Kasey Smith :verified:
ihazrabies@mastodon.tmm.cx
<p>Artist, writer, researcher, history geek, Californian living in the Netherlands. I play in the mud & make art about various craft traditions. We should swap archaic knowledges!</p><p>kaseysmith.net<br />sfghostsigns.com</p><p>she/her</p>
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Post #4448417
I forgot to share my last two large art pieces here, which were inspired by Rembrandt&#39;s stolen painting The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990, and one theory about the fate of the art. https://www.kaseysmith.net/new-blog/2026/2/10/the-storm-on-the-sea-of-galilee-parts-2-and-3
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Post #4448416
I&#39;m always looking for historic photos of 1586 Market Street and its iconic Carnation Mush ghost sign. So I was thrilled to find this pic of the long-theorized, but previously unproven, second Carnation Mush sign on the back of the building. #ghostsigns #sanfrancisco
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Post #4448415
I&#39;ve been collecting vintage cross-stitches of The Night Watch and using them to upholster various burglary tools. Essentially, skinning tools of violence with a thin veneer of law and order. Part X of X in my series studying the works of the old Dutch Masters. #Mastoart https://www.kaseysmith.net/chiaroscuro
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Post #4448414
Putting whimsy back into my life by planting pawpaws next to my 12 Foot Home Depot Skeleton (I live in North Holland).
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Post #4448413
It&#39;s been a big week for ghost sign reveals in San Francisco. Here&#39;s another one on Treat Street between 21st and 22nd. #sfbay #ghostsigns https://www.patreon.com/sfghostsigns/posts/new-sign-on-in-161323132
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Post #4448412
This is not a drill! a new Carnation Mush ghost sign has just been revealed in North Beach! #sfbay #ghostsigns https://www.patreon.com/sfghostsigns/posts/new-carnation-in-161316767
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Post #4448411
@bouncinglime @researchbuzz @bright_helpings :)
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Post #4448410
Last week I did an interview with SFGATE about the new Carnation Mush sign in North Beach. 🎉 #ghostsigns #sfbay https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/sf-ghost-sign-discovered-22315252.php
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Post #4448409
I wrote a definitive guide to San Francisco&#39;s Carnation Mush ghost signs. #ghostsigns #sfbayarea https://sfghostsigns.com/blog/2026/6/27/san-franciscos-carnation-mush-ghost-signs-the-definitive-guide
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Post #4448408
RE: https://mastodon.tmm.cx/@ihazrabies/116758857249356056 There are A LOT more of these upholstered burglary tools now. https://mailchi.mp/fe1904130a06/night-watch-2
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Post #389632
Signage/advertising historians -- why do we occasionally see two of the same sign painted next to one another on a wall/building? Was it just painters cutting costs when trying to meet a sign quota or was there a greater strategy/reasoning behind it? #ghostsigns