№ 01 · self-portrait
In Progress.
spray + brush · 2024
caught mid-piece. usually the work happens between 2 and 4am with the lookout phone in the other pocket.
street · chicagoon the street · paste-ups, paint, paint cans
Street Art.
queer work in public space. mostly anonymous. mostly painted over.
paste-ups, spray, brush, sticker work — made for sidewalks, alleys, electrical boxes, the side of the dumpster. queer iconography in places where you wouldn't usually see it.
most pieces don't last. the ones that did got photographed. some got buffed by the city in under a week. others are still up after three years. that's the bet.
recovered pieces · chicago, 2022–2026
photographed before they got buffed. ordered by where they lived, not when.
№ 02 · feature
The Big One.
spray on brick · 2023
a full alley wall, painted over the course of one long night. the property owner saw it the next morning and left a note that read: keep it.
still up · logan square
№ 03
Paste-Up I.
wheatpaste · 2024
№ 04
Paste-Up II.
wheatpaste · 2024
№ 05 · documentation
Detail.
close-up · 2025
a section of a larger piece. the texture of brick changes the line work in ways you can't plan for.
painted over · archived
archive · painted over or worn off
only the photos survive.
street
Piece I.
chicago
street
Piece II.
chicago
street
Arch.
doorway
interested in commissioning a piece? or know a wall?
karshisdesigns@gmail.comcommissions, collabs, and tip-offs about good walls all welcome.