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Stamping onto cement?

2008-04-05T18:51:58Z

Has anyone tried stamping an image onto cement? MASTERCARVE or SPEEDY-CUT are products made for cutting & printing. The material is soft, durable, yet pliable, so may work on cement.
Tips, ideas, suggestions = ok to email to: italianbeard@hotmail.com
Thanks!

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Become a Citizen of Stencil Nation

2007-11-28T21:59:44Z

The book project for Stencil Nation is moving along. Not much activity on this tribe so thought I'd at least post the other links for the project. Have some fun events in the early works for the Spring 2008 release, here in SF and elsewhere, so stay tuned for that news.

For now, check out these links for Stencil Nation goodness:

• MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/stencilnation
• Stencil Nation Blog: http://happyfeettravels.org/index.php/category/stencil-nation/
• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stencil_nation_book/

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HOw to make a Multi COlored Stencil??

2007-09-24T02:34:12Z

What is the best way to create a multi colored stencil???

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Save the Albany Landfill

2007-09-24T02:27:39Z

If you haven't been there, the Albany Landfill is full of stencils, art, and alternative ways of living and being....

Go to http://stencilarchive.org/index.php?set_albumName=album149&name=gallery&include=view_album.php&page=8' to view stencil photos fm the Landfill.

the cops are coming to the albany landfill tomorrow, monday, to kick out the people who live there and initiate a 2-week period of 'cleaning up' the park which will entail the use of heavy machinery, i.e. tractors/bulldozers! it's possible that they will be attacking some of the artwork as well as they have mentioned time and time again that they want it gone and this is the longest cleanup they have scheduled since 1999.

if you enjoy visiting the landfill, if you like it the way it is, if you think the people there are not a blight and should be left alone, if you think there should be public process before any park 'shaping'; either call the city of albany offices (the mayor's home phone # is 558-9054)
-or-
come out tomorrow morning, probably by 9am, and join our protest at the landfill itself. we will film, harass, and try and get info. from the cops about what the plans are, who we should talk to, etc. and try and make them feel inhuman for evicting people right before the rainy season starts, and in a town that has no homeless shelter of its own.

come out many days over the next 2 weeks, see what the tractors will be doing, maybe we should have a meeting to discuss what our reaction should be. hopefully the city will be out of money for at least a year, and maybe it's time to launch an alternative plan for the landfill.

mad mark, the person who built the castle, said the other night: "this is the place where dreams come true, whoever would come here to destroy or tell other people what to do is very evil and i want to never come in contact with them." he has lived there for 15 years and he will be avoiding them in order to continue his peaceful lifestyle in peace, let's confront them for his sake and the sake of compassion for people who live outside.

Mayor Robert Lieber
(510) 558-9054 (Please Note: This is the Mayor's Residential Telephone
Number)
1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Vice Mayor Marge Atkinson
(510) 528-5710, Voice Mailbox (510) 528-5777
1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Councilmember Farid Javandel
(510) 528-5710, Voice Mailbox (510) 528-5777
1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Councilmember Jewel Okawachi
(510) 528-5710, Voice Mailbox (510) 528-5777
1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Councilmember Joanne Wile
(510) 528-5710, Voice Mailbox (510) 528-5777
1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

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call for printmakers

2007-09-16T17:39:27Z

Hi,

I'm looking for printmakers of all variety for various (paid) projects. Preferably, but not exclusively from the UK. If interested, please e-mail gallery@lydiabates.com with information (cv etc) and images of your work.

Thank you

Lydia

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Get your Top 5/10 Tips Published in a Book!

2007-07-30T20:54:29Z

Stencil Nation, a book due out next spring, still needs your best tips for making great stencils!

We all could use a bit of help from time to time. Now is your chance to tell Stencil Nation the perfect way to make a stencil. Know how to make the perfect stencil on a T-shirt? Know how to quickly put up an amazing stencil on an alley wall? Any and all tips are welcome for this category.

Please submit 5-10 of your best stencil-making tips. They can be about anything that would help a citizen artist make a better stencil. If it involves resources (videos, long/detailed steps with photos), please provide addresses for finding the item. If you have them, please give links to examples, further research, etc.

This section of the book may not have photographs, but if you think that your Tips MUST have photos, please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
What is your city and country location? Web address?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

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Beginners, Teachers, Events Still Needed to Submit

2007-07-30T20:52:42Z

Russell here with a tweaked submission call for my Stencil Nation book. Know that I posted a lot of information for the other call, so this call has specific information for only 3 categories. Not sure if these people are digging deep enough in the longer call.

________________________________

Call for Content (Photos and Text) for Stencil Nation Book Project

In this Post/Email:

1. Introduction
2. General Rules for Submission
3. List of 3 Categories that Need Submissions
4. Details of Submitting for Each of the 7 Categories

...................... 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................

Hello Stencil Citizens,

Russell here from StencilArchive.org (http://www.stencilarchive.org ). If you have never heard of Stencil Archive, it is a web site that I created in 2002 to cover the international stencil art phenomenon. I have been photographing stencils since 1995, made them since 1998, and currently have over 7,000 stencil photographs (many of them are my own photos) represented on Stencil Archive.

But this call for art and content is not for the web site. I am working on a book titled “Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art” which will published in Spring 2008 by Manic D Press. I am hoping that the community will step up and help me present the amazing scene(s) that have grown around stencil art in the past five years. While recent books feature stencils on and off the streets, Stencil Nation hopes to represent not only the artists and activists who cut and spray but also represent the other parts of the community that make our nation a culture unto itself.

I have 7 different areas of the book that need development. You may fit one or more of the below categories of our community, so I encourage you to tell me more about yourself and be a part of the Stencil Nation project.

Thanks for helping out. If any of this is confusing, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Russell

...................... 2. GENERAL RULES FOR SUBMISSION ......................

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: August 20, 2007
+++Feel free to submit art and information for any of the categories that relate to you, but make sure that you read each category's details before doing so.
+++ all submitted images must be 300dpi (high resolution) to be printed in a book. If you do not submit hi res photos, your photos will not be used. (Contact me if you wish to mail content to be scanned.)
+++ if you choose to remain anonymous, I will gladly use your tag instead.
+++ Due to the potential volume of submissions, I may not be able to contact you directly if there is a problem with your submission. If your submission is OK, I always try to get back in touch with the community. I hope to at least give you a simple "got it" reply and a thanks!
+++ Due to limited book size, all or part of your submission may not get in the book. If you are not included, I will make sure that you will be represented on the web site and in any show or event in conjunction with the book.
+++ Please pass this Call for Content on to people and places you think could help contribute to Stencil Nation.

.............. 3. LIST OF 3 CATEGORIES THAT NEED SUBMISSIONS ..............

If you're interested in being a part of the Stencil Nation book project, then here are the following parts of our community that I need you all to help me cover (details for each category follow this list):

1. Beginning Stencilists
2. Teachers who teach stencil art
3. Physical places where Stencil Nation congregates: galleries, gatherings, and fliers from these places and events

................. 4. DETAILS TO SUBMIT FOR 3 CATEGORIES .....................

1. Beginning Stencilists

Maybe you where a fan who enjoyed photographing stencils, and decided to grab the Xacto and make a cut out. I know I did! Maybe you went online and used a tutorial you found, or asked a "How To" question on a stencil BBS. If you have made your first stencil in the past 3-6 months, then you're a welcome member of our great nation.

Beginning Stencilists are encouraged to submit at least 3-6 photographs of their first few stencils. Don't be shy! Stencil Nation will not flame you or rate you; we'll actually encourage you to keep making stencils so you can improve (and give you tips to do so).

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood), title of any artwork, and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
When did you cut your first stencil? What made you do it (an idea, boredom, etc.)
Are you putting your pieces online? What's the address?
What's your next stencil idea?
Did you use online/published tips to get started? Where?
Any great stories of getting up (doing graffiti)?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

Submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007.
Contact stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org for upload instructions

_________________ thanks _______________________

2. Teachers who teach stencil art

Are you an artist who teaches art classes? Have you ever incorporated stencils in your class programming, created a workshop for stencils, or helped kids make a stencil mural? If so, then you hold the honor of teaching the next generation the easy and fun skills of a great art form.

Stencil Teachers should submit 5-10 photographs of their students in action, and/or student's stencils (cut out or painted).

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood), title of any artwork, and, if known, who the photographer is.

Teachers are also encouraged to attach any manuals, educational materials, and links to workshop web sites, videos, etc. (these materials will most likely get published on the upcoming web site, StencilNation.org)

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
Why did you start teaching stencil art? When was your first class?
Do you work within government funded programs? Have you had problems teaching what some think is illegal graffiti art?
What tips do you have for teaching people stencil art?
Can you share a great moment in the classroom?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

Submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007.
Contact stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org for upload instructions

_________________ thanks _______________________

3. Physical places where Stencil Nation congregates: galleries, gatherings, and fliers from these places and events

Do you run a gallery that has/has had stencil shows? Have you curated a stencil show in the last 5-15 years? Have you created or been part of a convention where stencil art was featured? If so, then Stencil Nation would like to feature our physical places of congregating.

Please submit 5-10 HiRes photos and images of your gallery stencil show, your stencil gatherings, and/or fliers of any events you've attend, produced, or hosted. Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
What is your gallery/gathering's name? Web address? City and country location?
How long have you hosted, curated, produced stencil events?
What do you see as a significant influence on your hosting stencil events?
Does art on the gallery walls differ from stencils on the streets?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

Submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007.
Contact stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org for upload instructions

_________________ thanks _______________________

You've reached the bottom! Nifty....

The first 12 people who submit to one or more of the above categories and puts "sticker" in their email subject title, will get a sticker or two mailed to them. You need to give me our snail address too...

Again, you all are the reason why I curate Stencil Archive and am making this book. I hope that the world will soon discover our ad hoc nation. It may be the only nation where all you need to become a citizen is to appreciate stencil art. The rest, we can make up as we go along.

Remember, DEADLINE IS: AUG. 20, 2007

Sincere appreciation for your participation,
Russell H.
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

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Call for Content for Stencil Nation Book Project

2007-07-08T20:35:12Z

Call for Content (Photos and Text) for Stencil Nation Book Project

In this Post/Email:

1. Introduction
2. General Rules for Submission
3. List of 7 Categories that Need Submissions
4. Details of Submitting for Each of the 7 Categories

...................... 1. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................

Hello Stencil Citizens,

Russell here from StencilArchive.org (http://www.stencilarchive.org ). If you have never heard of Stencil Archive, it is a web site that I created in 2002 to cover the international stencil art phenomenon. I have been photographing stencils since 1995, made them since 1998, and currently have over 7,000 stencil photographs (many of them are my own photos) represented on Stencil Archive.

But this call for art and content is not for the web site. I am working on a book titled “Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art” which will published in Spring 2008 by Manic D Press. I am hoping that the community will step up and help me present the amazing scene(s) that have grown around stencil art in the past five years. While recent books feature stencils on and off the streets, Stencil Nation hopes to represent not only the artists and activists who cut and spray but also represent the other parts of the community that make our nation a culture unto itself.

I have 7 different areas of the book that need development. You may fit one or more of the below categories of our community, so I encourage you to tell me more about yourself and be a part of the Stencil Nation project.

Thanks for helping out. If any of this is confusing, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Russell

...................... 2. GENERAL RULES FOR SUBMISSION ..........................................

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: August 20, 2007
+++Feel free to submit art and information for any of the categories that relate to you, but make sure that you read each category's details before doing so.
+++ all submitted images must be 300dpi (high resolution) to be printed in a book. If you do not submit hi res photos, your photos will not be used. (Contact me if you wish to mail content to be scanned.)
+++ if you choose to remain anonymous, I will gladly use your tag instead.
+++ Due to the potential volume of submissions, I may not be able to contact you directly if there is a problem with your submission. If your submission is OK, I always try to get back in touch with the community. I hope to at least give you a simple "got it" reply and a thanks!
+++ Due to limited book size, all or part of your submission may not get in the book. If you are not included, I will make sure that you will be represented on the web site and in any show or event in conjunction with the book.
+++ Please pass this Call for Content on to people and places you think could help contribute to Stencil Nation.

...................... 3. LIST OF 7 CATEGORIES THAT NEED SUBMISSIONS .............................

If you're interested in being a part of the Stencil Nation book project, then here are the following parts of our community that I need you all to help me cover (details for each category follow this list):

1. Fans and/or Documentarians of Stencil Art
2. Beginning Stencilists
3. Teachers who teach stencil art
4. Physical places where Stencil Nation congregates: galleries, gatherings, and fliers from these places and events
5. Your best tips for making great stencils
6. Stencil Nation seeks photographs of stencils painted on these items:
• Stickers
• Posters
• Vinyl
• Murals
• Found Objects
• The Cut-outs
• T-shirts, patches, shoes, etc.
• Skate Decks
• ALSO: Creative buffed (painted over) stencils
7. Stencils from the past: photos and stories of stencils in the 20th century.

...................... 4. DETAILS TO SUBMIT FOR 7 CATEGORIES ............................

1. Fans and/or Documentarians of Stencil Art

Do you love photographing stencil art? Do you go to the gallery shows, post your photos online (maybe your own stencil blog), and/or make stencil art/photography a part of your lifestyle? If YES, you're an official citizen of Stencil Nation.

Fans and Documentarians are encouraged to submit at least 10 of their favorite photographs of hopefully 10 different stencils. Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
When and where did you shoot your first stencil photo? Why?
Do you run your own stencil photo site? What is the web address?
Where, online and/or offline, do you go to get your stencil fix?
What does stencil art mean to you? How does it relate to your life?
Have you travelled to other places to find stencil art? What are your favorite places?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

2. Beginning Stencilists

Maybe you where a fan who enjoyed photographing stencils, and decided to grab the Xacto and make a cut out. I know I did! Maybe you went online and used a tutorial you found, or asked a "How To" question on a stencil BBS. If you have made your first stencil in the past 3-6 months, then you're a welcome member of our great nation.

Beginning Stencilists are encouraged to submit at least 3-6 photographs of their first few stencils. Don't be shy! Stencil Nation will not flame you or rate you; we'll actually encourage you to keep making stencils so you can improve (and give you tips to do so).

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood), title of any artwork, and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
When did you cut your first stencil? What made you do it (an idea, boredom, etc.)
Are you putting your pieces online? What's the address?
What's your next stencil idea?
Did you use online/published tips to get started? Where?
Any great stories of getting up (doing graffiti)?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

3. Teachers who teach stencil art

Are you an artist who teaches art classes? Have you ever incorporated stencils in your class programming, created a workshop for stencils, or helped kids make a stencil mural? If so, then you hold the honor of teaching the next generation the easy and fun skills of a great art form.

Stencil Teachers should submit 5-10 photographs of their students in action, and/or student's stencils (cut out or painted).

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood), title of any artwork, and, if known, who the photographer is.

Teachers are also encouraged to attach any manuals, educational materials, and links to workshop web sites, videos, etc. (these materials will most likely get published on the upcoming web site, StencilNation.org)

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
Why did you start teaching stencil art? When was your first class?
Do you work within government funded programs? Have you had problems teaching what some think is illegal graffiti art?
What tips do you have for teaching people stencil art?
Can you share a great moment in the classroom?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

4. Physical places where Stencil Nation congregates: galleries, gatherings, and fliers from these places and events

Do you run a gallery that has/has had stencil shows? Have you curated a stencil show in the last 5-15 years? Have you created or been part of a convention where stencil art was featured? If so, then Stencil Nation would like to feature our physical places of congregating.

Please submit 5-10 HiRes photos and images of your gallery stencil show, your stencil gatherings, and/or fliers of any events you've attend, produced, or hosted. Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
What is your gallery/gathering's name? Web address? City and country location?
How long have you hosted, curated, produced stencil events?
What do you see as a significant influence on your hosting stencil events?
Does art on the gallery walls differ from stencils on the streets?
Any other comments, tips, or manifestos?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

5. Your best tips for making great stencils

We all could use a bit of help from time to time. Now is your chance to tell Stencil Nation the perfect way to make a stencil. Know how to make the perfect stencil on a T-shirt? Know how to quickly put up an amazing stencil on an alley wall? Any and all tips are welcome for this category.

Please submit 5-10 of your best stencil-making tips. They can be about anything that would help a citizen artist make a better stencil. If it involves resources (videos, long/detailed steps with photos), please provide addresses for finding the item. If you have them, please give links to examples, further research, etc.

This section may not have photographs, but if you think that your Tips MUST have photos, please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please answer the following questions:

Who are you and what do you do with your time?
What is your city and country location? Web address?

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

6. Stencil Nation seeks photographs of stencils painted on these items:
• Stickers
• Posters
• Vinyl
• Murals
• Found Objects
• The Cut-outs (actual stencils)
• T-shirts, patches, shoes, etc.
• Skate Decks
ALSO: Stencil Nation needs creative buffed (painted over) stencil photos

This category is self-explanatory. Please submit up to 12 of your best photographs of stencils on any or all of the above objects. Please try to submit a different stencil for each different photo (this will give you a better chance of getting more than one photo published). For buffed stencils, the more creative the buff, the more likely it will be included. Is there a stencil on the buffed stencil? That will work too!

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please also submit the following for each image:

Give the artist's name if you know him/her.
Title of the stencil if you know it.
A translation of any stencil text into English if needed.

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

7. Stencils from the past: photos and stories of stencils in the 20th century.

Stencil Nation is hoping to rediscover the roots of our community and seeks photographs of 1960's-1980's stencils. We know of some places where stencils where used, mostly as a form of protest, but currently have little/no documentation and photos:

• Sandanistas of Nicaragua in the 1980s
• Anti-Apartheid Movement of South Africa
• Black Panthers in USA
• 1970s Punk Activists in USA, UK, and beyond
• 1980s Anti-Soviet protests in Poland
• Mexican Student Protests of the 1970s
• Berlin Wall Stencil art
• Basque National Movements
• Anti-Nuke protests of the 1980s

If you have any leads of photos or documentation, please contact us and let us know. If you have any photos, please submit them all if you can.

Please only submit HiRes 300dpi versions of your photographs, and include location of the stencil (country, city, neighborhood) and, if known, who the photographer is.

Please also submit the following for each image:

Give the artist's name if you know him/her.
Title of the stencil if you know it.
A translation of any stencil text into English if needed.
The date that you think or know when the stencil was painted.

submit images and text, no later than August 20, 2007 to:
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

_________________ thanks _______________________

You've reached the bottom! Nifty....

The first 12 people who submit to one or more of the above categories and puts "sticker" in their email subject title, will get a sticker or two mailed to them. You need to give me our snail address too...

Again, you all are the reason why I curate Stencil Archive and am making this book. I hope that the world will soon discover our ad hoc nation. It may be the only nation where all you need to become a citizen is to appreciate stencil art. The rest, we can make up as we go along.

Remember, DEADLINE IS: AUG. 20, 2007

Sincere appreciation for your participation,
Russell H.
stencilnationbook[at sign]stencilarchive[dot]org

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My first t-shirt! [Pics]

2007-07-02T16:48:30Z

Well I finally got round to getting it onto a shirt. I've used photocopy plastic film, spray glue, acrylic paint and a foam roller.
The proof...

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t54/r3bol/00120.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t54/r3bol/00119.jpg

Thanks for the advice and tips everyone.
Heres to more stencils!

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New stencil map project

2007-06-07T13:45:27Z

I tried doing this a few years ago, before the whole web 2.0 thing, and it was just too difficult to maintain and code... but now i've started again,

http://platial.com/milo/map/30060

It's a map of stencils around Milwaukee. Most are in Riverwest and the East Side, but I'll be adding more as I see them.

xoM

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right here, right now

2007-06-07T01:50:24Z

in san francisco, someone who tags "claire" is going off. the BEST stencils i have seen in a long time! i wish i had pics to share of the work... look for it.

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Banksy

2007-06-07T01:20:58Z

Where did you first hear about him? I saw his stuff for the first time just today. I'm in love:

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

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Anybody know who this is?

2007-06-07T01:19:28Z

I was in London last week and found this:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=445673214&size=o&context=set-72157600046837966

Any idea who's it is? It doesn't look like a Banksy.

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Text stencils

2007-06-07T01:01:24Z

Does anyone have tips on making text stencils? Especially about how to make small curves look clean. It`s so freaking difficult!

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London Bound : Have 3gb for my camera!

2007-06-07T00:50:01Z

Hey there Stencil Tribe,

Any Londoners out there interested in meeting up early March with me to do a bit of stencilology? StencilArchive.org will be on a bit of a tour in March, starting with 5 days in London.

Looking for location leads, mates to wander with, and other stencil-related fun.

Will also be in Cairo and Jerusalem, digging the history and looking for those tasty pieces!

nice!

Russell

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T-Shirt making, stencil noob:)

2007-05-13T17:16:43Z

I've just got into the whole stencil thing and was wondering if you folk could offer some advice.
My main area of interest at the moment are stencil designs on T-shirts. I had bookmarked the stencil revolution site, but it seems to be down so I can't access some of the good looking beginners tutorials and advice I can remember it having.
I can remember there was the method to apply to Ts with acrylic paint and a roller, also using cans of spray paint. I can't remember much more though.
So now I'm going to blert out a load of questions and you kind people can advise me (if you want). My first design I am planning to use has been cut from a sheet of photocopy plastic, if that helps any.

- If using the roller method, what material should the roller part be made of (like foam, sponge, rubber...)?

- When using acrylic paint, should I add water or some other thinner? If so how much?

- Does 'finishing' methods of drying acrylic paint like ironing, or using a hair dryer help any?

- Canned spray paint is kind of a general term, but I always think of the stuff you would use on cars. Is that the stuff people are using - is it any good, does it wash normally?

Well if you've gotten this far, thanks for listening!

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Sensitizer and Elmers glue?

2007-05-03T23:13:53Z

i read somewhere about adding sensitizer to elmers glue to make an emulsion, does anyone know if this works and does it matter what kind of sensitizer to use? please reply as soon as possible

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stencils as guerrilla marketing...

2007-04-05T17:52:38Z

makes me wanna puke! seeing it for the first time, here in Los Angeles, never came across it in the pacific northwest (s.f. pdx and seattle)

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Graffiti tagger agrees to plea deal

2007-03-16T17:30:13Z

This sucks...

Graffiti tagger agrees to plea deal
'El Barto' admits to vandalism, will get community service

By LORI A. CARTER
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

In a plea deal that is likely to require him to paint over graffiti, a Santa Rosa man accused of causing more than $100,000 in "tagging" damage has admitted two felony counts of vandalism.

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The plea bargain includes a commitment that prosecutors won't seek prison time for Saif Azzuz, 19, who is known by his ubiquitous spray-painted moniker "El Barto."

Azzuz, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, probably will start with three years of probation but could face as long as five years, prosecutor Craig Brooks said.

He will be closely supervised under the Probation Department's Educational Sentencing Program, which will include a s tructured program of community service work.

He would be able to "earn misdemeanors" in place of the felonies if he successfully completes probation and performs a significant number of volunteer hours, defense attorney Jonathan Steele said.

Seven other felony counts will be dismissed at the time of sentencing, set for April 9. The plea deal was completed Tuesday, the day before Azzuz's preliminary hearing was to begin.

Substantial restitution payments will be required, Brooks said, though those amounts hadn't been determined.

"It will be very significant restitution," he said.

As part of his probation, Azzuz may be required to speak to youth groups or others about damage his vandalism caused the community and difficulties it caused in his own life, Brooks said.

In October, Azzuz was charged with nine felony counts of vandalism, each with enhancements for monetary damage that reached into six figures, to private property, vehicles and property of the city of Santa Rosa and PG&E.

Police said they suspected Azzuz in at least 300 instances of graffiti vandalism in the North Bay, many that included his nickname or a signature cartoon face. His tag had become prominent on freeway railings and overpasses, homes, commercial buildings, fences, signs and utility poles.

At least one Santa Rosa attorney said he couldn't represent Azzuz because "El Barto" had vandalized his Mendocino Avenue offices.

After identifying Azzuz as El Barto, police arrested him in the Ridgway Avenue apartment where he lived with his father, across the street from the Santa Rosa City Schools administrative offices.

They carted away bags of spray paint, spray can accessories, an array of nozzle tips and pencil sketches of tags that had been sprayed in the area.

He was booked on $100,000 bail, enormous for a vandalism case, but has been free on bail for several months.

The vandalism Azzuz admitted to is different than gang graffiti that police and city clean-up crews also grapple with. Investigators say graffiti taggers - whom some call artists - paint mainly for entertainment, gaining a sort of notoriety that comes with the recognition of their work.

City graffiti cleaners said Azzuz's nickname and insignia w ere apparently inspired by the actions of TV cartoon character Bart Simpson.

Steele said the plea bargain includes a commitment to community service, likely painting over other vandals' work. He said Azzuz has already started trying to right his wrongs.

"To his credit, he already has - on his own - volunteered to do abatement," Steele said. "I think it's really hit him now."

Azzuz is a full-time student at SRJC and plays soccer.

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buenos aires

2007-02-06T04:36:36Z

really good stencil graffiti scene going on down there, check out these pictures i took when i was there last month.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubz/sets/72157594518607161/

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Beauty2-in group images

2007-01-18T05:20:30Z

Going down the street in a riverside california burbclave she reached out to me

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STENCIL CLASS @ CELLspace

2006-10-26T20:54:39Z

Exactly what the title says.

Cellspace offers a stencil class. 6 two hour lectures by a local artist. Course focuses on digital techniques, graphic design, guerilla culture and applications. Different types of stencils and techniques. Anything from photorealism to alternative techniques. It's all of 75 bucks.

http://www.cellspace.org/programs/aaep_classes.php

Check it out.

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Stencil spots in LA?

2006-09-27T22:10:24Z

I want to check out and photograph some good LA stencils.

Where oh where do I go?

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2006 Burning Man Stencil Archive

2006-09-12T06:17:12Z

Just posted over 70 pics of stencils at this year's Burning Man festival.

Check it out:
http://stencilarchive.org/index.php?set_albumName=album151&name=gallery&include=view_album.php&page=1

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call for artists and musicians

2006-07-14T06:30:45Z

Public Image Enemy
Posted: July 03, 2006
Organization: Reversible Eye
Deadline: August 05, 2006
Location: Chicago - city
Call Type: Exhibitions
Discipline: Visual Arts, DJ/Electronic, Drawing/Works On Paper, Experimental, Experimental Music/New Music, Hip Hop/Rap, Interdisciplinary Art, Mixed-Media, Murals, Painting, Printmaking, Rock, Spoken Word/Story Telling, Music, Performance Art

Public Image Enemy -
Sep 15 to Nov 10 2006

Public Image Enemy is a multidisciplinary celebration featuring artwork, performance, and music which results from the collision and collaboration of Punk Rock and Hip Hop artists.

The art and music, performance, etc. will be a celebration of the 30th anniversaries of punk rock and hip hop cultures.
(We are using these terms in the broad sense, including the sub-genres and side-genres)

We will focus on the places where the two cultures borrow from eachother and / or collaborate with each other. We are interested in hip hop artists that are influenced by punk and punk artists that are influenced by hip hop. Regardless of how much stylistic crossover there is, we are most excited about bringing the two cultures together in one forum.
Artists from each camp who don't normally work with each other have already started collaborating in preparation for this series.

Art - the art will feature graffiti art, stencil art, silkscreen art on the walls and on paper - bringing together works from the punk/ experimental/ underground rock communities and the hip-hop/ urban art-forms communities.

Music & Performance - bringing together breaking, punk/ experimental/ underground music groups, emcees, deejays, beat-boxers, performance art, and more.

Company Info
Company Name:
Reversible Eye
Address:
1103 No. California Ave.
City:
Chicago
State:
IL
Zip:
60622
Contact Info
Name:
R.K. Shuquem
Email Address:
reversibleeye@yahoo.com
URL:
http://www.reversibleeye.com/
Phone Number:
(773)862-1232

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Encountering Mr Bush in Seattle this Friday

2006-06-14T21:48:46Z

link to plans for encountering Mr Bush in Seattle this Friday http://seattle.indymedia.org/
Any stencilers in the Pacific Northwest wanting to paint the town?

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Seeking SF stencil photos for Stencil Archive

2006-04-25T17:38:12Z

Hello stencil tribe,

Russell H, your humble master of stencil tribiness here.

I sure do enjoy stopping by here and seeing all the topics and pics. Sorry I'm not as involved as I should be here. Running stencilarchive.org takes up most of my online stencil time.

I'm posting this topic today to ask a favor of any of you who walk around San Francisco with cameras in tow shooting stencil art. I'm about to leave the state for a 6+ month job and am already going through withdrawal at not catching those fresh stencil pieces.

I'd love it if you all could take up the slack while I'm gone and shoot SF stencil flicks for Stencil Archive. All you have to do is submit the pics, along with artist (if you know this), neighborhood and street location, to submit[at]stencilarchive[dot]org

I'd really appreciate it. I've been shooting stencil art nonstop in SF since 1997, so the 6 month break is already giving me a bad jones. I'm also heading to parts of the US that don't have much stencil art, so that's a double whammy.

Again thanks for hanging out here and hopefully sending me fresh flicks starting midApril.

If you become a regular contributor to Stencil ARchive while I'm gone, I promise I'll make it up to ya when I get back into the CIty!

RussellH

PS for all of you non-SF stencil fans, you can always keep sending me pics from your hometone. same em add and same deets (name of artist, location, state)

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Graff movie premiere

2006-03-18T16:52:09Z

"Quality of Life"
NYC Movie Premiere
April 6

Tagging, bombing, stencils, more - love, live, life. Where do you draw the line?

http://www.qualityoflife-themovie.com/
http://www.myspace.com/qualityoflife

Seating is limited!

Opening April 6, 2006
Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (between Avenues A and B)
New York City

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laptop stencil...

2006-03-04T14:05:01Z

hmm...it never occured to me to stencil a laptop...and oh, potential of this train of thought....

http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/C9560254EBBB102896C2001143E7E506/

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Free Thinker:

2006-02-28T21:57:01Z

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=83339394&size=m

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On the Wall

2006-02-22T17:08:05Z

Comrades,

How open are you with your art? Like, who do you let know?

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Excuse the politcal content

2006-02-18T21:17:21Z

But hell, it's a cool stencil and the PDF comes free.

http://www.posttypography.com/hahafooledyou/

Wonder if the Germans will give me a free pass for spraying this one up everywhere?

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Quick dry 'spray ink'?

2006-02-18T07:29:17Z

Any experience with this stuff?

http://www.nobutts.com/xp/xp5_stockproductspecs.asp?stdcode=S900-BK

Quick Dry Spray Ink - 11.5 oz Green
Quick Dry Spray Ink - 11.5 oz Green
Ideal for a wide variety of surveying and marking applications, these paints work well on gravel, black top, grass, stone, concrete and other surfaces. Convenient spray through cap and non-clogging tip provide reliable one-stroke application. Paint is so

• Sprays upside down.

• Convenient spray through cap and non-clogging tip provide reliable one-stroke application.

• Paint is solvent based, VOC compliant, and has no lead.

• Suitable for concrete, block, steel doors, pipes and insulation.

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a couple of amazing artists

2006-02-07T08:38:16Z

ya'll may have heard of these guys, but i'm just catching up...

duster 132: http://www.fotolog.com/duster132/

http://www.space-invaders.com/

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Bat Man Finally Died...

2006-01-31T15:42:03Z

Finally! heh, just some skele-denom thingy...I'm working on another using the same skeleton, but with eagle wings...kind of a fallen demon/fallen angel type thing-a-ma-jilly...

BTW, check out cutnspray.com
Great tutorials and good people...

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my first...

2006-01-30T20:32:52Z

well I finally finished my first stencil. Im gonna redo it. I made a small booboo.
picture of stencil in album

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Knew Won...

2006-01-19T07:59:59Z

Good Lord, ma hand hurts...Just finished two pieces. Posted the first in the photo gallery. It's a big'un. Also made a slightly smaller one using the same subject, but added four more layers to it. I'll post pics as soon as I conjure up some snow-melting powers or find a basement to paint in for a few. I hate, no...loathe winter, by the way...

Peace and love and all that...

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laminating

2006-01-12T19:01:01Z

I never did a stencil yet but want to do one by laminating the pattern and cutting it out. Does covering the pattern back and front work with clear packaging tape work for laminating? If it does work how long does the stencil last(how many uses)? Any suggestions are appreciated!

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KRS-ONE yall!

2006-01-12T18:18:47Z

So I just finished this new stenciled sticker. It is made of USPS address labels taped together and then sprayed with seven diffent stencils...

Wadaya think?

cheers~
Jamaican Steve

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New Piece...

2006-01-12T12:00:22Z

Gimme some feedback on it...Photo Gallery, Listen Stencil...Peace.

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Where you at?

2006-01-02T07:13:35Z

Oakland, CA
Mosswood Neighborhood

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t shirt paint

2006-01-01T02:23:24Z

anyone stenciled shirts much? i need some suggestions for what kind of paint to use.

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WHAT THE F*#K!

2005-12-24T07:05:08Z

WARNING, remove your art- your writing and your research from tribe!
also- remove anyone else's work from your profiles that you do not have written permission to use.

people.tribe.net/faern/blog

Tribe can and will gain from your work- and you will not-
as it stands the current tou gives them permission to take any image on tribe and let's say turn it into whatever they want on a site like cafe press or for that matter do whatever they want to with it!

YIKES! I don't see how this can promote artists, of all sorts, sharing their works!?

Thins are getting scary in here!

cheers~
Jamaican Steve

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FIGHT CENSORSHIP ON TRIBE

2005-12-14T08:38:39Z

ok, theres too much fucking idle talk of flagging things as mature and not enough flagging

as of now, this tribe ( http://tribes.tribe.net/d966a8ee-e3e7-44f3-981b-304f45b89dd4 ) has about 45 people, so we can only hope you are not a lazy useless member and that you care enough to do something to act, so heres what i request everyone do

FIRST ---- GET MORE FLAGGERS, DO NOT BE LAZY OR CARELESS, GET AS MANY PEOPLE TO JOIN THIS TRIBE AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTING AS POSSIBLE, GET A T L E A S T 5 PEOPLE TO JOIN THIS TRIBE AND TO FLAG ATLEAST 15 THINGS EACH DAY FOR ATLEAST ONE WEEK, TIL DECEMBER 20TH WHEN TRIBES CENSOR BULLSHIT BEGINS (this while only take a few minutes of your time)

FLAG A T L E A S T 15 THINGS, ANYTHING, FLAGGING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL LIKE THE TRIBE STAFFS TRIBES COULD POSSIBLELY MAKE THE BEST POINT, BUT, ONE FLAG MAY PERHAPS COUNT AS ONLY ONE FLAG ON THAT ITEM AND SO MANY PEOPLE FLAGGING ONE THING MIGHT DO NO GOOD AT ALL. SO, PLEASE SPREAD YOUR FLAGGING INTO THE DEPTHS OF OBSCURE TRIBES, PICS, AND PEOPLE, THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS TO DO, CLICK TRIBE ON THE SMALL LINK LIST FOLLOWING THE TITTLE OF A PAGE, GO INTO ALL THE BORING SHIT LIKE religion & beliefs 1710 tribes OR family & home 571 tribes AND START FLAGGING, TRY TO DIVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT SO YOUR FELLOW ANTI CENSORING FLAGGERS WILL ALL BE FLAGGING DIFFERENT THINGS ASSURING THAT MANY FLAGS ARE PLACED

DO THIS SMALL DAILY CHORE FOR A WEEK AND WE WILL HAVE FLAGGED 5,000 THINGS, THAT JUMP IN NUMBERS WILL DEFINITELY GET THEIR ATTENTION AND MAKE A STATEMENT

TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS SMALL CHORE THAT WILL TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GET ATLEAST 5 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WHO DO NOT YET BELONG TO THIS TRIBE, IF ALL OF YOU GOT 5 PEOPLE TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS, IT WOULD FLAG ABOUT 24,000 TRIBES, THATS ABOUT HALF OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRIBES

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Save Tookie stencil

2005-12-12T02:11:41Z

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/5cf/5e0/5cf5e072-38d2-45ea-879c-bf7cf4c0e4aa

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Up and coming "Sticking" Tribe...

2005-11-23T20:11:20Z

Come and join the "Stick Something" Tribe!

A tribe for all thoes out there that are into the art of sticking things to stuff! Whether it be stickers, wheatpasting posters or otherwise.... If you stick it, lets see it!

http://sticksomething.tribe.net/

cheers~
Jamaican Steve
THINK BIG, live small...DSNT!

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Stenciling on clothing?

2005-10-20T18:07:30Z

New to the tribe here, and just curious how many of you actually do clothing? I've hit some walls, some cardboard, some posterboard, for awhile i did vinyl records, and now, i find myself going for more clothing than anything.

Why is that? I dunno, they are fun to actually sport your own stuff, and once ya get good, sell a few here and there, or actually, like i've done, trade :)

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Newbie Q

2005-10-17T17:43:03Z

Hi, I'm a newbie to the whole world of the stencils and this kind of mayhem.

And I have one question...

What do you make your stencils out of?

Cardboard, paper, wood....

Also, I'm thinking that using a light projector to trace and expand to printed image to a larger format would be a straitforward plan of action, but maybe not worth the effort.
Anyone tried this? (I guess that's two questions.)

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However...

2005-09-22T20:10:25Z

...did the Hammer stencil I like!

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wet paint

2005-09-22T02:45:45Z

Let's say I spray paint something with a stencil. What do I do with the stencil after it's got wet paint on it? Do I throw it in a bag or something?

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Finders keepers...

2005-08-31T05:33:21Z

Just thought I'd post a couple of stencils I found today on some freights downtown. I was checking out the scene for a trip to the yard tonight and discovered a few nice stencils. Anyone ever see these before? I've heard of Zombie but had never seen any of his/her work until today.

I'll make sure to post my own, and any others, I find during this evenings "art session".

cheers~
J.S.

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Hey this is my first stencil!!

2005-08-31T04:06:26Z

Hello everyone. This is my first attempt at making and painting stencils. Tell me what you think.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/blackestheart/Katie.jpg

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Wal-Mart stencil...

2005-08-23T21:46:13Z

I just finished a new stencil this last week...designed to spray on the shopping carts at Wal-Mart.

"Wal-Mart, Always destroying America"
see the photo album

If anyone is interested in getting a copy let me know...I'll send one to ya, all I ask is for a picture of the end results...

cheers and happy stenciling~
Jamaican Steve

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Banksy in WIRED - July 2005

2005-08-23T20:15:25Z

Art Attack
First he turned back alleys into galleries. Then he hacked the MoMA and the Met. Meet Banksy, the most wanted man in the art world.

It's noon in London, and self-described "art terrorist" Banksy is preparing for his next installation. "I've created a cave painting," he says. "It's a bit of rock with a stick man chasing a wildebeest and pushing a shopping cart." The next day, Banksy carefully hangs his work - called Early Man Goes to Market and credited to "Banksymus Maximus" - in Gallery 49 of the venerable British Museum, accompanied by a few sentences of explanatory text. He does this without the knowledge or consent of museum officials; they learn about the latest addition to the collection only after Banksy announces it on his Web site.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.08/bansky.html

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Banksy in Palestine....

2005-08-20T08:42:16Z

iF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY....

www.woostercollective.com

scroll down to check out the new Bansky installation on West Bank Barrier, aka Pelestine wall....

R E N E G A D E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i BOW TO THEE BANKSY!!!

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STENCIL WORKSHOP, INEXPENSIVE, MISSION DIST...

2005-07-28T08:04:01Z

Hello all spraypainting and stencil friends M_)

For those of you who may be interested in taking a fun and incredibly inexpensive stenciling class, Guillermo Godinez (www.exitmedia.com) will be teaching a three week workshop at CELLspace starting next Saturday...that is if there is one more student signs up by then.

I included the details below.
(sorry for the cross-posting).

Corazon y Coraje- P M_)

STENCILS: Urban Guerilla Art -Guillermo Godinez

Sat 7:15pm-8:15, 7/30-9/03
$5 a class, Total 6 weeks:$30

Stencil Art has taken over the streets worldwide; from every popular OBEY campaign to the antiwar sidewalk signage that sprawls before protests. Stencil Art has been referred to as the poor man's screen printing,yet it has grown in popularity through social movements due to its versatility, detail and its endless possibilities for distribution. Stencil Artmanages to convey the political, social and ethical establishing the presence of grass roots organizing and conveying ideals via public spaces. Look around your neighborhood and you are bound to find stencils: sidewalks, walls, cars, mailboxes, fashion, music venues and more recently galleries.

Learn basic and advanced stenciling techniques. Generate cost effective readily distributable prints of text, drawings, and photographs. Use the urban canvas as your own and establish a presence for your social andpolitical ideals. Prepare gallery quality prints for public display.This is a studio class so come ready to work in class and feel free to ask instructor for help.

Guillermo Godinez:
Guillermo Godinez is a San Francisco native raised abroad. Involved in Art and Music at a young age has developed his sculpture, print and music to reflect the dichotomies between cultures and the traditional and technical. Trained a scientist, he is in the process of exploring industrialization in his craft.

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Armour Etch

2005-07-26T05:01:24Z

Anybody stenciling with this?

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someone please

2005-07-26T04:59:51Z

do any of you awesome stencilers wanna make something i could use to make t-shirts for my band?

were eventually gonna make screens and do it like that but i've been bored and want to do something, plus i think stencils rule, but i'm not much of an artist and have never made a stencil other than just letters.

so yea if anyone wants to let me know. the band is called trifle tower, im not too picky about what you do just something cool, maybe political or something br00tal. haha

thanks

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new at stenciling...check out my art?

2005-05-28T16:31:04Z

www.louuu.deviantart.com

there's also some other great stencil artists on this site...look under "traditional art" "graffiti".
we're trying to get a stencil category.
check out my favorites too

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Stencil Archive Live Once Again

2005-05-27T20:35:01Z

Yow, it has been a painful 4 months at Stencil Archive. After many problems and solutions, the site is running again in a viewable format.

The Archives are back up for viwer enjoyment, and updates will commence shortly (I have hundreds of pics in the backlog).

So please stop by and check em out:

http://stencilarchive.org/index.php

Thanks,
Russell

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nice stencil web gallery

2005-05-27T20:32:57Z

I found this nice stencil web gallery:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/stencil/

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I HAD A LITTLE IDEA TODAY

2005-05-01T00:17:29Z

AFTER I WAS VANDALIZING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT BATHROOM TODAY I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN IT WOULD BE TO SPRAY/(TAG/WHATEVER) COP CARS AND DIFFERENT THINGS

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I WAS CONSIDERING WHEN AND WHERE TO STRIKE, AND WHAT SORT OF PAINT WOULD BE MOST DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM A VEHICLE, THEN I THOUGHT, !MAGNETS! GET MAGNET SHEETS AND MAKE STENCILS OUT OF THEM, SLAP THEM ON, SPRAY, PEEL OFF, SO QUICK, SO PERFECT, SO RIGHT IN SO MANY WAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LAUGHED A WHILE, THEN STARTED BRAIN STORMING FOR IDEAS ON THINGS TO MAKE STENCILS OF

I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP THIS LITTLE IDEA (ALL MY IDEAS/TECNIQUES) ALL TO MYSELF, (EVEN IF ITS NOT NEW) BUT, WHAT IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS TO ME AND I NEVER GET TO DO IT AND THE IDEA DIES WITH ME! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, SPREAD THE WORD. ITS A BRILLIANT IDEA I DONT CARE WHAT ANY BITCHES MIGHT SAY, ITS GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

M A G N E T S, THINK OF THE OTHER POSSIBILITES, YOU CAN CHEAT AT STENCILS, NO BRIDGES, USE ISLANDS, CRISP EDGES. ITS FANTASTIC. YOU CAN STICK THEM TO ALL KINDS OF METAL SURFACES NOT JUST COP CARS, LOL.

THAT IT, IM GOING TO LAY CLAIM TO THIS SIMPLE SEEMINGLY OBVIOUS GENIUS MATERIAL IDEA AND CLAIM IT AS MY OWN.

AS SOON AS I GET AROUND TO IT IM GOING TO SHOP AROUND MAJOR CHAIN RETAILERS AND OTHER PLACES/MEANS AND FIND THE CHEAPEST PLACES TO GET THE BIGGEST SHEETS

I WILL REPORT BACK EVEN IF NONE OF YOU CARE, LOL

SPREAD THE WORD, GO FAR AND WIDE AND TELL EVERYONE MAGNETS!

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stencil material...

2005-04-17T21:14:57Z

yo.
So whats your favorite material to use as your stencil...
(most durable, best detail-holding,etc....)

-m

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1 you lock the target...

2005-04-08T17:32:00Z

Ok, so i've finished cutting a couple of stencils, and have been waiting for the weather to become nice (first winter had to leave, then it needed to not be raining).

Now that it's spring, I'm trying to figure out *where* to place my unauthorized public art. Ergo a bnch of questions:

Do you choose busy streets or side-streets?
Sidewalk only, or other objects (i'm thinking verticle... phone booths, those little metal utility boxes, etc)

Just curious to see what other's expirence is in regard to location.

Thanks,
Milo

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BLEACH

2005-03-20T07:06:22Z

and not the Nirvana album...

I've seen a bunch of sites/artists who bleach dirty 'crete through the stencils, but I'm looking for more info. Is it just a pure bleach applied with a brush? How does it keep from running? Or a semi-solid paste made from OxyClean® or some such? If anyone has ideas on how to creatively clean up our urban wastelands, pls let me know.

xoM

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what kind of tools do you use?

2005-03-19T19:55:01Z

What cuts the best? I feel like i"m living in the dark ages and it takes me a million years just to make one! And also, how do you carry those wet stencils around after spraying without being ridiculously obvious, or having them stick together?

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new stencil photos from PHSH

2005-03-17T13:22:43Z

http://www.phsh.org/pages/5328-phsh-stencil-pneu.html
http://www.phsh.org/pages/5339-phsh-stencil-salt.html

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SUV Slut

2005-03-17T02:56:02Z

this was in the blotter section of this weeks edition of atlanta's creative loafing paper:

A middle-aged man bought a brand-new 2005 Lincoln Navigator SUV and parked it outside his home on Forrest Way. The next morning, he walked outside and saw that someone had spray-painted the words "No War But Class War" on his SUV. That same morning, across the street on Forrest Way, a woman walked out to her gold Land Rover SUV and saw that someone has spray-painted the words "SUV SLUT" on the hood. The phrase "Burn the Rich" was spray-painted on the side. On the back panel, someone had spray-painted "G2" and the letter A with a circle around it. All the headlights were also spray-painted. The woman said her husband went on the Internet and looked up the symbol for the A and found that it represents a terrorist group.

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who is SALT ? (SF stencil artist)

2005-03-08T03:40:38Z

does anyone know who SALT is ?

he/she apparently is located in the San Francisco area.

I took many photos of his/her art in San Francisco:

www.loupiote.com/phsh/pages/4044-phsh-graffiti-salt.html
www.loupiote.com/phsh/pages/3289-phsh-graffiti-salt.html
www.loupiote.com/phsh/pages/3018-phsh-graffiti-salt-horse-lover.html
www.loupiote.com/phsh/pages/2994-phsh-graffiti-salt.html
www.loupiote.com/phsh/pages/3218-phsh-graffiti-salt.html

and I many need his/her permission to use some of those photos commercially.

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New stencils????

2005-02-26T20:37:37Z

So what's everyone workin' on?

I'm pretty new at stencil's, but I just made a Flower of Life Stencil that turned out pretty sweet...

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New image posted

2005-02-23T12:16:28Z

I posted a stencil I found about 16 miles west of Chicago under a bridge. It's labeled "Found in suburban Chicago, IL." I'm curious to know if anone else has seen this getting around. It seems pretty powerful and I wold hate to think it's been isolated to this one loaction.

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From sfgate.com

2005-02-23T01:18:55Z

<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/24/BAGIT7SDFK1.DTL>
Somewhat interesting article about stencils from corporations...

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FAILE - BPM - ARTICLE

2005-02-12T22:16:13Z

FAILE, A GROUP OF THREE PEOPLE WHO PLASTER UP THEIR STENCIL STUFF GLOBALLY HAS A LITTLE ARTICLE ABOUT THEM IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF BPM (MUSIC SECTION IF YOURE UNAWARES) ITS WORTH READING/LOOKING AT IF YOURE IN A NEWSTAND

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Whatcha got..?

2005-01-18T09:42:37Z

So now that we know where everyone is at, lets find out what everyone is working on...

Got an projects of interest, let here about them or even post the pictures in the Tribe album?!

cheers-
Consoul

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Stencil art > motion graphix

2005-01-12T13:50:17Z

http://www.knife-party.net/flash/barry.html

A phenomenal Flash-based commentary on U.S. politics using stencil art as source material -- and one of the strongest pieces I've seen on the web...

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JUST UPLOADED SOME NEW PICS

2005-01-12T13:36:08Z

Of my 2004 trip to NYC, some found art around the city.
Also, great tribe! Been lookin for this tribe for a while now....

*tb

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Stenciling the war zones

2004-12-02T22:42:26Z

My BF just sent me this:
http://www.enrager.net/hosted/arofish/

it's pretty ballsy

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Crispy Edges...

2004-11-09T17:16:51Z

I'm wondering... How do stencil artists get super clean edges? A lot of the photos and stencils I see around look awesome. But mine end up looking foggy where the stencil against the surface.

Also, what do people use to make the stencils themselves? Cardboard? Plastic of some sort? Plain Paper?...

Ideas? Suggestions?

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Chomsky stencil

2004-10-18T01:42:54Z

http://cluster.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/tribe?page=3&currentoffset=16&parentid=1861ec9e-7271-4c9b-a665-2c0bf61cbfc6

Saw this on Thursday. Would have been interesting to poll the passing commuters to see how many of them recognized this person, but I was in a hurry on my bike....

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UPDATE: For the People Art Show Oct. 7

2004-10-04T21:27:41Z

Here's the newest info on da show. Hope to see you all there.

FOR THE PEOPLE
Thursday, Oct. 7th, 2004
2050 Bryant St. @ 18th
7pm -12am Free

Empte Eyes productions in affiliation with Stencilarchive.org and God Bless Graffiti Coalition are proud to present many international artist’s first exhibition in the states!

For the People will be moving the street indoors for a weekend, inviting the street art loving community to view works of art, installations and painted walls by an International array of street artists. For the People was founded by Empte Eyes and a coalition of street artists, bringing the community together to share an in depth analysis of this culture’s meaning(s), progression and degression. A study into the global, contemporary street art movment, celebrating the cause and freedom of limitless artistic expression, with progress in mind and a celebration for us, the people and our local artists.

FEATURED ARTISTS: the london police, swoon, above, d*face, fury, insa, rainman, alist, adam neate, k2, empte eyes, pumps, pete doo little, eskae, g, logan hicks, microbo and bo 130, mackplakt, ephameron, dist, flower guy, kyle goen, peace, zoe, josh macphee, chun 1, adam 5100, Chris Stain and many more special guests!

MUSIC by MHE of Sound & Color records & DJ SHANE ONE

This event is an attempt to speak out against the Big Buff of 2003 in SF. Sales will benefit the upcoming street art documentary “Negative Spaces.”

SF REPRESENT!!

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who did these stencils? ...it's for a book!

2004-06-28T17:41:04Z

do you recognize these? do you know the artists?

http://www.stencilarchive.org/PrecitaMuralBook/index.htm

Muralist group "Precita Eyes" is doing a book on mission district art that will include stencil photos.... they want permission from the artists but can't identify them all.

if you recognize the unidentified stencils and know their artists please reply here, or if it's private info, send me a note!

thanks!

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gorilla stencil, Art or tagging?

2004-05-15T04:32:09Z

I am fond of gorilla stencilling, but some people might look at it as just more visual polution tagging. how do you feel about it?

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slack moderator

2004-05-14T20:03:52Z

Hey all,

If you're still fishing around this tribe, thanks for joining. This is only the second time your humble moderator has hit the site. I'm glad that you all are discussing all things stencils. That's what this tribe is all about.

I've been busy tweaking my site http://www.stencilarchive.org and am hopefully going to make it even better in the coming months. Hope you can visit soon. And submit some pics if you're interested.

For now, hope to speak with you all soon.

Russell

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photos of work's

2004-03-17T14:23:39Z

there seem to be a serious lack of peoples work on here anyone care to post some of their work? ill get right on mine

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photos of work's

2004-02-09T00:53:30Z

there seems to be a serious lack of peoples work on here anyone care to post some of their work? ill get right on mine

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Stencils from Oz

2004-01-31T06:16:04Z

Hi - here is some work from my community - I hope you enjoy!
http://www.muff.com.au/gallery/stencil_gallery.htm

http://www.shutupandshop.org/

http://www.graffiti.org/escapism/

http://www.dolearmy.org/

http://www.melbournegraffiti.com/choose.htm

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Caps

2004-01-05T22:41:33Z

Locally, I have an excellent hardware store that carries a huge selection of paint. But no caps! Anyone know where to purchase caps?

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