McDonald Creative Ventures

Engineering Warmth into Wood & Ink.

A family-run studio blending coffee-inspired art with handcrafted stringed instruments — built with precision, chemistry, and heart.

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The Science of Warmth

Inspired by the chemistry of coffee and the joy of drawing with my daughter, Brew² blends warmth, humor, and design into everyday art.

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Precision in Wood

Built and restored using traditional methods informed by engineering principles — from ground coats to final varnish.

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What People Are Saying

  • commissioned spider canvas

    “I received my awesome spider picture today, I LOVE IT"”

    Linda Zvolensky

  • A cartoon mouse dressed as a witch, wearing a green hat, stirring a hot chocolate in a mug with a Halloween pumpkin on it.

    “Excellent! I love the colors on this pillow, they make everything pop”

    Davin Kim

  • hedgehog drinking coffee, coffee mug

    “Love my new mug! The hedgehog print is so cute I don't want to use any other mug now!”

    Julie Sell

  • A black and white drawing of a hedgehog holding a steaming cup of coffee, sitting among autumn leaves, with a pumpkin decoration on the cup.

    “Those who have seen this print think it's adorable”

    Debra Huber

  • Coffee being brewed into an orange and white mug with a hedgehog illustration, placed on a DeLonghi coffee machine.

    "First day of use! When opening this package, the mug gave me a feeling of Christmas"

    Davin Kim

  • "This drawing is amazing! Exactly what I wanted"

    Rita Viola (Commissioned)

  • Navy blue hoodie with a white, illustration of a squid in a coffee mug.

    "Got my hoodie yesterday. I just love it. It's comforable, warm - just awesome! Strongly recommend it.

    Ravi Iyer

Two T-shirts, one black with a white outline illustration of an owl on a tree stump and a cup, the other green with a similar but less detailed owl illustration, both placed on a wooden surface.
Drawing of a hedgehog holding a steaming mug with a pumpkin illustration on it, sitting among fall leaves.
Two white ceramic mugs with black handles and black interior, each featuring a different black and white raven illustration, placed on a wooden surface outdoors with a blurred green background.

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The Antique Stainer Violin top plate gets a ground coat! This is the last step prior to gluing the body back together, so excited! I use a weak hot hide glue solution as a ground layer, I like it slightly better than straight gelatin. #violinrestoration #violin #violinproject #benchwork #restorationprocess
Inktober prompt: Pretend I feel this speaks for itself, I didn't realize how prominent this was until I really got into selling my own art and selling on certain platforms. @inktober #inkdrawing #illustration #inktober52 #inktober52pretend #reelsinstagram
Inktober prompt: Pretend I feel this speaks for itself, I didn't realize how prominent this was until I really got into selling my own art and selling on certain platforms. @inktober #inkdrawing #illustration #inktober52 #inktober52pretend #reelsinstagram
Green Kimberly! This guitar is actually amazing! Is has 4 single coil pickups in series, so every time you add a new coil it just gets louder 😂 This guitar was actually my dad's guitar when he was a kid, it was the first instrument I fixed and got me interested in both fixing and playing instruments. Hope to give a sample soon, just fixing a wiring issue and cleaning the pots (crackling). #guitar #LuthierLife #benchwork #restorationprocess #electricguitars
The Antique Stainer Violin finally gets a new neck! This felt like a long journey (partially because I don't work on it as much as I would like), but the rebuild of this violin is nearing the varnish stage! #violinrestoration #violin #violinproject #benchwork #restorationprocess
Is that a hot chocolate, mocha latte, or Irish coffee? ...I dunno, but they all work for me ☕ Inktober 52 prompt "cozy" @inktober #inkdrawing #coffeeillustration #coffeetimeart #inktober52 #inktober52cozy
Is that a hot chocolate, mocha latte, or Irish coffee? ...I dunno, but they all work for me ☕ Inktober 52 prompt "cozy" @inktober #inkdrawing #coffeeillustration #coffeetimeart #inktober52 #inktober52cozy
Is that a hot chocolate, mocha latte, or Irish coffee? ...I dunno, but they all work for me ☕ Inktober 52 prompt "cozy" @inktober #inkdrawing #coffeeillustration #coffeetimeart #inktober52 #inktober52cozy
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ I made this as a sort of art years ago, I love the look of it 🥰 #luthier #violin #valentinesday #valentines #heart
Having worked in corporate for 2 decades... Trapped prompt for inktober 52 @inktober #inktober52trapped #inktober52 #inkdrawing #illustration #office
Having worked in corporate for 2 decades... Trapped prompt for inktober 52 @inktober #inktober52trapped #inktober52 #inkdrawing #illustration #office
Having worked in corporate for 2 decades... Trapped prompt for inktober @inktober #inktober52 #inktober52trapped #inkdrawing #inkdrawing #office
The Antique Stainer Violin top plate gets a ground coat! This is the last step prior to gluing the body back together, so excited! I use a weak hot hide glue solution as a ground layer, I like it slightly better than straight gelatin. #violinrestor
Inktober prompt: Pretend I feel this speaks for itself, I didn't realize how prominent this was until I really got into selling my own art and selling on certain platforms. @inktober #inkdrawing #illustration #inktober52 #inktober52pretend #reels
Inktober prompt: Pretend I feel this speaks for itself, I didn't realize how prominent this was until I really got into selling my own art and selling on certain platforms. @inktober #inkdrawing #illustration #inktober52 #inktober52pretend #reel
Green Kimberly! This guitar is actually amazing! Is has 4 single coil pickups in series, so every time you add a new coil it just gets louder 😂 This guitar was actually my dad's guitar when he was a kid, it was the first instrument I fixed and got
The Antique Stainer Violin finally gets a new neck! This felt like a long journey (partially because I don't work on it as much as I would like), but the rebuild of this violin is nearing the varnish stage! #violinrestoration #violin #violinproject
Is that a hot chocolate, mocha latte, or Irish coffee? ...I dunno, but they all work for me ☕ Inktober 52 prompt "cozy" @inktober #inkdrawing #coffeeillustration #coffeetimeart #inktober52 #inktober52cozy
Is that a hot chocolate, mocha latte, or Irish coffee? ...I dunno, but they all work for me ☕ Inktober 52 prompt "cozy" @inktober #inkdrawing #coffeeillustration #coffeetimeart #inktober52 #inktober52cozy
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ I made this as a sort of art years ago, I love the look of it 🥰 #luthier #violin #valentinesday #valentines #heart
Having worked in corporate for 2 decades... Trapped prompt for inktober 52 @inktober #inktober52trapped #inktober52 #inkdrawing #illustration #office
Having worked in corporate for 2 decades... Trapped prompt for inktober @inktober #inktober52 #inktober52trapped #inkdrawing #inkdrawing #office
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