Oh yay! We’re happy here at Grove to announce our newest Artist Series design from Jon MacNair! Jon is a freelance illustrator born in Seoul, South Korea, raised in the suburbs of Michigan, and currently residing here in Portland, OR. Jon’s dark, narrative-based illustrations can be explored on JonMacNair.com and his blog Scritchy Scraps. He’s shown in galleries in New York, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, London, Glasgow, and more. Notable shows include The BLAB show, the annual group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, and an upcoming solo show at antler here in Portland.

Some Sort of Mystical Explanation, by Jon MacNair

Jon earned a BFA in Illustration from The Maryland Institute College of Art. His personal work has been featured in publications like Beautiful Decay, IdN, Faesthetic, and Empty magazine. Jon’s commercial work has been utilized by an extensive client list for editorials, apparel, and album art, with clinets including Computer Arts Projects, the Seattle Stranger, Baltimore magazine, Elle Girl, and Tooth & Nail Records, among others. He is an active member of the Honeycomb Art Collective (based out of Buenos Aires and New York).

The Old House, by Jon MacNair

We’re featuring Jon MacNair’s "This and That" on our Bamboo iPhone Case, and will be offering it at $20 off this week only!

Written by Mary Yajko. She is a Grove customer support rep and crazed blogger originally from upstate New York. She enjoys opened minds, uncontrollable fits of laughter, and large amounts of french fries with ketchup.