A Romantic Tryst

Delivery

Delivery is free of charge to Mainland UK. The Channel Islands and Isle of Man is charged at £2.99, regardless of the number of items, and free if over £100.00. Delivery to the island of Ireland is £4.99, regardless of the number of items, and free if over £100.00.

Goods are normally dispatched on the next working day by Next Business Day although this can take up to two days in practise and longer for the islands.  Canvases can take longer to allow the lacquer we apply to dry properly.

Collection

You can collect free of charge from our Market Harborough Store which is open from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday or by appointment. 

The address is Unit C4, Welland Business Park, Valley Way, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7PS, where you can view another 1,200 prints to take away. 

Ernest Hemmingway Mustard lives in a not-so-damp basement flat with Violet, his dear lady wife and Doris, the portly Jack Russell Terrier. Sam Toft (their official picture maker) has created an imaginary world based on her hometown of Brighton, where they live a life of simple pleasures in faded ice-cream colours. A place where kindness and generosity are the norms, the wind is always there to blow away the cobwebs, and fish really do ride on bicycles. “The world of Mustard with its old-fashioned values and a strong sense of whimsy is real comfort in these unpredictable times. I am a firm believer that accepting what is, feeling the feelings without getting caught up in them, and sharing out the rose-tinted spectacles is the best way to proceed”. Sam Toft lives in an old white house by the sea with her two dogs Betty and Stan. She has a small shop nearby and has renovated two lovely old telephone boxes, which are now used as a community art space. This year sees an exciting new collaboration with her sister. Drawing on Sam’s work with the Mustard family and Louise’s long career as a Psychotherapist and Life Coach, they are creating a big warm hug of a book to delight and inspire.

We use 2mm cast acrylic, which is visually indistinguishable from glass and virtually unbreakable. 

We specifically do not use styrene, as, though cheaper, it is normally only 1mm thick, offers far less support, and goes yellow over time. 

We use MDF backboard for strength. As MDF is a wood product, it can contain acids. To safeguard against these leeching out and affecting your print, we insert an acid free sheet of conservation barrier board between the back and print. 

All of our prints are delivered ready to hang.