Wood stain can feel intimidating at times. See how to refinish a table with the perfect furniture stain and paint to get amazing results.
Philly-based illustrator and letterer, Mary Kate McDevitt, on the challenges and rewards of freelance life, the power of personal projects, and finding purpose in inspiring others to create work they love.
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Shine bright like a diamond
Paul McDevitt, contemporary drawing, drawing, notes to self, Stephen Friedman Gallery
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A modern adaption of a 19th century French poem to fit the contemporary theme of the 1% vs. the 99%.
Wikipedia says this: Teiichi Yoshizawa is the world's top "phillumenist":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillumeny. How many others can legitimately challenge for the title? We've no idea, although we get the impression that Jane McDevitt would be one of them. Hers is an insanely in-depth and visually "stimulating" collection of matchbox labels. Good luck suppressing deep guttural desires to "buy your own.":http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=matchbox+labels&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&_odkw=matchbox&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313Images above include matchbox labels from Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
Aspen - Hand-lettered alphabet print
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Spring!
This is what I think when I make something, no matter how dumb it is! 💛 I touched on this topic for my talk at @letter_west last month. 💛 I talked about dealing with burnout and just being proud of yourself and patient with yourself. ✨ So celebrate the fa…
Envision. Collaborate. Design. Construct
Every once in a while I design invites for people who are turning one. Because I did not have much time to devote to this piece, the pencil sketch is also the final scanned in piece rather than refining and inking it up. I like the texture the pencil give…
Typography & Lettering Inspiration from Mary Kate McDevitt “It just has to feel right. If I look at a piece and something’s a bit off, it throws me. Tha…
I was pleased as punch to create a poster for the great organization Heartwork. Heartwork is a project designed to raise money for art supplies within the art room at Target House—this wonderful home-away-from-home for the families of children facing long…
I designed the cover for Pegasus, the magazine for the University of Central Florida for their 50th anniversary. I chose to work with a dark blue with hints of their school color, gold. In the end, we ended up doing a gold cover. Client: University of C…
