1994: 11 year old Devon. I had always loved art and then we had a project to make a book. We were to write and illustrate a story. My teacher thought mine was really good and had me visit the grade 1 kids and read it to them. 2008: 26 year old Devon. I had … Continue reading The Journey
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Mental Block
As you know, a goal I set last year was to step out of my comfort zone (again) and seek advice about growing my Instagram page. I had a few meetings with someone who does marketing and photography, someone local to me, who I had been following on Instagram as well. Back in September, in … Continue reading Mental Block
Create on Repeat
“Can you do one of a raccoon?” My younger boys says to me when I tell him one ran in front of me while droving home from dropping the older boy at his hockey practice. Challenge accepted. And I very much like how this creature turned out. Create, create, create. It feels like my time … Continue reading Create on Repeat
My Style
Something that always held me back from creating was being unaware of what ‘style’ my art was. It even goes back to art school in college. I always felt like I was the only one that had trouble deciding what I wanted to paint. I would look around at the other students who seemed to … Continue reading My Style
The Tree
While walking with dad, we got to the section of the Cowichan trail that has the totem pole. It is about 10’ tall and beautifully carved. We talked about the art of carving, and laying out the design into the tree. Dad told me about the Luthier ~ someone who makes stringed instruments. The Luthier … Continue reading The Tree
Devon Mcfadden 