But where are you really from?

But where are you really from? A showcase celebrating diversity within the sign painting community.

Last days to check out this killer sign painting show at curated by .yonki & ! Get in there while you can to see em irl...
09/23/2021

Last days to check out this killer sign painting show at curated by .yonki & ! Get in there while you can to see em irl ✨ lotta heavy hitters, homies, and people of color up in here! We love to see it 🥲❤️

This showcase was put on back in 2018 but we are so honored that it keeps getting brought up. Sign painters .yonki will...
06/06/2020

This showcase was put on back in 2018 but we are so honored that it keeps getting brought up. Sign painters .yonki will be discussing their backgrounds, how it went, and going over their fellow sign painters’ pieces in a quick talk via ’s TONIGHT at 830 PT. Thank you for having having us and everyone be sure to tune in to the many many other demonstrations / talks going on from great people during this 24 hour event!

Thinking about how the first ideas of my cultural identity were formed, I'm always tied back to the calendar images of J...
04/23/2020

Thinking about how the first ideas of my cultural identity were formed, I'm always tied back to the calendar images of Jesús Helguera. These paintings specifically made to embody Mexican culture and pride, have (similarly to the craft of sign painting) become eternalized through the tradition of their painting and replication. I grew up living with my grandparents and in their home my grandmother had painted and hung her own replicas of these paintings as large as 10ft long around the household. Since the images for me are intrinsically tied to the feeling of being home, I've made my own replica on a chair.

— Lauren D’Amato. “Gesto Azteca”, acrylic and enamel on found wooden chair.

Work in progress from Nisha, painting that “Bombay candy convex”—she couldn’t have described it better 🍭🌈🍬✨ it’s a defin...
07/04/2018

Work in progress from Nisha, painting that “Bombay candy convex”—she couldn’t have described it better 🍭🌈🍬✨ it’s a definite homage to the brightly multicolored multidimensional letters found in her roots in India. Emphasizing the bay and painting on a found samtrans sign, she gives love to where she’s originally from too—Berkeley, California.

Windows are well under way—thanks for designing and painting this rad jammer, Ashley! Watching these two work together i...
07/04/2018

Windows are well under way—thanks for designing and painting this rad jammer, Ashley! Watching these two work together is a dream!

Brought in the young guns to help make buttons for the show! Less than a week to go until opening night! July 6th at Mul...
07/04/2018

Brought in the young guns to help make buttons for the show! Less than a week to go until opening night! July 6th at Mule Gallery 6-9pm! 🙌🏼💕

Alfonso laying down pictorial work—homage to his father, he has him picking crops in his village in Jalisco, Mexico. Mor...
07/04/2018

Alfonso laying down pictorial work—homage to his father, he has him picking crops in his village in Jalisco, Mexico. More gold to follow!

Melvin of working on his piece for the show, who is originally from Portland with roots in Toisan, Guandong Province. P...
06/29/2018

Melvin of working on his piece for the show, who is originally from Portland with roots in Toisan, Guandong Province. Popular myth has it that the first park in China open to the public (designed by a Scottish gardener & aimed towards foreigners), was closed off to Chinese people between 1890 & 1928–with a sign that read this. Around the same time, the Chinese were being excluded in the US as well. Here he is painting how he feels this sign would’ve looked like at the time, more to come soon!

Thank you Better Letters for being one of our generous sponsors! Having your support means a lot to us. Check them out f...
06/29/2018

Thank you Better Letters for being one of our generous sponsors! Having your support means a lot to us. Check them out for the latest & greatest, especially their events and workshops! 🎨✨

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Erick of coming in hot with these crisp lines and vibrant colors! He was born & raised in La by Mexican immigrants, and...
06/29/2018

Erick of coming in hot with these crisp lines and vibrant colors! He was born & raised in La by Mexican immigrants, and embraced the Chicano, signage, and graffiti culture that surrounded him—all of which inspires his style now 🙌🏼✨

Lauren giving us a sneak peek of her gold blackletter. We got to speak about her background and inspirations:In paintin...
06/29/2018

Lauren giving us a sneak peek of her gold blackletter. We got to speak about her background and inspirations:

In painting, I'm interested in the nostalgic relationship I have to my family’s craft of sign making and strive to relate to this prior generation of blue-collar workers, folk artists, and replica painters through the repetition of their actions. I’m drawn to the decorative arts, and the iconic Chicano imagery tied to my upbringing.

Charmaine of laying down the ground work to paint, loving the languages piling in and that she’s throwing in pictorials...
06/29/2018

Charmaine of laying down the ground work to paint, loving the languages piling in and that she’s throwing in pictorials too! Born in Singapore, where many people share the same space, she uses the title of the show in a more positive context of being accepting of each other—in Mandarin, Jawi, and Tamil.

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