My donation to the SAA gallery 4x5 fundraiser for their scholarship fund is this Exeter, NH collage "Ioka Dreams". I do miss seeing the iconic sign which is now at the #AmericanSignMuseum in #CincinnatiOH. Miss the theater, too. These pieces go on sale 4/11.
#iokatheatre #ExeterNH #collage
@purplemotel.bsky.social Photography, tiki, neon, streamline moderne, etc. What a great list in your bio! This spring or fall I plan to go to the #americansignmuseum #cincinnati. Great collection of neon! And for #streamlinemoderne, my beloved Art Deco Historic District in #miamibeach #southbeach.
I just voted for the American Sign Museum in USA Today’s competition to name the country’s Best Pop Culture Museum.
You can too, here:
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#AmericanSignMuseum #PopCulture #USAToday #Signs
11.15.25 sketching at the American Sign Museum, cincinnati ohio
#cincyurbansketchers #americansignmuseum #cincinnatiohio
Watercolor and ink
Just one more sleep now until I get my hands on an advance copy of the American Sign Museum book that I've written. I cannot wait to see it!
March feels a long time ago now, but this trip was the catalyst for the intense months that followed:
https://bl.ag/my-week-at-the-american-sign-museum/ […]
Cover for the American Sign Museum book, with the museum name in white on pink in a band through the middle with a colourful display of multiple signs of all kinds from the museum above and below this.
Tomorrow (Saturday) I'm speaking at the online Neon Speaks event.
www.eventbrite.com/e/passport-to-neon-speak...
It's the first public opportunity to take a look inside the forthcoming American Sign […]
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What a joy to visit the American Sign Museum. Can't believe we haven't been here before. Won't be the last. #cincinnati #americansignmuseum
WITH THIS SATELLITE, I WILL RULE THE WORLD!
Plankton's favorite thing at the #americansignmuseum @jaylender.bsky.social @vincentwaller.bsky.social @ducktwacy.bsky.social @honkyd.bsky.social
Today I'm learning about opal (or milk) glass signs, and this short video is a neat explanation of how they were made, including the process of shaping the original letterforms in clay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UD3iypwQ10
The technique was pioneered by what is now the Flexlume Sign […]
View from over a man's shoulder as he adds a black shade to green lettering on glass.
After India and Belgium, we fly across the Atlantic for a look behind the scenes of the recent American Sign Museum expansion. 'Magin on Main Street' is the third BLAG Meet session (https://bl.ag/meet
I got to see the new spaces last month, and the report is […]
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Illuminated neon signs that say 'GO' with arrows below pointing down-right, and 'GULF', among other neon signs.
'My Week at the American Sign Museum' is the latest at bl.ag online: https://bl.ag/my-week-at-the-american-sign-museum/
NB. It's a long one, so grab a drink, get comfortable, and settle in for a visual feast.
#Signs #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Neon
Three people, one of whom is a TV presenter with microphone, standing in front of a cacophony of neon and illuminated signs.
I've been at work on a bit of a monster post reviewing my week at the American Sign Museum. It'll be hitting the inboxes of email subscribers at https://bl.ag/join tomorrow.
While I was there, I made an appearance on the local TV station, which you can see from […]
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Jenna Homen is first out of the blocks with her report from last week's visit to the American Sign Museum.
jennahomen.substack.com/p/a-look-inside-the-amer...
All being well, mine will follow on Thursday.
#Signs #AmericanSignMuseum #Neon #SignPainting
These are fun: point-of-purchase (POP) signs with rotating elements to create a variety of eye-catching effects.
Today was my last day at the American Sign Museum, and even with a whole week there, I've only scratched the surface of this incredible place.
It's […]
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Hand-painted card that reads: "The Original Art, Sign Painting, The Second Oldest Profession". The lettering for 'sign painting' is given a chrome effect using just black and white.
I've also been doing a few bits for BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07 while I'm here, including a piece on Mike Stevens (RIP).
His book, Mastering Layout, remains a staple for sign painters, and the American Sign Museum now has all of the original cards he produced […]
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Day 1 at the American Sign Museum and I found this in the library; one of eight or so showing the construction of letters, or key practise strokes.
#SignPainting #AmericanSignMuseum #FlipBook #Lettering
When you close your cafe over Covid but your sign is forever memorialized in a museum, priceless. #AmericanSignMuseum #LydiasOnLudlow #ThisIsCincy
