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Carrboro Outsider Art

This is outside of my office. I haven’t seen any more of these around, but I hope the artist keeps it up. If anyone knows who is responsible for this please introduce me! (click on image to take a closer look) Also, check out: Recent Photos From Around Carrboro Hand Painted Signs of Carrboro

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Hand Painted Signs of Carrboro

Fire your vinyl sign maker, and paint one yourself! Okay, that might not always be so easy, but you have to admit that hand painted signs have a wonderful charm. Even when they are done poorly! Below are some of the hand painted signs from around our little town of Carrboro, NC, although one is [...]

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Integration Workshop’s Handmade Pipes

Last year, I was in a wedding and this pipe was given to me as a “thank you.” Joel Wakeman of Integration Workshop hand-carved a handful of these pipes from briar root for each of his groomsmen. Each pipe had it’s own personality in the way it was carved. One of the things I have [...]

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