We Know

December 14, 2025

Graffiti on the side of a panel truck saying, "New York Knows" on a blue background. The word "knows" is held in a hand and stylized in orange to look like the New York Knicks logo.

Fresh off Zohran’s wonderful win in the mayor’s race and the well deserved hype about his campaign branding, I saw this piece rolling the streets on a panel delivery truck. Like the campaign, it’s got it’s roots firmly stuck in the orange and blue of the Mets while nodding to the typography of the Knicks. It’s big and bold. In some ways it reminds me of a candy bar wrapper, the sugar filled Saturday morning cartoon inside joke that only the kids understand. I like to imagine it’s the hand of another famous New York resident, King Kong, who is bringing the knowledge to set the record straight.

Midtown, Manhattan.

Stardust

November 15, 2025

Four white pixelated star shapes with rectangle eyes in a line descending in size stenciled on the gray sidwalk.

Sometimes you have to look up. Sometimes you have to look down. As a follow up to the original star I found last year, I just found the whole family rising up across the night (sidewalk) sky. Based on the location, I’m pretty sure it’s a new stencil and not an update where the three smaller ones were added to the original. Still love the pixel art, still makes me think of Space Invaders and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. More sidewalk decorations please.

Midtown, Manhattan.

Moon Rising

November 8, 2025

Black graffiti spray paint on the sidewalk saying, "To The Moon" with the letter N pointing up into an arrow.

A phrase that keeps popping up in the culture from songs, to films, to television and now on the streets of the city. Laid down by a strong hand with confident brush strokes to quickly get the message on concrete. There’s plenty of flair too with the arrow rising out of the”N”. Whether we like it or not, the moon will always have a hold on us. Gravity and imagination together to influence us.

Midtown, Manhattan.

The Feather

November 1, 2025

A beige pillar with a black and white spray painted feather illustration with the cursive text underneath in black saying, "The Feather".

A quick illustration with flair and a signature the gives off a vintage vibe. It’s kind of like a modern day Zorro just happened to walk by, win a duel and then slash his message across this pillar. And it looks like The Feather has done it before. There’s a hint of the old tag erased or painted over. But you can’t stop The Feather! (Ping when the TV series starts. I’m in.)

Cotswalds, England

Cracks & Hares

October 25, 2025

Top view of a cross section of a large tree trunk. There are three large cracks in the trunk with a large detailed illustration of a rabbit in black marker sitting in the grass.

A lovely illustration of a hare sitting in the grass found in a unlikely place. This tree stump was found under an ancient gazebo, quite out of context and unexpected. There’s a bit of condemnation in the eyes that also speaks to the context. A cut down tree with cracks separating the rabbit from it’s natural environment, just as we separate ourselves from the environment, just as we can’t hear the rabbits, just as we cut and crack ourselves.

Cotswalds, England

Political Discourse

January 18, 2025

A tale in three acts

Act One

A round black sticker with the word, "Trump" in red slab serif type with a dog pooping on top of it.

Act Two

Two round stickers. The top one is black with the word, "Trump" in red slab serif type with a dog crapping on top of it. The bottom is an illustration of President Donald Trump as a clown with a frown with the word, "Nope" in white sans serif type.

Act Three

A round sticker with an illustration of President Donald Trump as a clown with a frown with the word, "Nope" in white sans serif type.

A series of stickers from a hike I took over the holidays — all posted on the back of trail signs presented in the order I found them. I do love when multiple people all comment on each other’s graffiti. Always have. There’s a subtext beyond any media, outside of any other conversations. The street speaks for itself. It speaks without expectation. Often times, they speak without ever seeing the response or the reaction. Often times, they do not realize they are on the same side, speaking the same language, expressing the same fears. Three different signs, three different stickers, from two different people.

Westchester, New York.