Sword & Stump

Experiments, sketches, news and oddities from illustrator and maker Andrew Groves.

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New editorial piece to accompany an interview with me about Miscellaneous Adventures on the brilliant The Field.

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Halloweeny T-shirt graphic for Awesome Merch. Happy Halloween!

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Sketchbook scribbles.

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New highly limited edition risograph print titled ‘Versailles’. This was created in response to a passage from the novel of the same name by debut author, Yannick Hill. The only way to get this print is to pledge on Yannick’s novel over on literary crowdfunding site, Unbound. Thanks in advance!

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The first in a series of illustrated outdoor guide postcards for Miscellaneous Adventures. Available only by placing an order over £10 on the store.

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I’ve been in the Lake District customising rucksacks for Millican as part of Keswick Mountain Festival. Here’s my finished rucksack!

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Nature Endows Secret Wisdom. New print for Miscellaneous Adventures.

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Graphics, logos and illustrations on the theme of navigation for Miscellaneous Adventures. All these goods are available to purchase.

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Illustration for The Sunday Times Travel Magazine accompanying an article concerning ways to save money when shopping for flights online.

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3/4 page illustration for Wired USA accompanying an article concerning the development of musical instruments designed to be played inside MRI machines thus allowing scientists to record the brain activity of musicians during performances.

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So I did this piece AGES ago for an exhibition of Frank Frazetta inspired artwork and it's now available as a super limited edition screen print from Beach London. 

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Some sketches created on a tablet for a project by Inkygoodness and Argos exploring how digital tablets can enhance the workflow of illustrators and designers. Watch the video and more on the Inkygoodness blog here.

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Waterfalling.

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More of the same.

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Sitting.

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Title graphics for Korduroy TV's new film by Cyrus Sutton, Friends in High Places in which Cyrus travels to the PNW to surf and visit friends including Foster Huntington's amazing treehouse, The Cinder Cone. Watch the film here.

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Hello. All through December I'm going to be doing a bunch of giveaways and other interesting things over on my various Miscellaneous Adventures social media platforms. Including artwork and trinkets made by me and also by other illustrators designers and makers. Be sure to follow @misc_adventures on Tumblr and Instagram for daily updates. There also a hashtag too which is #miscADVENTurescalendar. Feel free to spread the word!