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Whatever you do, don’t fail.

Pressure’s on.

Whatever you do, don't fail

June 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

A Hoarder’s Prayer

Thank you for smoking. You subsidize my art.

If you find yourself in Sacramento in July, Abby VanCannon, Victoria Montgomery, and I will be proving the theory that artists are hoarders — this is just a sneak peak. Gallery 21 Ten. Go see it.

Thank you for smoking

May 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

Can’t touch Suburgatory

It was a moment of weakness.

Can't touch this

I just listen to her

April 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

Nothing Emily Dickinson ever said

As the saying goes, sign painters don’t read signs. I claim designers don’t read copy.
(This one is dedicated to M.C.)

My friends are my estate. Emily Dickinson

April 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

Completely absurd

This German guy had a few good things to say.

If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope

April 18, 2013 // 0 Comments

Taxi time

Forget the bus. There are things in life you’ve just gotta do sometimes.

Cause sometimes you've just gotta ride in a taxi

March 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

Don’t just do something, stand there.

Because I’m always more interested in the art than the article.
Beautiful type in Vanity Fair by Marion Deuchars.

Don't just do something, stand there.

March 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

Garbage

What exactly are we storing away in the boxes we cart from place to place?

Our fondness for stuff affects almost every aspect of our lives. Housing size, for example, has ballooned in the last 60 years. The average size of a new American home in 1950 was 983 square feet; by 2011, the average new home was 2,480 square feet.

Our fondness for stuff affects almost every aspect of our lives. Housing size, for example, has ballooned in the last 60 years. The average size of a new American home in 1950 was 983 square feet; by 2011, the average new home was 2,480 square feet. Full article can be found on the NY Times website

March 10, 2013 // 1 Comment

Words of wisdom from Joan

Watch your foot.

One minute you're on top of the world and the next minute some secretary is running you over with a lawnmower

March 5, 2013 // 0 Comments

Words of wisdom from Betty

Because April 6 can’t come soon enough.

Only boring people get bored

March 5, 2013 // 0 Comments