Shine Stencil shown in the second video

Stenciled art is commonly found on the streets of San Francisco. Some stencils are as simple as text messages frequently done on the sidewalks and sometimes of a commercial nature. Others are more creative and found on sidewalks and walls. Some of those stencils are readily recognized as having been done by local artists likeEclair Bandersnatch (Political/Social), Fnnch (Honey Bear),Jeremy Novy (Fish), Sash (Analog Monsters) and Todd Hanson (eclectic). Stencils are also used in the creation of murals by CK1, Kate DeCiccio, Eddie Colla,Xavi Panneton,Romanowski, Jessica Sabogal and Mike Shine to name a few.

We discovered this video “Making stencils with Mike Shine”. Filmed at his country “shack” in West Marin, it features him and family making stencils and demonstrating how to spray them effectively on a surface.

You don’t need an invitation to be an artist. You don’t need to wait to take a class or for someone to teach you. You can learn it on your own. It is not that hard. If you are curious you will get better and better and learn new materials and techniques and so forth.

This video shows how a large scale stencil is done using multiple layered in stencils. A photo of the finished stencil is at top of this post

No time like today to begin.