We set up Early Griffin as a project to enable us to indulge our love for the hand made quality and process involved in screen printing and the desire to work with artists we admire.

We work closely with invited artists to produce a series of screen prints in limited editions of 50, with 3 artists in each series. Each print is editioned by us by hand and individually approved by the artist. We hope we can work with artists at all stages of their career and from all corners of the globe.

Early Griffin donates 10% of the profits of each edition to a charity of the artist’s choice.

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We are very happy to announce the arrival of our fourth series of Early Griffin screen prints,
this time by Stuart Kolakovic, Jan Kruse and Lizzy Stewart.

Each print is on archival, acid free 200gsm white Heritage paper, signed and numbered edition of 50,
50cm x 70 cm, £50 each. Stuart Kolakovic’s is two colour, Jan Kruse’s is three and Lizzy Stewart's is two.

We hope you enjoy.



Jan’s image is chock full of Jan’s signature happy faces, little creatures and rainbows building a better world for us. His style is almost guaranteed to make you happy. This one is 3 colours, green, purple and black.

Jan Kruse is co-founder and one-third of the huge talent that is the Human Empire, a graphic design and illustration studio based in Hamburg. Their clients come from industries like fashion, music, art and advertising. They are perhaps best known for the beautiful Morr Music artwork and also, over the last couple of years, their own line in tee shirts and other lovely things available through their own stores, also in Hamburg.

10% of the profits of the sales of Jan’s print will go to a charity of Jan’s choice.

£50 each



Lizzy has recently sworn off any further bear drawings, at least for now, so we are very chuffed to bring you this giant bear in a tiny village. He’s printed in a graphite grey, mixed to look like pencil and the village is a lovely warm orange.

Lizzy is an illustrator from South Devon. Most of her work is inspired by folk music, folk stories and woodland animals. Despite being in her final year at Edinburgh College of Art she has managed to work with Tiny Showcase and Anorak Magazine and for many bands including Woodpigeon, Eagleowl and Meursault. She is currently (very tentatively) working on a children's book and a series of images based on Dee Brown's book 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'.

Lizzy has chosen The National Autistic Society as the charity to receive 10% of the profit from sales of her print.

£50 each


The inspiration for Stu’s print came from an old etching he found of a French man, called Margat, who rode his white stag, Coco, around in a hot air balloon in 1798! It’s a beautiful, amazingly detailed print, with so much to look at. Printed in orange and green, layering them to give a darker green 3rd colour.

Stuart is an illustrator based in the Midlands, UK, home to industrial pollution and Black Sabbath. Stu has drawn pictures for all sorts of people, including The Guardian, Sony, The Telegraph, Barclay's Bank, Howies Clothing and John Murray Publishing. His first full-length comic book will be published by Blank Slate sometime at the end of 2009.

Stu has chosen the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Rheumatoid Arthritis Society to receive 10% of the profits from his print.


£50 each


It’s been a little while coming but we hope you agree it’s been worth the wait – we are very happy to
bring you the third series of Early Griffin screen prints, by French, Rachel Cattle and Tom Gauld.

Each print is on archival, acid free 200gsm white Heritage paper, signed and numbered edition of 50,
50cm x 70 cm, £50 each. Rachel Cattle’s is one colour, Tom Gauld’s is two and French’s three.



French’s ‘Boar Tree’ seems to take inspiration from mediaeval woodcuts and manages to be beautiful and twisted at the same time. It’s warm green and brown are set off perfectly by the amazingly detailed black line work.

French hails from Aldershot, a part of the UK known for its Army Base – a good place to start an interest in torn body parts. An obsession with Metal music informs his work that literally draws the line between the magnificent and the repulsive. His sensitive and detailed line work show’s beauty in the revolting.

French’s recent clients include Pointer, Carhart, Uniqlo and Slam City and he has exhibited widely across the globe.

French would like 10% of the profits of this print to go to L.O.S.T., a charity that helps and supports those affected by solvent abuse.


£50 each

 

 



Rachel’s drawing of an axe is so beautifully simple and yet so open to interpretation. Rachel’s print is one colour, the ink lovingly mixed to be as close to graphite as we could get.

“The drawings I make of places, objects and people attempt to somehow explain emotional states or a feeling. An inanimate object or an animal will often become utterly representative of something I feel. A place, story, image from a picture book, photograph, remembered scene from a film or specific place I remember from my childhood will seem to sum up an emotion.

The act of drawing is as integral as the subject matter and drawing with graphite pencil is the most direct and natural way for me to work. I also like the association of graphite pencil with childhood/teenage drawing. I often draw at night, to music and use songs and their associations with memory as a background to my drawings and as the soundtracks to the films I make in collaboration with Steve Richards”.

Rachel has chosen Amnesty International as her favoured charity.

£50 each


When we asked Tom if he would like to do a print with us, we couldn’t have dreamed of a more Tom Gauld-like image than this. His ‘Gigantic Robot’ is a fantastically huge metal beast, looming on the horizon. I hope we see more of him in Tom’s future work. It’s 2 colours, silver and black.

Tom Gauld (b. 1976) is a Scottish cartoonist and illustrator. He now lives and works in London with his partner Jo and their two daughters. His most recent book was Hunter and Painter for Buenaventura Press. He produces a weekly cartoon for The Guardian newspaper and self-publishes work through Cabanon Press, which he runs with Simone Lia. You can see his work at www.cabanonpress.com

Tom has chosen Mind, a mental health charity, to receive 10% of the profit of sales on his print.

£50 each




We are very excited to bring you our second series of Early Griffin screen prints, by Holly Wales,
Neasden Control Centre and Robert Hanson.

Each print is three colour on archival, acid free 200gsm white Heritage paper,
signed and numbered edition of 50, 50cm x 70 cm, £50 each.



Holly's 'Class of '72' recreates a yearbook defaced with marker pen, using black ink over a very dark grey, and a burst of shocking pink too. The more you look at the faces the more you see.

Holly explores a variety of subject matter through self-initiated and commercial work for a range of international clients. She systematically experiments with materials and subject and enjoys work which has a story to tell. She is always keen to learn new ways of making things look good and meeting like-minded people to collaborate with.

Holly is based in London, is represented by Zeegenrush and is a visiting lecturer at Winchester School of Art.

Holly would like 10% of the profits from her ÎClass of Î72â print to be donated to International Animal Rescue. .


£50 each

 

 



Using strong imagery, with such bold colours and hand-drawn type, this is classic Neasden Control Centre. The red overprinted triangle at the bottom gives a great texture and stands out really well.

Based upon a nowhere place in the UK - Neasden Control Centre was set up in late '99 working on walls, screens and almost everything in between. Home to Churchill's lost bunker, the tea cup poisoner, Noggin the Nog, the worldâs tallest man and Twiggy amongst others. NCC are located in the upper left particle of the core zone and currently on a mission.

NCC has exhibited widely across the globe, has had work published in many international magazines and recently had their third book, "Lost Control", published by Die Gestalten Verlag.

Neasden Control Centre has chosen Children With Leukaemia as their favoured charity.

£50 each




Robert uses a great colour scheme, beautiful composition and clean lines in his piece, loosely based on Berlin (can you see the sausage in there?)

A graphic designer and illustrator originally from Yorkshire, Robert is currently living and working in Edinburgh but about to move to Berlin.

Robert works increasingly in illustration, making work that is simple and restrained with an element of humour to it.

Recent commissions include Running Amok, Artlink, Doggerfisher, The Guardian, John Brown Citrus Publishing and Tiny Showcase.

Robert has chosen to support the Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh

£50 each




We are proud to present Nigel Peake, Supermundane and Zakee Shariff as our first series of Early
Griffin screen prints.

Each print is two colour on archival, acid free 200gsm white Heritage paper, signed and numbered edition
of 50, 50cm x 70 cm, £50 each.



Nigel is an artist/illustrator and designer currently living and working in Edinburgh, where he completed his Masters in Architecture.

During and after his studies he has worked with Coldcut (Ninjatune), EMI, Eastpak, Automaton Snowboards, Ubiquity, Antiz, Andy Howell and Habitat. His work has been published in Arkitip, Blueprint, Lodown, Creative Review, Digit and Dazed and Confused. ‘Sheds’, a book of drawings was published earlier this year.

Nigel’s style of drawing is characterised by amazing detail and beautifully muted colours and his recent work is inspired by a fascination with primitive structures.

Nigel would like 10% of the profits from his ‘Shed Man V’ print to be donated to Amnesty International.


£50 each

 



Supermundane lives and works in London and is part of the new era of the multidisciplined creative. He has become known as an artist, art director, typographer, illustrator, graphic artist and writer.

His graphic art depicts a utopian world of organic shapes and beasts, displaying hope, melancholy and beauty, and has been exhibited worldwide. His work for Sleaze and Good For Nothing magazines, took his pared down, hand produced aesthetic to a wider audience.

He has produced work for Playstation, Orange, Hoegaarden, Colette, New York Times, Liberty, Juliet Lewis and the Licks and is currently Art Director for kids magazine Anorak.

Supermundane has chosen the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds as his favoured charity.


£50 each




Zakee is based in London, working and collaborating within fine art, illustration, fashion and textiles, interior and product design, styling, publishing, and art direction.

Known for her simple, illustrative style and strong palette of complementary colours Zakee has worked with a range of clients such as Coca Cola, Anthem Magazine and Urban Outfitters. Zakee’s work has been exhibited at the V&A, London, Make Art Your Zoo in Tokyo and at Colette in Paris.

Her new ladies clothing collection is currently sold exclusively in Japan and future projects include further special edition product lines of clothing, accessories, homewares, and art.

Zakee has chosen to support Body and Soul , a charity that helps children, teenagers and families living with HIV.

£50 each




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Jan Kruse
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Stuart Kolakovic
French
Rachel Cattle
Tom Gauld
Holly Wales
Neasden Control Centre
Robert Hanson
Nigel Peake
Supermundane
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