Small collages of images or photographs along with printed messages on Priority Mail stickers from the US Postal Service are the work of Sticker Maul and they can be seen around Manhattan. Most of the ones shown here were found on the Lower East Side near The Bowery or Freeman Alley.

below: Their message is usually positive and uplifting such as this ‘Stay Hopeful’.  Is the word Go from a previous sticker that has been covered?

below: Flowers are pretty and so are you.  They look so much like packages of seeds; let’s spread some seeds of hope and acceptance. 

below: Playful and fun. We all need a smile in our lives and yes, we need friends too.

below: An exception here – instead of a sticker, a small miniature plastic pail finds a home in a small niche in a wall.

below: Stay fierce!

below: Stay amazing!

Stay on the lookout for other great stickers!