Kool Man Ice Cream Truck

I took these pictures in New York last year and kind of forgot about them. I was doing some computer clean up this morning when I came across them and decided to post them at once as I am a sucker for a cute mascot. I love this funny looking walrus wearing a Dr. Seuss striped scarf and black bowler hat, looking kind of dazed and confused.

Year-Round Christmas @ Williamsburgh

I took this picture in Williamsburgh - NY, way back in early October and for whatever reason never had the chance to post it. Now with the holiday season upon us why not share this delightful image with Little-Pumpkins readers? Enjoy!

Kidnap Madonna For Drug Money

I just went ga-ga over this T-shirt by Mishka I saw online the other day. How can it be more brilliant? Kidnap Madonna For Drug Money! LOVE IT!!
A little background on the label: based out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Mishka is a street wear brand that references any and all things the creators have been inspired by: The underground punk/ hardcore/post-hardcore & skate scene’s of the 80’s, heavy metal & indie rock, horror, comics, B-movies and pop culture in general. In addition, Mishka embraces emerging artists and works closely with them on unique graphic concepts. In Russian, Mishka [pronounced: mee-shka] means “bear cub”. Bear cubs in general are intelligent, independent and gentle, but anger one and it’ll tear your face off! Mikhail Bortnik and Gregory Rivera established the brand in 2003 and gave the word a new meaning by creating what is one of the most coveted underground street wear labels around.

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More Street Art in Williamsburgh

A few more cool graffiti images I found along Bedford Avenue in Williamsburgh, NY. As I neared the subway station, or "downtown", the quality of the artwork really improved and some really interesting pieces started popping up. The top two are my favorites in the kawaii-department and would make great vinyl figures for the collectible toy-art market. The green gecko was part of a mural on a Mexican restaurant but I thought he was a charmer too.



The first piece of great street art I saw in Williamsburgh was actually the stenciled graffiti piece above. It is posted right outside of the subway exit on Bedford Avenue and I have to say that it strikes me as being quite sophisticated in design and concept. It did remind me right away of the graffiti art that I used to see in Rio de Janeiro in the mid-80's, as this stencil graffiti style was quite popular in the more new-wave artsy set. Love it!

Those Pesky Neighbors!

Exterminator shop sign in Williamsburgh and a little friend taking a nap in Soho, NYC

Street Art In Williamsburgh

I spent a few days visiting a friend in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn and got the chance to walk around and discover the neighborhood on my own. I was already a bit disappointed with the quality of most graffiti I kept seeing as it was nothing but tags and scribbles. Just plain vandalism in my eyes. I lucked out in the surroundings of the Williamsburgh Bridge, where I found the group shown here. They were all clustered around the walls of a refrigerator repair shop and I though they were just great work. Though some of the walls were decaying and in pretty bad shape, the colors and styles drew my eyes from a block away and I had to take some pictures for the blog. I have a few more images from Brooklyn coming in another post soon...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I found this "street art" sculpture right off the Bedford Avenue subway stop in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. That's a bargain at US$89,000... I love the sarcasm! Kudos Paul Richard!