Stencil Archive News

New SF Archive: Kate DeCiccio

Submitted by russell on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 13:51

I new stencil mural just went up along the Wiggle (a popular bike route) in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood. The specific corner is Haight and Pierce. I bike by the mural often, so saw it in progress. Todd Hanson happened to meet the folks prior to my meeting them. After taking some in-progress photos, I caught Kate at the wall with another person. They were adding some of the last stencils to the bottom party running along Haight St. She said that the main portrait is of Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai. All the other folks in the mural are locals from the Lower Haight neighborhood. And Kate says that she had help on the wall, especially the free spray parts.

I moved my first three photos over to a new Archive for Kate. I went ahead and added the nine new photos of the finished mural to the archive.

Romanowski and myself appear to be the only folks that stencil murals. Glad to see a new one in the mix!

>NEW<…

Links Out in the www

Submitted by russell on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:04

More great chances to click through and discover the broader, international stencil community (please let me know if any of these links take you to error pages, dead sites, etc.):

oi, Stencil Archive v.Tours...

Submitted by russell on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 13:31

Over on Google+ and the FaceCrack, er Facebook, I will randomly post search strings via the Stencil Archive. I call them v.Tours (yeah, virtualTours) of the site. It gives people a way to see the breadth of the photos on here (almost 18,000 pics). Themes vary and usually have something to do with whatever comes up in my mind. Valentines in USA? Why not a v.Tour of heart stencils. I just read an article about birds. Why not a v.Tour of bird stencils? Uprising in Greece? Why not a v.Tour of anarchist "A" symbols? etc.

Some of you may not even know that you can search the Stencil Archive. There's a search function for each side of the site. You are currently reading this post on the Drupal side of the site. The Drupal "search" field will only get results from the posts on the index, and other Drupal pages.

Click the Archives link in the mast head and you will go to the Gallery side of the site (where the…

New SF Stencil Photo Uploads (pt. 2)

Submitted by russell on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 13:00

About 195 images for the whole upload.... almost hit 18K!

From the 1990s/2000s
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/SF-turn-…

Above (one classic arrow)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Artists_…

Eclair
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Artists_…

Jeremy Novy
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Artists_…

>NEW< Julian Woods
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New Uploads to Stencil Archive, pt. 1

Submitted by russell on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 22:40

From around the world.... San Francisco coming very soon...

>NEW< Argus (Norway)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

Banksy (one old one from SF)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

Prague
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/Czech_Republic

Berlin
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/Germany

Greece
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/Greece

Russia
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220 Stencil Pics Added to The Stencil Archive

Submitted by russell on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 14:56

This upload brought to you with audial support by Bill (Maher), Harry (Shearer), and Terri (Gross)

Thanks so much to ALL the artists, fans, and photographers who submitted thier works...

THE EU

Banksy
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

code (UN protest stencils in Lanka)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

>NEW< J Mon (UK)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/European_Artist…

>NEW< Lyra (BE)
http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/Europe/…

See if it Sticks: Preview Archive

Submitted by russell on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 11:11

Here are a batch of photos I've taken over the past few weeks, showing the collabs with Todd Hanson as well as some of the current public art inside Density.

http://www.stencilarchive.org/archives/index.php/San_Francisco/Shows_Th…

Show opens tonight, premiering the main wall with three pieces by Scott Williams, the half-tone money series by Russell as well as interactive stencils and cut-outs by Todd.

beer, wine, and free stickers while supplies last.

7-9pm tonight at Density: 593 Valencia St. at 17th....

[u]: 25 Feb: See if it Sticks (SF, CA)

Submitted by russell on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 21:12

See If It Sticks
The Stencil Art of Scott Williams, Todd Hanson, and Russell Howze
with special guest, Jeremy Novy

Opening Night: Feb. 25, 7pm to 9pm
Feb. 25 to Mar. 25

at Density, 593 Valencia at 17th, SF, CA

Sometimes images and ideas stick out in one's mind, screaming to be created.
For a stencil artist, these images have to stick around until the paper gets cut.
Then there must be a…