Lola Love Letter hand painting a window mural in Mount Joy, PA.

Elevate your Space

Hand Painted Murals that Engage your Customers

 

Hi! I’m Cecile, also known as Lola Love Letter.

I specialize in crafting bespoke hand-lettered murals tailored just for you or your business. Let's transform your space with unique, personalized artwork that speaks directly to you or your customers.

I got my start as a graphic designer. I’m passionate about all things local, practicing sustainability, and turning blank spaces into dynamic works of art. You can currently find my murals in three states, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. I recently opened a creative studio in Elizabethtown, located in the heart of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

I apply a decade of experience in strategic-driven marketing to my love of typography and illustration. I’m always thinking a few steps ahead, which is great for creative problem solving but not so great when you’re always hungry for a snack.

My work is inspired by my journey with anxiety and depression. You can often find mantras or anecdotes that have encouraged and guided me to just keep going.

 

EXPERTISE

 
Cecile Madonna, owner of Lola Love Letter created a hand lettered drop cap with illustration.

Hand Lettering

Cecile Madonna, owner of Lola Love Letter created a digital illustration of a lemon and grenade.

Illustration

Murals

Cecile Madonna created a brand identity for Dutch Courage, a gin bar with a vintage vibe. The logo was illustrated by hand and includes custom typography.

Brand Identity

Cecile Madonna is an editorial designer who created a magazine to promote Frederick County to visitors. The front cover features custom hand lettering. Each feature was designed in include custom headline lettering.

Editorial Design

Chalk Art

 

SELECTED PROJECTS

Cecile Madonna, owner of Lola Love Letter painted a dumpster mural for a public art project in East Suffolk, Virginia.

Plant a Garden Public Art
Features hand lettering and illustrations that have been hand painted on a dumpster. This quote was inspired by Audrey Hepburn quote, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
Sponsored by Keep Suffolk Beautiful • East Suffolk, Virginia

Cecile Madonna, owner of Lola Love Letter hand painted a mural on a dumpster, part of a public art project in East Suffolk, Virginia.

Believe in Tomorrow Public Art
As residents and visitors leave the community garden they read hand painted lettering: “Believe in Tomorrow.” This reminds the viewer to have faith in what tomorrow will bring.
Sponsored by Keep Suffolk Beautiful • East Suffolk, Virginia

Cecile Madonna created a digital illustration featuring zipped lips for Heartly House, part of a sexual assault awareness campaign.

Zipping your Lip?
Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign
The copywriter and I wanted to push the boundaries for this campaign and the zipped lip did that. The details on the lips make it feel all the more real. Each part of the series was digitally illustrated and applied across the campaign. This illustration in particular was screen printed on shirts for staff and volunteers.
Heartly House We’re Over it Campaign

Cecile Madonna created a series of illustrations for Heartly House. This illustration was created digitally and features hand lettering.

Sweeping it Under the Rug?
Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign
The brush in hand and pulled back rug suggest action, as in active cover up of sexual assault. Each part of the series was digitally illustrated and applied across the campaign. This illustration in particular was produced on stickers and buttons.
Heartly House We’re Over it Campaign

A series of posters illustrated and designed for Heartly House. Cecile Madonna worked directly with the copywriter and client to produce the concept behind the chess pieces.

It’s Not Her Fault, It’s Yours
Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign
The queen chess piece stands tall in the center as the others fall around her. Each part of the series was digitally illustrated and applied across the campaign. This illustration in particular ran on City of Frederick buses.
Heartly House We’re Over it Campaign

A gradient background with hand lettered type that reads, "History Never Tasted So Good, Established 1861, Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory, Lititz, PA. An illustrated pretzel sits to the left with a bite missing.

History Never Tasted So Good
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
Illustration and hand lettering for the oldest commercial pretzel bakery in the United States.

A gradient background with a mocked up shirt that reads, "Salty but Sweet." The type is hand lettered with flourishes. There are pretzels laying around the shirt.

Salty but Sweet
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
Custom hand lettering for all those in our lives that are the perfect mix of salty and sweet.

Doodles

Unfinished Sketches
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But wait there’s more…

This is just a small sample of the work I do, and an even tinier sliver of who I am. To make a long story short: I’m a 90’s baby, currently living in Lancaster County, PA. I love making things by hand, in fact, the messier the better.