Honoring Our Soldiers: Original Military Art on Coffee Mugs for Patriotic Celebrations

getpromoted — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:32:10 +0000

: Patrick (Mac) McSweeney, Miliatry artist

Patrick (Mac) McSweeney was a career Navy man. He lives now in the quiet town of Chenoa, Illinois, about one hour north of Springfield. In retirement, he cultivated an interest in colored pencil drawing. When he put his two passions together, drawing and honoring the military, a beautiful thing happened. He found that his art could elicit emotion, honor the soldiers, and raise funds, too.

The walls of the local Chenoa Family Restaurant just off Hwy 55 are full of his matted and framed art. He sells prints through his website at www.chiefmacink.com. Through a chance meeting, Get Promoted has started to collaborate with Mac, producing his original art work on mugs, plaques, t-shirts, and other items. To order prints from Mac, go to his website. To have an item custom-made with Mac’s designs, contact Mac or Get Promoted through their websites to discuss your project. Any of the artwork can have a personalization area for your favorite soldier.

Chief Mac Speaks:

“My graphics producer and I have committed $3.00 from each poster that is sold, and 15% from each post card that is sold to be collected and donated to Military Families in distress with wounded soldiers.

All of my drawings are hand-designed by me and produced in Central Illinois (Bloomington and Chenoa). My productions have been given approval by many active duty National Guard and reserve Military personnel, who suggested ways in which my drawings could gain even more heart with a caricature all their own.” ….excerpt from Chief Mac’s website.

This webpage and all pictures and graphics are the property of Chief Mac Ink. Reproduction, modification or distribution without the permission of Chief Mac is prohibited. www.chiefmacink.com

Here are the some of the designs for the coffee mugs:

Page one of three of Macs military styles

Chief Mac check with all branches during the creative process

Page three of Chief art work

Giving Back

getpromoted — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:05:04 +0000

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Atai Orphanage: St. Charles based effort to raise funds for a Ungandan orphanage. Speakers are available to come to your group to converse about their plans. There is an October Dinner planned for $75.00 a plate. Won’t you come sit at our table??

Arthritis Foundation: Annual fundraiser in March, local branch of this organization

Caringbridge: Communication tool for people with someone in hopsital or ill. People can check on the web for updates to patient’s condition and leave notes for the family.

Boy Scouts: Council of scouts for the greater St. Louis area

St Louis Auto Dealers Association Foundation: Raises funds throughout year for charity

SAGE: Support and resources for the elderly LGBT community

Rockwood Foundation: raises funds to support education innovations for the Rockwood school district

YMCA: Area office for all YMCAs in area

Chief Mac: Supports military families and Gold Star Mothers with original works

St. Teresa’s Catholic church and school: Belleville, Ill. has a great fall picnic and loves Birdieball, right guys???

E Women Network Foundation: Developed marketing idea to raise funds for the non profit foundation for EWomen, the internet’s largest online women’s networking organization

Connections to Success: This program started dressing women for job interviews. TAhere is so much going on there now. Volunteer here!

Woman Build: Habitat in St. Charles is sponsoring an all woman house build. Go Girls!

Building Contractors and friends raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

Page three of Chief art work

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Honoring Our Soldiers: Original Military Art on Coffee Mugs for Patriotic Celebrations

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