russell h
@stencilarchive.bsky.social
stencils (protest, street art, signs, graffiti, murals, etc.)!
since around 1995: cut 'em, paint 'em, snap 'em, collect 'em, lecture about 'em, give tours to show 'em.... www.stencilarchive.org
since around 1995: cut 'em, paint 'em, snap 'em, collect 'em, lecture about 'em, give tours to show 'em.... www.stencilarchive.org
This one is for Jimmy Kimmel and anyone else who feels afraid to freely speak.
September 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This one is for Jimmy Kimmel and anyone else who feels afraid to freely speak.
In San Francisco's Castro District.
July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In San Francisco's Castro District.
Awesome hand-made #stencil tee on Dolores St. #sanfrancisco, during today's massive #NoKings procession to Civic Center here in San Francisco. #protest #antifa
June 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Awesome hand-made #stencil tee on Dolores St. #sanfrancisco, during today's massive #NoKings procession to Civic Center here in San Francisco. #protest #antifa
Click the pic to see a stitched up photo of all of the Stencilada exhibit and the CELL Metal Mural from around 2009. This storied arts collective warehouse got torn down. They were hoping for market rate condos, but the community got low income housing! #stencils #sanfrancisco #streetart
May 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Click the pic to see a stitched up photo of all of the Stencilada exhibit and the CELL Metal Mural from around 2009. This storied arts collective warehouse got torn down. They were hoping for market rate condos, but the community got low income housing! #stencils #sanfrancisco #streetart
CELLspace PopUp! A slice of 2050 Bryant St. gonna be up for a month starting late August at the Midway Art Gallery.
I'll keep bugging you about it in the coming weeks....
I'll keep bugging you about it in the coming weeks....
May 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
CELLspace PopUp! A slice of 2050 Bryant St. gonna be up for a month starting late August at the Midway Art Gallery.
I'll keep bugging you about it in the coming weeks....
I'll keep bugging you about it in the coming weeks....
Meanwhile, in the crosswalk at the US immigration building in the Financial District of San Francisco...
May 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Meanwhile, in the crosswalk at the US immigration building in the Financial District of San Francisco...
A recent trip to Hollywood was mostly full of advertisement stencils. I did find a few gems, and this Star Wars Jedi/Rebel Alliance logo mash up was a surprise. I can only speculate what FV means, but in the case of May the Fourth... F..k Vader fits! #maythefourth #starwars #jedi #hollywood
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A recent trip to Hollywood was mostly full of advertisement stencils. I did find a few gems, and this Star Wars Jedi/Rebel Alliance logo mash up was a surprise. I can only speculate what FV means, but in the case of May the Fourth... F..k Vader fits! #maythefourth #starwars #jedi #hollywood
Snapped this one a few weeks ago, and it is still running. On Kearny at Pine diagonal from the 555 California skyscraper. Someone regulalry wandering through this area with anti-fascist stickers, posters, and stencils.....
May 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Snapped this one a few weeks ago, and it is still running. On Kearny at Pine diagonal from the 555 California skyscraper. Someone regulalry wandering through this area with anti-fascist stickers, posters, and stencils.....
Caught the #freakytales movie last night at the Balboa Theater. It is filled with Oakland/East Bay 1980s vibes, and includes a high body count of bleeding/dead fascists. When 924 Gilman Space voted to beat some skinhead ass, I had to raise my hand in support. #oakland #antifa #movies
April 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Caught the #freakytales movie last night at the Balboa Theater. It is filled with Oakland/East Bay 1980s vibes, and includes a high body count of bleeding/dead fascists. When 924 Gilman Space voted to beat some skinhead ass, I had to raise my hand in support. #oakland #antifa #movies
caught this in SF's Chinatown last week, and found a different poster a few blocks later. Wandered down Grant Street several days after snapping this pic, and posters were buffed. I guess the political stuff doesn't run.... #stencil #wheatpaste #buff
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
caught this in SF's Chinatown last week, and found a different poster a few blocks later. Wandered down Grant Street several days after snapping this pic, and posters were buffed. I guess the political stuff doesn't run.... #stencil #wheatpaste #buff
Caught this roller piece on the sidewalk outside of my activist day job... rolled down fm Grant, past Kearny, and off the curb 100ish feet away. It is a phrase artist Zara Thrustra uses, but they denied doing this. A few hours later, the buff was on with pressure washers.... #stopmen #graffiti
March 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A local in Hayes Valley must've wanted to help folks at Patricia's Green realize that the green strip is indeed what the words say it is. Kinda like the "Look" with arrows stencil that DPT paints around the City. Stay safe out there! #DIY #stencil #bicycles #pedestrians #sanfrancisco
February 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A local in Hayes Valley must've wanted to help folks at Patricia's Green realize that the green strip is indeed what the words say it is. Kinda like the "Look" with arrows stencil that DPT paints around the City. Stay safe out there! #DIY #stencil #bicycles #pedestrians #sanfrancisco
flip a coin? flip a #sticker! Just remembered I made this one in 2007. Once again, the 2-in-1 idea inspired by Mad. #madmagazine #art #create #destroy
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
flip a coin? flip a #sticker! Just remembered I made this one in 2007. Once again, the 2-in-1 idea inspired by Mad. #madmagazine #art #create #destroy
Snapped this pic years ago during a march in #SanFrancisco #missiondistrict . #nooneillegal . Check out more protest stencils here: www.stencilarchive.org/archives/san... #stencil #protest
January 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Snapped this pic years ago during a march in #SanFrancisco #missiondistrict . #nooneillegal . Check out more protest stencils here: www.stencilarchive.org/archives/san... #stencil #protest
Always good to remember where we stand! From Poland, an early submission to Stencil Archive around 20 years ago. One of the more interesting #ANTIFA stencils on the site. BTW, a simple search of "ANTIFA" will get most of stencils listed in results.... www.stencilarchive.org/sites/defaul...
January 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Always good to remember where we stand! From Poland, an early submission to Stencil Archive around 20 years ago. One of the more interesting #ANTIFA stencils on the site. BTW, a simple search of "ANTIFA" will get most of stencils listed in results.... www.stencilarchive.org/sites/defaul...
Fresh stencil pic, snapped at yesterday's rally in front of San Francisco City Hall. Hand-made stencils on protest signs always fun to catch. Stencil Archive even has a special archive for these pics, gathering images from across the City.
January 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fresh stencil pic, snapped at yesterday's rally in front of San Francisco City Hall. Hand-made stencils on protest signs always fun to catch. Stencil Archive even has a special archive for these pics, gathering images from across the City.
Twin Peaks, Pt. 8: Peak TV and peak David Lynch. This one is for you, David. May all the gates of the Bardo be open for you!
January 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Twin Peaks, Pt. 8: Peak TV and peak David Lynch. This one is for you, David. May all the gates of the Bardo be open for you!
As we head towards 1/20.... always good to remember your recent history and where things stand re the quality of character walking the halls at 1600 Penn. Ave. in DC.
January 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
As we head towards 1/20.... always good to remember your recent history and where things stand re the quality of character walking the halls at 1600 Penn. Ave. in DC.
Upper Haight (Haight-Ashbury), late last year. www.stencilarchive.org/sites/defaul...
January 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Upper Haight (Haight-Ashbury), late last year. www.stencilarchive.org/sites/defaul...
So much empty office/retail space in San Francisco (and probably elsewhere in the world). Also thinking of Berlin while reposting this ~10 year old image. Imagine if the corporate landlords gave up all the empty floors in SF.... so many creative possibilities!
January 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So much empty office/retail space in San Francisco (and probably elsewhere in the world). Also thinking of Berlin while reposting this ~10 year old image. Imagine if the corporate landlords gave up all the empty floors in SF.... so many creative possibilities!
Wintertime in the Banksy universe (not my photo, from 2022)
Stay warm this solstice.
Stay warm this solstice.
December 21, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Wintertime in the Banksy universe (not my photo, from 2022)
Stay warm this solstice.
Stay warm this solstice.
keeping it trendy: stencil of Jack Kerouac typing out "read more books" in Knoxville, TN (and Jack gets the classic mustache tag as a troll lol)
December 13, 2024 at 6:13 AM
keeping it trendy: stencil of Jack Kerouac typing out "read more books" in Knoxville, TN (and Jack gets the classic mustache tag as a troll lol)
Not sure how the algorithm works on here, but I'm getting a lot of posts about books. I love to read, the library is my hang out spot, and sometimes stencils in the streets drop a message....
December 12, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Not sure how the algorithm works on here, but I'm getting a lot of posts about books. I love to read, the library is my hang out spot, and sometimes stencils in the streets drop a message....