[Wearology]

I have been collecting Grafter's work for several years now.
He is an amazing artist that is also available to send a quick PM to.
When people view my collection Grafter's work is always positively received.
He also posts video of the process in which he creates his art.
Keep up the great work and affordable prices.

[Happy Go Lucky Chap]

Arrived this morning - beautiful to see in the flesh and a lovely smell of fresh paint. Still looking for a multicoloured Splashback if anyone UK wants to sell

[frezza]

May 21, 2014 15:16:09 GMT 1 Happy Go Lucky Chap said:

Arrived this morning - beautiful to see in the flesh and a lovely smell of fresh paint. Still looking for a multicoloured Splashback if anyone UK wants to sell

There's one in the sale section at the moment :-)

[Red Barron]

May 16, 2014 10:46:32 GMT 1 kittysaz said:

I just ordered a blue one
Lovely

Make that 3 blues one left.... :-)

[Grafter]

Hi, Since I made this piece a while ago I have received a lot of requests inquiring about further wooden editions. After searching for a suitable product I finally managed to find sheets of real wood veneer that I was able to cut to size and experiment with. I wanted to make a piece that allowed me the same flexibility that a sheet of paper would give but it was important to keep the natural beauty and texture of the real wood that could be further enhanced and brought out with several coats of thick gloss varnish. The results are here…….




These will be On Sale from www.grafter.bigcartel.com from 7pm Tonight, Thursday 26th June.



Details regarding price,edition size,postage, etc will be given on release.

[11]

Up now - and very reasonably priced - couldn't resist

[Dibbs 45]

Love Grafters work but just can't spend any more money.

[Deleted]

I always wonder why Grafter doesn't get more love on here.  Really detailed stencil work, tons of hand finishing, and very reasonably priced. also very "wife friendly" (whatever that means.  me, I find that phrase sexist, but whatever) Here's a few pieces from their website

(full disclosure - I own a "With one piece missing" blue edition... and it's one of my favorite pieces

[Deleted]

I agree FOI. Very underated. That blue splashback canvas you've got in your post is now hanging on my wall and is always getting attention from visitors to Snowy Towers.

[sgolby]

Agreed, very underrated.  He does some beautiful work.  This is one of my favorite HPMs that i own!

[Wearology]

100% Agree - very underrated.

[randomname]

Nov 6, 2014 18:38:23 GMT 1 @federationofideas said:

also very "wife friendly" (whatever that means.  me, I find that phrase sexist, but whatever)

I think of his work more as kid friendly. Luckily, my girlfriend likes what I like, so it's never an issue.

[t3c]

need to get me some Grafter

[Deleted]

I like the bottom pic

i would have me one of those

[Deleted]

this is the one I have (no longer on his site)... have it framed and mounted with a light blue that matches the print

[met]

I would argue that Grafter's work is grossly overrated.

There's a twee naffness and consumer-driven, Athena-poster-like mindset to it which encapsulates many of the things I find repulsive in the commercial art world.

[jettad]

I have Daisy stops the traffic, love it, but it is huge so have not framed it yet, may have to figure out to hang it unframed to be honest. 

[Happy Shopper]

Eelus in 2006 on a bad day... and that's being kind.

[Happy Go Lucky Chap]

Nov 6, 2014 20:32:55 GMT 1 @bren said:

I like the bottom pic

i would have me one of those

The bottom pic is Released.  There's a version on veneer available on his bigcartel for £150

I have the grey version and it's one of my favourites, am again on the lookout for a multicoloured Splashback

[Deleted]

Nov 6, 2014 21:19:48 GMT 1 Happy Shopper said:

Eelus in 2006 on a bad day... and that's being kind.

I like his work better than Eelus.  but as they say - opinions are like assholes.  we all have one

[Deleted]

Nov 6, 2014 20:55:35 GMT 1 met said:

I would argue that Grafter's work is grossly overrated.

There's a twee naffness and consumer-driven, Athena-poster-like mindset to it which encapsulates many of the things I find repulsive in the commercial art world.

what's an Athena-poster?

[sgolby]

Nov 6, 2014 20:55:35 GMT 1 met said:

I would argue that Grafter's work is grossly overrated.

There's a twee naffness and consumer-driven, Athena-poster-like mindset to it which encapsulates many of the things I find repulsive in the commercial art world.

Question met... How can someone be over rated that gets ZERO airplay anywhere?   Just curious?  

Either way, to each their own... 

S

[Matt]

Always had very mixed feelings about Grafter, and never jumped the gun of purchasing.

That first one you posted Fed is quite nice. I could quite enjoy having that in a nice frame

The rest look like crowed pleasers with little to them...

Any news on what he is up to recently and what might be next, haven't followed too closely.


M

[Jeezuz Jones Snr]

My wife's only art purchase a few years ago was the Eskimo white canvas and everyone loves it, its a great image and I liked the first splash originals that came out although didn't buy one.. It's all opinions and the recent works hasn't done anything for me..

[Deleted]

Grafter was blamed numerous times before failing to stick to the original edition number; by doing more and more variations; which is understandable for collectors who cares about what is produced

Not my cup of tea but I enjoyed watching his video with live painting and it helped me to see few tricks.

[My Name is Frank]

I think in balance grafter would himself admit he is an amateur artist, who really enjoys what he does. Enough other people enjoy it too that he can produce editions of work which give him pleasure to make.

His Eskimo boy at cans paved the way and I guess he is a father of children given his choices of image. Some are good, some not so good, but he is certainly not underrated in any way and I am sure must feel rewarded that so many people have also enjoyed his passion for creating stencil art too

[Deleted]

Nov 6, 2014 21:49:45 GMT 1 Matt said:

Always had very mixed feelings about Grafter, and never jumped the gun of purchasing.

That first one you posted Fed is quite nice. I could quite enjoy having that in a nice frame

The rest look like crowed pleasers with little to them...

Any news on what he is up to recently and what might be next, haven't followed too closely.


M

that first one is actually my least favorite of the bunch

I think the "With one piece missing" has a lot of depth to it, maybe not so much the others

[tommyf]

I have this hanging in my dining room and it gets a lot of comments from people -

[Deleted]

Nov 6, 2014 22:16:14 GMT 1 My Name is Frank said:

I think in balance grafter would himself admit he is an amateur artist, who really enjoys what he does. Enough other people enjoy it too that he can produce editions of work which give him pleasure to make.

His Eskimo boy at cans paved the way and I guess he is a father of children given his choices of image. Some are good, some not so good, but he is certainly not underrated in any way and I am sure must feel rewarded that so many people have also enjoyed his passion for creating stencil art too

You are right !!

But isn't there any better word than "Amateur" ? I think "hobbyist" is better; there is something in "amateur" understating it is with done with little experience... "hobbyist" can be talented, having experience, etc. but they do this as an hobby (not full time job in opposite to artist)

[met]

Nov 6, 2014 21:24:46 GMT 1 @federationofideas said:

Nov 6, 2014 20:55:35 GMT 1 met said:

I would argue that Grafter's work is grossly overrated.

There's a twee naffness and consumer-driven, Athena-poster-like mindset to it which encapsulates many of the things I find repulsive in the commercial art world.

what's an Athena-poster?

Sorry. That was unintentionally both a cultural reference and a generational one.

Athena (now defunct) was a British retail chain that specialised in selling framed and unframed, open edition, poster reproductions of art, illustration and photographs. I don't know if the company had a presence in the US but, like The Body Shop and Benetton, it could typically be found in Canadian shopping malls.

There wasn't any curation as such in these shops. What Athena offered was determined purely by what would sell. As with the majority of businesses, it focused on profit. The purpose was not to challenge customers, let alone to educate them about photography and art or to nurture any artistic careers, but rather to shift as much product as possible, as quickly as possible. 

Here are a couple of Athena's most well-known images:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Enfant_(poster)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Girl

Of course, what sold reflected what was popular with the general public. Now, some do say popularity is a reasonable basis for determining what constitutes good art. Others may refer rather dismissively to "lowest common denominator". Ultimately, it may come down to each person's opinion about home decor images of beautiful landscapes, cuddly animals doing funny things, cute kids, sexy men and women, etc.