I’ve been collecting a stash of graffiti images for a while. They range from cutie kitsch to angry gangbanger to political harangues. The ones I like best combine existing natural foliage with painted images and play around with scale—large and small—creating an improvised, witty, public art gallery.

Street corn, or street porn? If it puts a smile on my face, I’ll play…

…mysterious sidewalk sneak:

…a dramatic shift in scale:

…a fabulously big hair-do:

…fabulously BIGGER hair-do:

…and finally, a poignant little trompe l’oeil with summer’s last remaining leaf…

—Susan Dworski