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Well lookey lookey here, it’s your friendly neighbourhood greeting card designer, outside his new favourite supermarket, announcing a wee collab with the one, the only…. @sainsburys 

This has been a long time in the making and I’m
BIG NEWS indeed!

 I’m delighted to share I’m putting on a new exhibition of illustrated works at @madeinstirlingstore this summer. 

Teenage Flicks shares my long term love of film and cinema, with a collection of works exploring the mov
Friends, I’m here on the set of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, having successfully fended off a T1000 and set up my trade show stand for @artisanmadeuk 

I’m here all day on aisle 3, doing my thing… (whilst keeping an eye out for any
I got to put my community art hat back on a couple of weeks ago at @perthartgallery with a visiting group of fabulous children from a local nursery in Perth. We had a look at some of my work and read @westringwrites Slug in a mug, which I also made i
Been digging through some old sketchbooks to develop a new illustration and found ol’ Royal Tenenbaum. Then I clocked a little addition which has been made by one of my girls, I love finding cheeky bonus bits like this, any other parent/illustr
Day 1 underway at @scotlandstradefair , busting out some new designs and the classics. Hopefully coming to a shop near you soon! 

Stand C15 
18th - 20th Jan
I’m launching my latest collection of cards this weekend at @scotlandstradefair in Glasgow. It celebrates all things Scottish and will make a great addition to shops appealing to the tourist market of Scotland. If you’re a shop owner or b
Hello there, it’s @thegreyearl sharing my last post as part of today’s #teagreentakeover

I’ve always drawn pictures and have been busy making things for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I would fill sketch books with illustrati
With @thegreyearl it ain’t just funny cards though…. 

I also make drawings for little people and create artwork for children’s art festival @wildhoodfestival each year, which is a real joy! 

I Love having a varied creative practi
Hello there, I’m Jon, aka @thegreyearl , an illustrator and full time tea drinker, taking part in the #TeaGreenTakeover today

I studied illustration at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee many moons ago and spent a good chunk of my creative career
This weekend I’m hitting up Perth, at my regular haunt @perthcreativeexchange . It’s going to be a beezer, grab yerselves a mulled something and tootle on down. Pop up cafe on site and a plethora of creative talent being showcased at the
Glasgow friends, looky looky, I’m back baby, in a brand new market at an old favourite venue. Come join the fun at @cottiersglasgow with @thenightmarketuk on Weds 3rd Dec from 17:30 - 22:30. That’s right, it’s officially a night out
This year has been a strange one work wise, more of which I will reveal in time. The good bits have been in dedicating a bit more time to the drawn stuff with an exhibition in the planning for 2026 at @madeinstirlingstore 
More about this coming soon
It’s official, Christmas is on! 

Don’t give me your ‘it’s only the start of November’ chat, this tiny weeny indie biz (like so many other creative people trying to make a living out of their thing) rely on shameless sel
It’s freaky season time baby, what with the dark evenings Halloween and bonfire night just around the corner, one could be forgiven for thinking that other celebrations don’t exist… but they do! Spare a thought for those with birth
NEW STUFF! 

Keep the cool off your bonse this autumn/winter with these vintage trucker caps featuring my lads lads lads embroidered design.

Other colours available, hit the website to check um’ out!
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