Oliver Moss

I usually avoid buying stickers, but the store had fuzzy bats and I couldn't resist. I got a few sheets and also some mix-tape washi tape. I already had some mix-tape washi tape, but it's got a dark background. I prefer dark backgrounds, but for washi it makes it hard to use in compositions. The while background on this should let it sort of disappear and let the focus be on the design:





I also acquired one more sticker by lifting a slap tag from a street sign:



In some parts of Portland, every sign post and sign back is stickered up. Some people think taking them is ... every type of ism imaginable. I don't, obviously.

Note: slap-tagging is basically doing graffiti using stickers or, like, sort of giant stickers. If you've seen Into the Spiderverse, slap tagging is what Miles Morales is doing at the start.

I want to lift a few more and do a layout with some Portland slap tags, maybe lift some of the incredibly ubiquitous vampire smile ones.

( Some slap tags and also history on Portland and slap tagging. )