Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010

Lou Susi [96]



Lou Susi
Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
http://loususi.posterous.com/

tweettrip makes it easier for you to post how fast you're going at your specific geoLocation + the particular radial direction you're traveling in

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Teresa M. Sims [94]





Teresa M. Sims
Decatur, GA, USA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teresasims/sets/

1. The bridge sign was taken around Griffin, GA

2. Yes, Free was a sign for Hayes Automotive service station that had long been closed. The "E" looks like it's breaking free!

3. Frazzled Female Bible study was taken in Concord, GA

I LOVE taking photos of old signs and so I have a lot on my website, but here is a main set that I call Sign Age: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teresasims/sets/72157606205313948/

Friday, September 10, 2010

George Moseley [93]





George Moseley
Cambridge MA, USA

Two are from the Boston area taken a few months ago. The NH Plate is a nice commentary on the somewhat confrontational NH state motto that appears on their license plates. The Old City Hall photo made me think that everything public, particularly in politics, is up for sale or rent in Massachusetts.

I took the Blue Sky photo in downtown Buenos Aires last September, 2010. I can't say anything more about it beyond what it is.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Jenny Jenkins [92]





Jenny Jenkins
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
www.jennyjenkins.net

South MinneapolisTags, embroidery, 2009-2010.

After years of bemoaning the gang graffiti in my neighborhood, one day I saw an intriguing tag. It read “Puppet” in a pretty script. Or was it “Pupped?” The final letter was a strange combination of a D and a T. The inscrutability of the tagger’s intention intrigued me. I began noticing other odd tags, and soon decided to embroider them. I enjoy how the pieces aestheticize these signs of turf wars; they also embody an absurd kind of nesting activity as the furtive, speedy street markings are transformed with meticu­lous, tiny stitches into precious and permanent objects.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

André Assis [91]




André Assis
Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
www.flickr.com/photos/beebox

1. "Amores privados em lugares públicos" ["Private loves in public places"]
2. Cachaçaria Durães - Montes Claros, MG, Brazil

Valerie MacEwan [90]



Valerie MacEwan
Washington, NC, USA
The Assemblagist http://www.assemblagist.org

Sign in front yard of house in very small rural southern town.

greg m stowell [89]



greg m stowell
jackson heights(queens), ny, usa

on nyc subways, sometimes i just want to get home!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Melissa McCarthy [88]



Melissa McCarthy
Laconia NH, USA
http://www.bonafideart.com

This sign was at a Lowe's home improvement store. There is such implied threat in the 3 question marks after "Have you read the communication binder today".