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Moth Light Design Hand-Painted Signs, Graphic Design, and Original Art.

This year I repainted two carnival games for Ferndale’s Junior High Carnival, which happened last Friday. This is an ann...
10/09/2025

This year I repainted two carnival games for Ferndale’s Junior High Carnival, which happened last Friday. This is an annual event that raises money for the 8th-graders’ trip at the end of the school year. My 8th-grader is super excited for the trip.

Details from a private commission that I recently completed, for a memorial flower garden. I’ve never considered working...
07/30/2025

Details from a private commission that I recently completed, for a memorial flower garden. I’ve never considered working with a super-graphic in this way, so this hydrangea/rose combo was super fun.

My first exercise in “The Advanced Workshop of Glass Guilding Techniques” by . My 42nd birthday fell on Mother’s Day th...
05/18/2025

My first exercise in “The Advanced Workshop of Glass Guilding Techniques” by . My 42nd birthday fell on Mother’s Day this year, so my mom & I celebrated by doing a gift/lettering exchange on the theme of “42”.

As Douglas Adams wrote in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is... 42.”

What a gem is. I hung this new shingle out on Main Street with the assistance of, appropriately enough, my son Strider....
03/01/2025

What a gem is. I hung this new shingle out on Main Street with the assistance of, appropriately enough, my son Strider. A wonderfully curated shop with so many vintage treasures to explore. And check out the LOTR-themed window display next to the sign!

Hanging a shingle today at . Last year during a work break in Old Town Eureka, I took a walk and headed in a direction ...
02/08/2025

Hanging a shingle today at . Last year during a work break in Old Town Eureka, I took a walk and headed in a direction I didn’t normally take. What resulted was a serendipitous opportunity, within that 15-minute window, to paint this sign. Those kind of moments are everywhere.

By Nieves produces an array of quality, handmade natural bodycare products. Stroll on over!

Get the word out, Eureka, is open for business! One of the storefront windows sustained some damage in the past, so had...
01/27/2025

Get the word out, Eureka, is open for business! One of the storefront windows sustained some damage in the past, so had been painted grey to cover it up. As Rochelle put it, “We made lemonade out of ugly grey lemons”.

This isn’t just a beauty supply store, it’s an inclusive space for community. One of my favorite moments while painting was when a shopper hopped out of her car and declared, “You’ve saved Eureka! We have needed this…”

A few weeks ago I repainted a game for Ferndale Elementary’s Junior High carnival. Pictured above in my shop, at the car...
10/09/2024

A few weeks ago I repainted a game for Ferndale Elementary’s Junior High carnival. Pictured above in my shop, at the carnival (with my snappily dressed son), and as it was before the makeover.

Accepting commissions! Bountiful Summer harvests providing opportunities to work on my speed letters (or, slow letters i...
08/24/2024

Accepting commissions! Bountiful Summer harvests providing opportunities to work on my speed letters (or, slow letters in my case). Find my wife Jill slinging the fresh goods .

This HCAR sign lives in Eureka, CA, on E Street between Wabash & Randall. This year we lost its immensely talented creat...
08/08/2024

This HCAR sign lives in Eureka, CA, on E Street between Wabash & Randall. This year we lost its immensely talented creator Chris Johnson. Chris was a prolific artist at .and.clay , whom I knew for 6+ years. I had the honor of painting the lettering on Chris’ panoramic Humboldt landscape. Chris, who painted himself into this scene wearing his signature blue Crocs, always spoke of this sign as if it was ours. It’s his, though. And he’s out there pa every day.

A sign for the workspace of my friend Marc. He produced and recorded my album “The Center” a few years back, and I wante...
08/03/2024

A sign for the workspace of my friend Marc. He produced and recorded my album “The Center” a few years back, and I wanted to make something for his studio. These days, he told me, he’s mostly writing prose in The Tinshack.

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