anyhow, all of that said, I have loved her work for, well, forever! Imogen Cunningham photographed flowers, nudes, still lifes, and self-portraits. She was part of a photography group f.64, with many famous names that I just ohhhhhhed and ahhhhhed over wishing I could have been there to learn from them. which was a progressive group that was pursuing sharp focused images.
I have been inspired by her work with the subject matter of her work, as I have photographed many of the same subjects throughout my photography career, but most certainly her floral work. I love the way that light falls on her sharp focused images and how, even though her work is in black and white, you can almost visualize the colors of the flowers. Her work inspired me to take a look at flowers close-up, but in my own way, discovering my own photographic voice.
Is there an artist, or someone who works your the field that you are in, that inspires you? How did that person influence your work? I love when you find someone or something that inspires you to find your own ideas!
Father's Day e-cards
Father’s Day e-cards are here!!!
Father’s Day is this coming Sunday! Are you ready!? I made e-cards for Mother’s Day and I wanted to share some new e-cards for Father’s Day to share with your loved ones!
All you need to do is download your favorite, or favorites, to send to your dad, grandpa, uncle, or even your good dad friend, everyone needs a reminder that they are appreciated and loved!
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June 2022 Calendar
The June desktop calendar has arrived!
June is here and the June wallpaper is full of colorful spring cacti! These purple prickly pear, Opuntia macrocentra, are one of my favorite cactus because the pads are full of greens and purples, and the flowers are soft yellow with the lower parts of the flower a bold red. There is just color everywhere, no way to go wrong with that! This type of cactus grows in specific areas such as Arizona, New Mexico, Southwestern parts of Texas, and Northwestern parts of Mexico, so if you live around there keep an eye out for these beauties in the spring when they are full of blooms!
Happy June!
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Cactus Blooms
“A creative person has to create. It doesn’t really matter what you create. If such a dancer wanted to go out and build the cactus gardens where he could, in Mexico, let him do that, but something that is creative has to go on.”
I was driving home the other day and felt like I needed to take the longer way home and so I did. On the way down my street, at the end that I don’t normally drive past, was a cactus with these brilliant pink flowers! One of the things I have come to learn over the last bit while falling in love with cactus flowers is that they bloom for one day and then close back up. I knew I had to get up there and take some photos. So, there I was, the crazy neighbor ringing their doorbell to find out if it was alright to photograph their flowers and they said yes!
I know the owner of the house told me what kind of cactus this is but I can’t remember. I also took a picture of it with my phone but it didn’t give me a definitive answer. So, if anyone knows what sort of cactus this is I would LOVE to know. I really need to up my cactus collection!
