These white Nikes are painted with “Hope,” “Change,” “Yes We Can” and a variety of quotations and musings.

You can check out a color version over here.

Rachel gave us the heads up about these sweet Chucks that are for sale on Etsy right now. (We don’t normally feature for-sale items, but these are totally fresh.)

When I saw this beautiful stencilled skateboard photo by STENZSKULL pop up in the Obama Craft Project flickr pool, I could hardly contain my excitement. You see, while I’m not a skateboarder myself (although I do own a sweet longboard that I can stay upright on, believe it or not), I believe deeply in supporting facilities for skateboarders, and eliminating the ridiculous anti-skateboarding laws which abound in many, many cities and towns across the U.S. Really, skateboarding is not a crime, and skateboarders are very often the victims of harassment and stereotyping. Skateboarding, like my other favorite sport of basketball, can be a very healthy, lifelong activity that is particularly special because its very nature encourages self-expression and creativity. I could go on and on, which wouldn’t be appropriate for this venue, but just think about this skateboard if you see a group of skaters and find yourself jumping to conclusions (as I used to do).

Anyway, on to the piece. It was created using Montana spraypraint and layers of stencils. It’s very impressive how much shading was achieving using this technique. STENZSKULLS created this awesome board for a contest sponsored by Coalition Skate Shop in San Luis Obispo, California.

STENZSKULLS will also be showing the above piece–created with multi-layer stencil work, wood staining, adhesived on stencil on paper then distressed and wood carving–at the Manifest Hope show in D.C., opening this weekend. I love this one because it really shows a moment of quiet introspection, completely different from the design on the skateboard.

Can you believe that inauguration is only a few days away? Wow!

Flickr user J_Martini found this painted on a construction walk-through in Chicago.

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This amazing yard mural also appeared on the Obama HQ blog. Wowee! Thanks to a35mmlife for this pic.

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This unique portrait was created by flickr user Timon.

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From the artist Andy Magee’s Flickr photo description:

Change is a timely portrait of Barack Obama made from circulated coins. Beyond the visual pun, the work evokes a sense of historical significance. Although the piece is made entirely of coins, it could be considered a portrait made from portraits. Each coin is carefully arranged with the presidential portrait facing out. This subtle detial suggests that Obama is made from the same qualities as Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Roosevelt. Like Obama’s grassroots fundraising campaign, all of the coins for this sculpture were generously donated by friends and colleagues – who emptied their pockets and coin jars for me.

This piece is up for auction, click on the photo to be taken to the flickr photo page for more information.

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Flickr user bridiemurphy made this piece from found items. Click on the photo for more info.

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This is one of the most ingenious Obama-inspired projects we’ve seen. Aneel made his bike wheel light up with the Obama logo using a Spoke POV kit, an electronic kit top that turns bike wheels into custom lighted displays. If you’d like to do this with your own bike wheels,  the links to the .dat files are available for download on one of the Flickr photo pages.

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This is a quick video from Flickr user KellyLovesWhales providing instructions on a simple & easy way to make an Obama pin.

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You can make your very own Obama “O” logo light to shine some hope into a corner of your home. A very thorough tutorial is available over on Instructibles.