Friday, September 12, 2014

Collecting Type

Exploration #13
"Document lettering you find out in the world. Take notes about where and when you found the samples."

"Guatemala 2004 P023DYW Centro America" This past summer I went on a missions trip to Guatemala and this is a picture of a license plate that was on a car. June 2014

"National Service Needs You" This was found in Edinburgh, Scotland on Nicolson St. May 2013

"the elephant house" Coffee house in Edinburgh, Scotland. May 2013

"Make Goode Cheere Who Wyshes" Lettering found on a fountain within Hampton Court Palace in London, England. May 2013

"Hung's Chinese Restaurant" A Chinese restaurant in China Town London. May 2013

This is a carving found in one of the towers at The Tower of London. It was made by a prisoner in the 1300's. Some of the words are discernible, but not all of them, so I won't try to translate. May 2013

"Lawns and swimming prohibited risks of accidents commissioning guns."A sign found on a lawn near the Eiffel Tower. May2013

"Chicago" Taken during a family trip to the Great Lakes after I graduated from high school. Chicago, Illinois. June 2011

"Hostal Dona Isabel- Simplemente Magico...!" The sign outside the hostal I stayed at during my missions trip to Guatemala. June 2014

"The World Famous Frankenstein 1818" A building I walked past on my free day in Edinburgh, Scotland. May 2013

"My heart is yours till death." The translation for one of the carvings made by prisoner, Thomas Wyllingar in 1573(?) inside a tower in The Tower of London. May 2013


"LOVE ME" Graffiti about the Seine River in Paris. May 2013

1 comment:

  1. You've been to all these places and took these pictures yourself? That's amazing! I'm jealous of the places you've been. I haven't even been outside of our country's bounder. I love your pictures, and I enjoyed reading the captions.

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