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More to Come, Stay Tuned!
We are currently working on several new sign maker profiles as well as some informative articles, so stay tuned. We are a little behind schedule as we are moving into our new studio space, but we have lots more to come!
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Profile: John Lennig of Big Top Sign Arts
The first time I met John Lennig, he had flown into San Francisco from British Columbia and was standing on Market Street waiting for me to pick him up. We had corresponded by email and a few phone calls after meeting in cyber space. As we made the drive to ...
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Profile: Rick Janzen of Streamline Studios
Rick Janzen, owner of Streamline Studios in Alberta, Canada has established himself as a hybrid sign painter of sorts. Keeping traditional sign making alive, he has successfully merged the craft into a place with the film industry and pioneered antiquing and distressed techniques that serve as an inspiration to other ...
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Profile: Mark Fair of Mark Fair Signs, Montgomery Alabama
Mark Fair is a living legend of sorts to other sign painters working in the United States. Mark co-founded the Creative Signmakers of America online forum which has traditional sign makers all over the world interacting and sharing their work daily. If you are a sign maker and haven’t joined ...
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Guerrero Gallery San Francisco Sign Painting Exhibit
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present its January show, “An American Language”, featuring the works of 12 traditional American sign painters. An American Language January 14, 2012 — February 04, 2012 An extension to the gallery’s show last year with San Francisco’s own, New Bohemia Signs, this month’s exhibition brings ...
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Building a Solid Sign Painting Foundation by Bob Sauls
Bob Sauls is the owner and operator of Sauls Signs in Tallahassee, Florida and has been a traditional sign maker since 1980. Bob is also a devoted family man, a talented graphic artist and a regular contributor to SignCraft Magazine. MAKING anything look easy is a sure indication of mastery, ...
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Profile: Josh Luke of Best Dressed Signs, Boston
Traditional Sign Maker is proud to announce a new feature, the Sign Maker’s Profile. We will be adding sign painters from all around the world, sharing some of their work and where you can find out more about them. Our very first Profile is on Josh Luke of Best Dressed ...
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Video: Fileteado Porteño
Here is a nice video on Fileteado Porteño, Argentina’s contribution to sign painting mostly produced in Buenos Aires. Here’s a whole Flickr album of Fileteado Porteño. From Wikipedia: Fileteado is a type of artistic drawing, with stylised lines and flowered, climbing plants typically used in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It ...
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British Canal Boat
Classic photo of a sign painter working on a British canal boat.
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Another Classic Photo
Another classic sign photo from shorpy.com
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Classic Sign Photos
One of our favorite resources for finding photos of classic sign work is the website shorpy.com you can find hundreds of photos there like this one. A word of caution: you can easily spend a few hours looking through photos here without realizing it.