I’m not a sign writer, but this year I made two signs that I’m not sure I shared on here.

Given they turned out reasonable, I figured I’d share them with you now, just for something to do.

This is the one I made for my place, to put outside when I was running art studio open days or sculpture workshops. For now it’s just sitting in a corner of the living room.

The other one I made was a little fancier – This was for one of my cousins for her air bnb.

Both signs are small, no more than about a ruler’s length across. Both are made from bits of recycled wood I collected from somewhere. I did them by printing the writing in the size I wanted onto A4 paper, rubbing the back with charcoal and tracing the letters onto the wood.

Then it was a case of painting the letters on with a brush and acrylic paint. And as steady hands as possible.

It’s not the most efficient way to make signs.

Please don’t ask me to make a sign for you. It’s art, not professional!

z

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