cleanwash
I love the darling work from cleanwash. The website isn’t up and running yet but you can view a few samples of work on the blog or visit the cleanwash etsy shop! 0 Read More
Jim Tierney
Jim Tierney is an illustration student at the U. of Arts in Philadelphia. Sweet work man, sweet work. 0 Read More
A Love Letter
If you love hand-done lettering, illustration, or signs … then this post is for you! In cooperation with the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-native Stephen Powers initiated A Love Letter for You, a public art project consisting of a series of 50 rooftop murals from 45th to 63rd streets along the Market Street corridor. Stephen, you are awesome!!! View the completed murals and their information on the murals page of aloveletterforyou.com. He... Read More
Philadelphia Maps
Loving Philebrity.com for allowing folks to submit their very own hand drawn maps of their Philadelphia neighborhoods. View them all here. 0 Read More
Illustrated Philadelphia
At a recent wedding held in Philadelphia, the talented Bryn Chernoff of PaperFinger created illustrated table cards of famous landmarks throughout the city for the couple’s event. 0 Read More
Rocker Marries Knitter
I wasn’t sure how to title this post exactly but this is one amazing invitation. Created by Jordan Gray Creative for the musician Denison Witmer and his wife, who loves to knit. The all encompassed self-mailing invitation has two fold-outs for directions and the rsvp. Nicely done. View the high-res photos on Flickr. via NotCot 0 Read More
Grit City Inc.
I just magically stumbled upon Grit City Inc., an independent publisher releasing books that they would buy. Based in Philadelphia here’s a great quote from their site – “Our books are a tangible, beautiful expression of people and their stories. GritCityInc. is all about community love – must be our Philly roots coming through.” I’m really interested in the soon-to-be-released Tatted. Cited as revealing the emotion... Read More
Art & Copy
Art & Copy is screening near a city near you, and a city near me on Oct. 23. Are you going to go see it? Synopsis from the Art & Copy site: ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown... Read More
Melody Gardot
I have a girl crush. This girl is gorgeous and so is her music! Melody Gardot is a jazz musician from Philadelphia who tours throughout the nation, you can also purchase her music on iTunes. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. 0 Read More
The Pressure
Originally from Minneapolis but transplanted to Philadelphia, Adam Garcia aka The Pressure does work that shows that the hand is better than the mouse. Artists like this inspire every day to keep doing what I am doing. Do NOT miss out on this guys Flickr page which is filled with his great talent. 0 Read More
