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Hand painted signs, gold leaf, and lettering by
@kngee
Boston, Massachusetts.
inquiries:
[email protected]

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✨ the magic of a fresh paint job + some pumpkins (aaaaand the hard work of @localoptima.studio branding and @needsignswillpaint impeccable hand)

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Yesterday we had the pleasure of a visit from Kenji Nakayama! He shared his incredible hand lettering and art practice with our sophomore and junior graphic design studio classes!

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I’m struggling to readjust to normal life after the most incredible 4 days in Amsterdam. Everything seems so mundane and dull now!

It was so daunting attending Letterheads for the first time not knowing anyone (or anything!) but I found the most welcoming community, absolutely bursting with talent. Watching and learning from the absolute best, I’ve come home with a bag full of new brushes, a phone full of new contacts and a brain bursting with ideas.

Managed to bag myself two incredible signs on the last day too. Resident expert Dr Dan @dans_handpainted_signs Spider-Dam ✊🏼 and @elroytheartist beautiful purple gradient DAM.

Special shout out to all the incredible new friends I’ve made. My twinned city girls @negatrine and @epletyv 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇴 and the gilding god @skiltmalergundersen .
And my new English pals with who I am already buying equipment together with and planning a mini meet up, I wouldn’t have survived the weekend without them @lisamacsigns @dompaynestudio and @stalkthewolves .

Special thanks in particular to @ashwillerton who is just the absolute best guy. Really took me under his wing, made me feel comfortable and welcome - all whilst encouraging me. A real top bloke and easily one of the most talented in the world today.

And now having spent the week introducing myself as Freshly Squeezed Signs, I’m working on changing to Blackadder Signs! Because @joby.carter was so insistent, and when he talks you listen👂🏼(especially when it comes to making money!)

Can’t wait to do it all again next year!

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@jens2ndchance is a thrift shop in Cambridge, MA, packed with vintage clothes, goods, and all kinds of other treasures. You’re sure to find something special the second you walk in.
The owners have created such a welcoming, cozy space. It was a pleasure getting to be a small part of it!

Kenji from @needsignswillpaint was the one who was hired to help them with all their signage plans, and handled the facade sign (seen at the end of the video).
Due to some travel/schedule conflicts, I was asked to take care of the windows while he was away.
I worked with Kenji for years before Tin Pan, so it feels good to know that he still trusts me to jump in on projects like this. ✌️

Thanks Kenji and Jen’s 2nd Chance for working with me!

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LETTERHEADS 2026 🧑‍🎨
La grande famille des peintres en lettres du monde entier qui s’est réunie à Amsterdam grâce à une organisation parfaite de @amsterdamsignpainters avec au programme des workshops, des rencontres et de beaux moments entre copains💃🏼

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For the past two weeks I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to assist @roadsworth on an 8 wall, full building mural in Cambridge. The location, 333 Webster street,once a former run down impound lot is being turned into the new staging area for the Cambridge urban forestry department. In one of the last true working class neighborhoods in the city.
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This has been by far the largest project I’ve ever worked on and I’m leaving feeling inspired, sunburnt, tired, and incredibly proud. Couldn’t have done it without assistance from @adelaidebruce ,coordination by @cambridgearts and moral support from @needsignswillpaint when I got the lift horribly, horribly stuck. ❤️
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#mural #publicart #naturepaintings #cambridgema #bostonart

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💥We’re taking Old Man Bar™️ on the road to the North Shore!💥
Have you visited our sibling restaurant, @sunsetclub_pi, yet? Tomorrow (Sunday) is the perfect day! @joshua_childs & @goonergarv will be slinging drinks and giving hugs in the sunshine on beautiful Plum Island, 2pm-7pm!

Might as well swing into @thepaddleinn on your way for a pregame cocktail…

Thank you for the beautiful wall @kngee @needsignswillpaint!

#oldmanbar #northshorema #sunsetclub #tslfamily #TSLlovesyou

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It’s feels impossible to capture the magic of Corn Camp in a post - so instead of waxing poetic, all I’ll say is THANK YOU to our generous hosts @hiredhandsigns and @10thgenfarmer - and THANK YOU to my Corn Camp cornspirators! The creativity, collaboration and LOVE is unparalleled, and I’m so happy to call you my sign painting family ❤️🌽❤️

I’m so proud of myself for locking in, and tackling a larger scale project this year - property parking signs! I was even more thrilled when @godzz arrived and riffed on my designs to paint the larger sign. And as we approached the deadline, @loomcitysigns swooped in, paintbrush in hand, and helped me cross the finish line! Corn Camp Collaboration! 🌽❤️😍

I’m already dreaming of next year, and missing you all!

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I get the feeling I’ll be processing all of my feelings about @corn.camp for a while, but wanted to get things out while still fresh. I got back yesterday afternoon, after nearly a week of travel, painting, and camaraderie with one of the kindest and talented groups of sign painters I know. I slept a hard 11 hours after getting home to my own bed, but woke up wishing that perhaps I was still in a tent at @warnerfarm1718 and had more fun ahead of me. None of this would have happened without our stellar hosts, @hiredhandsigns and @10thgenfarmer. Jess provided us the support and prompts for the sign painting side of our time, and Dave for the constant supply of amazing, fresh produce from the farm, to keep our bodies going and to fuel our after hours gab sessions and lunch chats. Corn Camp is perhaps a non-traditional sign painting meet: no workshops, no hierarchies, no expensive tickets, and no egos. It is exactly what I want to be a part of in this community, and exactly what I want to aim for in my future attempts at hosting in Butte (keep an eye out for that soon). New friendships were made, and old friendships were strengthened. I flew out after the week, swirling with emotions, but already planning a trip for next year, and coming up with ideas for little gifts to bring with me. I have left completely enamored with the people I got to paint alongside, and refreshed and inspired again for my love of sign painting.

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We are CLOSED on the 4th of July, which is a PERFECT time to visit us on the North Shore @sunsetclub_pi and @thepaddleinn!

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Another @penlandschool session has passed.
Inspired, tired, and certainly little wired from all the creative thought and electricity amongst the students and teachers. Seeing students growth in just two weeks is humbling and filled with joy. Such an honor to teach here with @kngee

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