Wall flowers and promo

Oh hey! This is cool - the Badger Herald came out and interviewed yours truly for a short but sweet piece about this very blog. Unexpected, for sure, but always nice. Check out the article here - and please, if you see any great art around town (or even the county) send it my way! I need all the help I can get with this thing.

In the meantime, here's a great painted piece I spotted along Johnson where it turns into Packers Ave. I believe it's an officially sanctioned work for a gardening business located in the same warehouse space.

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At the fruit market

Looks like a few folks have been working on the back wall of Brennan's on University Ave. Thanks to tipster N for this spotting.

Knitta, please

I took a quick walk down State Street today and what did my eyes spy but some seriously garish colors where once there had only been the cold modernism of the city's "fancy" new bus stops.

I approached the friendly girl still putting the finishing touches on some of the knit work inside the shelter, and she explained that the "yarn bombing" was part of the Madison fall Gallery Night, which is happening again this weekend. The UW's Department of Design Studies' Design Gallery is responsible for this very cool piece of street art. And you can get your knit on, too, if so inclined - check here for more.

Edit to add: Turns out this "Cozy Shelter" was purchased by the City of Madison from the UW Design Gallery as a BLINK temporary art project. Points to the city for supporting such a cool program.

Street art side trip to NYC

I had the great good fortune to take my first (and, frankly, long overdue) trip to New York City last week and snapped a few shots of the street art in the East Village. Granted, I didn't even scratch the surface because that shit's everywhere. I am, quite honestly, insanely jealous. C'mon, Madison, step it up! :)

Technicolor octopus

This colorful guy was spotted and photographed by Josh back in April (so I suspect it's no longer there) in the bicycle path tunnel under E. Johnson St.

Dance Your Troubles Away

Dance Your Troubles Away, SWIV
Originally uploaded by claredickerson

Another fantastic work by SWIV. It can also be seen on the side of Mother Fool's at the moment.

(It's also another photo by intrepid street art reporter Clare D.)

Another (beautiful) ode to Solve

SOLVE Y❤U, Nice-One
Originally uploaded by claredickerson

This is currently wheat-pasted to the side of Mother Fools on Willy St. - an excellent piece by artist Nice-One. Photo by Clare D. on Flickr.

Seems like some of the best street art in town is SOLVE related.