In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...

Before he sets to work, before the first of what will be a thousand brushstrokes, each one fluid and articulated and occupying the space between artwork and industry, the sign painter wants you to ...

You've likely seen Pascale Arpin's artwork around Ottawa, and if it's working, it's helped guide you to the curbside pickup spot or take-out window of a local business. Arpin is one of only a handful ...

This story starts with an old suitcase. And a sign painter who had, in his own words, "the audacity to try." Koy Suntichotinun, who goes by Koy Sun, wanted to do something different and make a change, ...

As recently as the 1980s, when someone needed a storefront, mural, banner, billboard, or street sign, the first person he would call was a sign painter, a skilled tradesman who would do the work by ...

"What I want to do with my teaching is spread this to people," says Mike Meyer in his round midwestern vowels. By "this" he means hand sign painting, a traditional craft that was once widespread and ...

Santiago Sánchez brushes red paint along the edge of gold letters, creating a 3-D effect on the black tin sign he's painting. He pauses to pour red "One Shot" paint into the bottom half of a ...

NewsOnce a defining feature of shopfronts in the early 20th century, sign painting had gradually disappeared. Today, a new generation of artisans is bringing the craft back to life, driven in part by ...