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12/19/2024
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Settle In for Your Seasonal Viewing from BLAG
Six hours of talks, interviews, studio visits, and demonstrations from contributors to BLAG 05. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture Settle In for Your Seasonal
12/19/2024
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Martre Meets Again, and the Competition is Fierce
Sign painters collaborate on a series of shopfronts for the second Martre gathering in France. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture Martre Meets Again, and the
12/10/2024
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BLAG 06 Preview & December's Special Offer
Last week I was at the printers watching BLAG 06 coming off the press. These sheets are now being bound and trimmed, before having the limited edition gift inserted and getting packaged up for shipping
12/10/2024
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Irish Mosaics: From Roscommon to the World
Vanessa Power gets inspired by Thomas Kilroe, the creative force behind Roscommon's Irish Mosaics. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture Irish Mosaics: From
12/2/2024
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BLAG 07: An Invitation to Contribute
Paint a panel, share a memory, and be a part of a special issue of BLAG to mark five decades of the Letterheads. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture BLAG 07: An
11/28/2024
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The Burds Are Back in Town, and It's Bristol
Tozer Signs hosts the third Burds of the Brush meet with a Halloween theme in Bristol, UK. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all members)
11/25/2024
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Alphabet City, Christmas Orders, and More Shop News
Support your local sign painting book shop [https://shop.bl.ag/] this season by grabbing some new printed goodness for yourself. Or for a friend. Or forward this email to a friend that might want to
11/21/2024
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Now Streaming: Married to Comics by John Kinhart
Comic artists Justin Green and Carol Tyler profiled in this feature-length documentary. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all members) Now
11/15/2024
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Signwriting-on-Sea: The Rich Craft Heritage of Hastings, East Sussex
Charlie Nelson on Hasting's signwriting history, and how the town continues to embrace the craft. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
11/9/2024
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Final Countdown to BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 05
The excitement is building at BLAG HQ ahead of today's marathon session of talks, interviews, studio visits and demonstrations. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community &
11/7/2024
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A Facinating Collection of Hungarian Sign Painting Photos, 1906–1976
Women feature prominently in these archival images of signs and sign painters at work in Hungary. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
11/5/2024
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Letterheads 50: Save the Dates
The 50th anniversary Letterheads meet takes place from 20–22 June 2025 at the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is set to be a very special event at a very special venue, and I'll use
10/31/2024
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BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 05, and More Worldwide Events
Sign up for the next BLAG Meet event, and check out a selection of workshops and talks happening online and in person around the world. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community &
10/24/2024
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What is Sign Painting? Or Even Signwriting?
Getting under the skin of the fundamental term used to describe the trade and how it's interpreted. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (
10/20/2024
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The Fairground Painters with Amy Goodwin
Dive into the Dingles Fairground Museum collection, and meet the artists that produced the work. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
10/3/2024
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It's a Video Finish for the Letterheads' Day at the Races
Films documenting the international gathering of sign painters at Letterheads 2024 in Epsom, Surrey. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
10/1/2024
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BLAG's October Offers
Get more BLAG for your bucks with these October offers. * $30 Off the Annual Blagger Plan [Join Here] * 20% Off BLAG Back Issues [Shop Here] * $10 Off the the Annual Browser Plan [Join Here] Become a
9/26/2024
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Chain Letter: Guido de Boer
Visual artist and educator Guido de Boer finds meaning in a phrase painted on a Copenhagen wall. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
9/19/2024
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A Basic Guide to Gilding Tools, Materials, and Terminology
Breaking down the jargon around gold and metal leaf, gilding tools, and lots more golden nuggets. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all
9/12/2024
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🎉 75 Today: Happy Birthday A.S. Handover! 🎉
Wishing all at AS Handover a happy 75th birthday, and giving thanks for their continued support. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture bl.ag online weekly (all