Lmst

My art skills aren't really up to this. Maybe it's time for me to hire out my sign making? But for tomorrow, we're going with these.
#DesignIsMyPassion #signmaking #protest #NoKings

(That's a frog in the lower right corner of the ICE sign. You might have to squint to see it.)

Photo of a yellow sign reading "No crown for the clown" and "Release the Epstein files!".

Photo of a hand drawn yellow sign reading "Crush I.C.E." There is also an attempt at a frog with a raised fist and a cape, but you could be forgiven for not realizing that's what it's supposed to be.

kinda fucked up the trimming a little :( but it'll do for now, of course

other side is trimmed properly but I still like both sides ^_^

#signmaking #protest #NoKings #hop #RosieTheRibbiter #protests

Rosie the Ribbiter (in the We Can Do It pose) on a No Kings protest sign.

Other side of the same protest sign with the Portland Frog HOP sign, captioned on top to make it be "AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS HOP" which is yes a Red Dwarf riff but which I think works just fine standalone as well.

Hm. hm. hm?

#signmaking #protest #NoKings #AndTheGreatestOfThese #hop

the “hop” poster with the words “and the greatest of these is” added across the top

I posted the artists already but here's a collection post with both of those (credited) AND two others:

https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115391057308947838

#NoKings #protest #protests #signmaking #signs

glue both sides and then

#LetGlueDry #protest #SignMaking #NoKings

a drill box and a dremel box on top of the drying signboard with “let glue dry!” written on a scrap piece of foamcore on top

assemble like so

then put another cover on this side

that gives you two sign surfaces

you can use glue or tape, I use glue AND tape

#signmaking #protest #NoKings

foamcore facing down with the spacers on top with a gap in centre into which a stick from an old laundry holder is inserted with also a layer of fabric from an old umbrella cover, which makes it all more stable. arrange everything so the stick is centred.

spacers between the panels also serve as a holder for the stick

#protest #NoKings #signmaking

two completed spacers made of foamcore accordion-folded into four layers and one not yet finished but showing how the fold works

Someone I know from a mutual networking event has just put out video about his sign making and sculpting practice. Cool to see the work in motion.

Plus there's some wild deer in the video.

https://youtu.be/B5Py_6od8tc

#signmaking #sculpting #painting #craft #art #design

Photos #slideshow from day 1 of #signmaking work parties at Welland Community Orchard.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/PGjPf1gXIrw

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #CommunityWork #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #HelpingHands #woodworking #painting #teamwork #VancouverIsland #grassroots #Nonprofit #Community #art #signs #WorkParty #WellandCommunityOrchard #YYJ #photographs

We got through almost the full list for day 1 of #signmaking for #WellandCommunityOrchard. Not too bad for 2 hours & less than 10 people working together 👍

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #CommunityWork #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #HelpingHands #woodworking #teamwork #VancouverIsland #grassroots #Nonprofit #WorkParty

Close-up shot focusing on a partial view of a white printed list of fruit varieties. A three-dimensional sanding block made by "GARNE" sits on right of a light-toned wood board, which is lying on the left. A black-and-white ruler is on the right

A person's hand is shown holding a checklist of various fruit and nut tree varieties, including figs, pawpaws, kiwis, hazelnuts, cherries, and pears, with checkmarks indicating selections. Beside the list is a light-colored wooden sign or marker with the words "PAW PAW" penciled on it.

Phong is artistically gifted. Her freehand #fig #signs are fabulous!

#WellandCommunityOrchard #signmaking #WorkParty #Volunteers #art #painting #teamwork #CommunityWork #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #freehand #handdrawn #handpainted

Funny geeky correction on misspelled word.

#signs #signmaking

Three rectangular wooden signs display hand-painted fruit names. From top to bottom: "PEAR" painted in green with a green pear illustration, "APPLE" also in green, and "PERSIMMON" in orange. Each sign has a small painted pink heart on the right side. The signs are resting on a dark brown, weathered wooden surface.

Come on out & #volunteer for fun #signmaking at #WellandCommunityOrchard with me & others!
There's 2 days for new signs making work to be done. I'll be there on both days 😊

Monday, July 21st, 10am-12pm.
Sunday, July 27th, 1pm-3pm.
Join in as we start on a new project of creating some beautiful and engaging #signage in the orchard. Together we will be working on sanding, painting and varnishing wooden signs to label each fruit tree in the orchard! Artistic skills are welcome but not required.

You can register for all volunteer shifts on the Gleaning Hub:
https://gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca/index.php

The Monday sign making #workparty is followed with an afternoon orchard work party - we need help with pruning fruit trees, weeding & general orchard care duties.

#HelpersWanted #Volunteering #CommunityBuilding #CommunityWork #LifecyclesProject #Grassroots #nonprofit #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #stewardship #CommunityPark #CommunityOrchard #orchard #MakeSigns
#Contribute #VolunteersWanted #LendAHand #NoExperienceNeeded #HelpingHands #VolunteersCall

Whether you’re here for the espresso shots of inspiration or the pun-derful company, it’ll be a grounds for celebration (and protest prep)! Bring your creativity, your smile, and your love for democracy—all in one brew-tiful morning. #signmaking #coffeeandconversation

We love to gather curious words & carve them into permanence.
Painted, burned, and engraved by hand.

Signmaking commissions are open!

📬 contact@foxandthistle.studio
🪧 https://foxandthistle.studio/

#SignMaking #HandmadeSigns #reclaimed #Signs #WordArt #Artisan #CreativeProcess #FoxAndThistle #Inspiration #StudioLife

A collage-style poster showcasing handmade signs by Fox and Thistle Studio. Phrases include “AD NAUSEAM,” “MEA CULPA,” “Where in the Hell is Easy Street?,” “The cake is a lie,” “MAY THE BRIDGES I BURN LIGHT THE WAY,” and others in painted, burned, and engraved styles on wood and metal. On the right is a black panel reading: “SIGNMAKING We collect words & phrases, and then paint, burn, & engrave them on signs. COMMISSIONS WELCOME! contact@foxandthistle.studio” The aesthetic is rustic and eclectic, with a mix of fonts and materials.

From start to finish, watch how we create custom signs that make a statement! 🎨✨ Our process ensures top-quality, vibrant results every time.

Need a sign? Let us know! ⬇️

#CustomSigns #PrintBoxMerch #SignMaking #BehindTheScenes #SignProcess #MadeWithCare #MerchMadeRight

EPS vbit test video. Close to useable. 😅

#signmaking #cncmachining

A Look at 3D Printed Professional LED Signage https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/a-look-at-3d-printed-professional-led-signage/ #large3dprints #signmaking #LEDHacks #sign

Don’t Stop: Continuing the Fight against #CopCity

Six More Months in the Movement to Defend the Forest
2023-12-12 via #CrimeThinc

"Escalating Repression: #RICO and the Furtherance of the Conspiracy

"With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that the 'tactics of organized criminals' language Governor Kemp used on July 2 was not just boilerplate copy drafted by an intern, nor was the August 2 press conference simply propaganda to assure backers that the state could still protect their investments. These phrases and statements were shaping operations, carefully crafted interventions designed to position the government for their next operation: the blanket criminalization of the entire movement.

"On August 29, the Attorney General of #Georgia, Christopher M. Carr, filed an indictment with the Fulton County Superior Court, bringing charges against 61 people under Georgia’s version of the Rackeeter-Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4. The indictment became public on September 5. The document, which is over 100 pages long and very poorly written, claims that the 'conspiracy' (which it names 'Defend the Atlanta Forest') was 'founded' on May 25, 2020—the day that #MinneapolisPolice officers murdered #GeorgeFloyd, precipitating a nationwide #uprising.

"This was a serious escalation. It did not catch everyone by surprise: the #AtlantaSolidarityFund has been braced for such charges since February. The authorities and their extreme-right proxies had been demanding a full-scale crackdown on the movement for over a year, spreading a conspiracy theory that the movement was a mafia controlled by a shadowy and well-connected group (a narrative some activists also reproduced, apparently with no sense of irony). According to one version of this conspiracy theory, circulated by far-right trolls, the Network for Stronger Communities (a Georgia-based nonprofit organization) operates a number of financial enterprises, including the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, that coordinate acts of terrorism in order to accumulate wealth and influence. Of the 61 accused, three were members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund. The 42 people already facing #DomesticTerrorism charges were also indicted, as well as a number of other people whose connection to the movement was unclear. The indictment alleged that some people had committed acts in 'overt furtherance of the conspiracy' such as buying #GlueSticks for #SignMaking. [UK is using similar tactics, arresting people for just having #Superglue or #BikeLocks in their possession.]

"The RICO indictment was not a legal procedure but a political act. It was not a judicial intervention to suppress criminal activity but a government measure to crush what the text describes as '#anarchism,' '#collectivism,' '#SocialSolidarity,' '#MutualAid.”

"It is not simply 61 people who are on trial. By dating the case to the murder of George Floyd, the prosecution showed that their real target was the entire population of millions that participated in the consequent revolt. This is not an unusual court case, but a new chapter in the fight between those who seek to preserve the hierarchies of a structurally white supremacist society and those fighting to destroy it root and branch. The indictment does not present a list of crimes. It describes the contours and values of a rival society emerging within the movement to stop Cop City, aspiring to reinvent the world according to a different logic.

"The Fulton County Judge assigned to the RICO case immediately recused himself. Until then, judges had not recused themselves from cases related to the movement even when they possessed obvious ties to the Atlanta Police Foundation."

Full article:
https://crimethinc.com/2023/12/12/dont-stop-continuing-the-fight-against-cop-city-six-more-months-in-the-movement-to-defend-the-forest

#JusticeForTort #StopCopCity #ACAB #DirectAction #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #ForestDefenders #EnvironmentalActivists #ClimateActivists #ClimateJustice #SilencingDissent #CorporateColonialism #EcoActivists #Censorship #HumanRightsViolations #Article20 #RightToProtest #SLAPPs