signs of Florence….

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Mary C

…. all the work of Clet Abraham

below: David being more modest than usual.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, white bar is modesty for Michaelangelo's David statue

below: Video vultures

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, vulture sitting on top of white bar, head of vulture is a video camera

below: Cupid’s arrow hits it’s target

below: Strangulation by arrows

below: Guitar smashing frenzy

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, smashing guitar

below: Counting sheep – not a good time to fall asleep!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, sheep jumping over white bar

below: Breaking through the ceiling

below: Being crushed by a nasty white bar.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: More nastiness, grabbing and squeezing this time.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, black figure being held back

below: As the sun breaks through the clouds…

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, sun breaking through the cloud cover

below: Like weeds growing through crack in the pavement..

daisy flower frowing through white bar,modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: Two for one! Stop the bombs, guitar hero.

two modified traffic signs, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, T in Stop sign becomes a bomb, white bar in other sign becomes a guitar

below: Yuck!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, bird crapping on white bar

below: Holding onto the bar (faded, worn, from the original black hand)

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: Stuck

below: Hot!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, fire and flames

below: This is one of the signs that I saw in Florence back in 2020. The policeman has faded since then as have the two little red hearts that he is looking at. A better copy of the image can be seen in altered street signs, Florence

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, policeman

Abraham is from Florence but his work can be seen in a number of places (along with others who have used traffic signs as their canvas). I have posted images from Madrid , and Paris in past years.

Photos taken February 2026

threads

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Mary C

The brick and window facade of the old American Thread Company provides a backdrop for the playful and colourful mural by Golden305.

mural by Golden 305 in Holyoke, beside old brick factory and warehouse

The artist, Venezuelan artist, Cristhian Saravia (aka Golden305), is an illustrator and muralist originally from Venezuela but now based in Miami, Florida.

mural by Golden 305 in Holyoke, bright colours, purple background, unicorn wearing converse shoes, spool of thread with a needle bee, blue diamond,

close up of part of mural by Golden 305 in Holyoke Massachusetts, brown unicorn with white t shirt and ice cream cone as horn, green comb in his curly black hair , wearing converse all star running shoes

part of American Thread com mural in Holyoke, blue clouds with happy faces, and a few blue rain drops, pink heart, rainbow,

close up of part of a mural by golden 305

Photos taken July 2024

animals that lurk on walls, Montreal

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Mary C

Mural, street art and graffiti animals seen in Montreal

colourful birds

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - A brightly coloured bird head with fine feathers and a large yellowish orange beak

dogs

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - an ugly awkward looking dog paces in a mural. The dog looks like it's walking on the sidewalk. A bike is parked in front of it

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a large dog face on a garage door that has been partially tagged over

flying elephants

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - elephants flying over blue and purple clouds and sky

flying fish

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - yellow and orange fish swimming in a purple sky with puffy clouds

a giraffe or two

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a tall adult giraffe and a smaller young giraffe eating leaves with necks outstretched. A branch of a real tree is also in the picture and it looks like the girafffes are eating the real leaves

a swimming turtle

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a turtle flying in the clouds past a real window, with small buildings on its back

as well as other swimmers

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a dolphin is swimming under exterior metal staircases

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a blue circle with concentric patterns of fish in reds, blues and blacks

ladybugs

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - two large ladybugs on green leaves

and Egyptian lions

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a lion head in an Egyptian themed mural, a pharaoh head, and pyramids are also in the picture

a rooster

mural painting of a very large yellow and brown rooster on the side of two storey building in downtown Montreal

other birds

line drawing of an owl on a grey wall, red lines and white lines

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a large stylized pale blue bird in a window of a red brick building.

and a few cats

mural of a large tabby cat lying on rooftops with its paw hanging over the side of the buildings

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - blue cat with a very long pink tongue that encircles its body a couple of times, sitting in a doorway

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a pink cat and blue dog, both giving a peace sign

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a large black and white cat head

street art, graffiti, animals painted on a wall - a blue dog (or cat?) in a doorway, also an owl has been painted on the wall beside that door

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These photos were taken in June 2015, and were originally posted on As I Walk Toronto blog.

bmd mural, Brunswick

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Mary C

BMD is a pair of guys, Andrew and Damin, from the town of New Plymouth in New Zealand. Recently (April 2015), they painted this large mural on McDougall street in Brunswick, close to Barkly square shopping center.
mural on a wall in alley, top part is a long pink animal and the bottom part is a text graffiti tag