Small plant of wood affixed to a telephone pole. On the light blue colored plank is a person/creature. At the bottom it says “Thomas Jr.” with period on Jr. being comprised of one of the two dots of a smiley face :). They are comprised of the tips of paint brushes for legs, a triangular red piece of felt for a dress/shirt, corn cob holders stick into the wood and protruding out at an angle with the tips painted blank for arms, and a clump of matted hair for a hair with googly eyes and a red line for it’s face. The hair is long and curled over their face, partially obscuring it. Given the amount of hair and no actual head visible, they could be some kind of Bigfoot like creature, or a Cousin It (a la Addam’s Family). Found on SE Ankeny st in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, OR on April 26th, 2025. Artist unknown.
A plank of wood affixed to a telephone pole that looks like a face. At the bottom of the plank is a faintly written “Mustachio”. The face is comprised of a small carabiner being held in place with some screws, a frowning pink line for a mouth, a faded thick dark line for an mustache, a corn cob holder stuck in the board and pointed at a downward angle for a nose, the right eye is made from a large metal washer, several screws, and a metal nut for an eye, the left eye was likely the same but is now missing completely and only a faint circle and screw hole remains, dark downturned eyebrows expressing anger, and finally attached to the top if a long and narrow dark brown piece of wood that makes a hat or hair. It is almost entirely hidden by tree branches and leaves, and mostly faded. Found on SE Ankeny st in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, OR on April 26th, 2025. Artist unknown.
A small plank of wood affixed to a telephone pole with a small wood figure attached to it. The plank is pained with black and white rays radiating out from the center. At the bottom is says “Balloons”. In the center is a vintage toy called a Bill Ding stacking clown, which is a wooden toy first produced in the 1930s. The clowns have various notches and points of various sizes that allow you to stack up a bunch of them in various human pyramid like structures. This Bill Ding is a red one. Found on SE Ankeny st in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, OR on April 26th, 2025. Artist unknown.
A small plank of wood affixed to the telephone pole. It is painted green with some gold/yellow paint dripping down from the top to the bottom. In the center is a spring style door stopper, the kind that go “SPROING!” if you flick it with your finger. Found on SE Ankeny st in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, OR on April 26th, 2025. Artist unknown.
“Thomas Jr:)”, “Mustachio”, “Balloons”, and an urban sproinger. There’s a handful of these #PlankArt pieces hung on in various places along SE #Ankeny in the #Laurelhurst neighborhood of #PortlandOR, pretty sure there’s more out there too. Artist(s) unknown. #StreetArt #Portland #Mustachio #Sproing
