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The Napkin Notes Dad and Writing to Connect

Remember when you were little and your mom would leave notes in your lunch box? Me too. So does Emma Callaghan. Every day, her father, Garth, writes a little slice of wisdom on a napkin in Emma's lunch. Known as The Napkin Notes Dad, Garth has…

Pencil Artist of the Week: TheFlyingMagpie

This week’s featured artist is a DeviantArt user and pencil artist who goes by the handle “TheFlyingMagpie." TheFlyingMagpie’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with sketches of animated characters, wildlife and pets, but it’s his recently…

Astounding Architectural Drawings from DeviantArt and Tumblr

What separates the great architects from the rest? Being able to produce awesome architectural drawings, of course! Okay, maybe as a pencil lover my opinion is a little bias. There’s more to being a great architect than being able to come…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Jack Flamel

This week’s featured artist is ink, digital, and pencil artist Jack Flamel. Jack’s DeviantArt profile is filled with an eclectic mix of works, from ink sketches and pencil doodles, to tattoo drawings and digital portraits. Jack’s sketches,…
Pencil Artist Joanna

Pencil Artist of the Week: Joanna (Blanket)

This week’s featured pencil artist is Joanna, a pencil artist living and working in Poland. Joanna started her professional career as a graphic designer, but shifted to traditional art forms after discovering her passion for drawing in the…

2013 in Review: Our Favorite Things

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Ann Mazzaferro: Writer When word came down that it was time for the 2013 Year-End Round-Up, I was forced to take a good, long look at my life for the past year. It wasn't pretty. In fact, I am more out of touch than that dorky uncle of yours…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Wojtek

This week’s featured pencil artist is Wojtek, an artist who has been sharing his work on DeviantArt since 2007. Wojtek’s Deviation timeline begins with sketches from his middle school notebook and ends with drawings from his college art…