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  1. RE: c.im/@Stuck_Here/1171906793059

    Do you think the appreciation of, and fascination with, ghost signs is a form of 'nagori' as explained here?

    Reminds me of the artist, whose name I can't remember, who installed a frame filled with freshly cut roses — the beauty was to be found in the decay/transition, much like the turning of the leaves in autumn.

    #Ghostsigns

  2. New at bl.ag online, 'Field Notes from BLAG: May 2026', with the New York vernacular, brush care, DIY directionals, Barcelona painters, and more from the field.

    bl.ag/fieldnotes/field-notes-f

    #SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Ghostsigns #FieldNotes

  3. In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.

    There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
    ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-e

    As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.

    #Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt

  4. @RickGaehl I was shocked to realise that my first (pre-graffiti) photo of this is almost 20 years old now!

    ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/bloom

    It's a rare example of a locally listed ghost sign in London:

    ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/local

    #Ghostsigns #Pianos #Shoreditch

  5. Nice fading fascia for M.Y. Oswald revealed in Edinburgh.

    uk.news.yahoo.com/edinburgh-gh

    NB. The article suggests there are multiple layers, but the words that they describe as being in palimpsest are all part of Oswald signs: confectioner, tobacconist, & newsagent.

    #Ghostsigns #FadingFascia #Edinburgh #Shopfront