#signpainter — Public Fediverse posts

Thank you to everyone that has already backed this Kickstarter to get signwriter Brian Walker's story told in a short biopic.

You can back the project from as little as £1 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg

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#Signwriter #SignPainter #Clapton #Hackney

BARGEPOLE, besides being an object, is also a British expression; a shortened form of 'I wouldn't touch that with a bargepole.'
It means 'no way.'
An example: 'Do you have a Facebook page' and I could answer 'Bargepole.'

For the letterheads, this is inspired by a 1817 Vincent Figgins typeface.

#bargepole #vincentfiggins #letterheads #victorianlettering #ornamentedlettering #goldleaf #signpainter #letteringartist #signpainteruk #jillstrongsigns #jillstrongart #letsescapethemetaverse

What are your favourite books about British pub signs? I'm working on a very special bl.ag online piece and want to include some recommended reading.

Pictured is renowned pub sign painter Stanley Chew from The English Pub by Andy Whipple and Rob Anderson.

#signs #pubs #inns #SignPainting #AskFedi #SignPainter

New at bl.ag online, 'Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: George Biles, King of Signwriters': https://bl.ag/biles

Learn about the diverse and prolific output of sign painter George Biles, and a retrospective exhibition in Bridport, Dorset, this summer.

Photo courtesy of Ken Allen's George Biles photo album.

#SignPainter #signwriter #SignPainting #calligraphy #lettering #art #artist #DecorativeArt #pictorial #bridport #dorset

Just in from the Canary Islands, Jaime Medina shares a collection of hand-painted signs from the hand of Ernesto G. in Agüimes, Gran Canaria.

https://insulasigna.org/ernesto-g-triunfa-en-aguimes/

Each of these characteristic pictorial creations is signed by Ernesto, with each one showing owners and customers from bars and restaurants in the town.

#SignPainting #CanaryIslands #Agüimes #GranCanaria #SignPainter

Today I'm hosting this event with Dr Amy Goodwin, sharing the stories, and the work, of the fairground painters. It is free and online, with more details at https://bl.ag/events.

The direct link to book a ticket (zoom account required) is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GtNBNCBZQoG1OrV5AvnMWg#/registration

I hope you can join us and, if not, then I am fairly sure I'll be able to share a recording afterwards, at Amy's discretion.

#SignPainting #FredFowle #fair #fairground #DecorativeArt #art #artist #SignPainter #lettering