Happy Foot / Sad Foot

This Ana Inciardi mini print depicts two matchbook covers rendered in deep navy blue, each featuring a cartoon foot character and the text "Foot Clinic" alongside the phone number 483-4246. The upper matchbook shows a hunched, grimacing orange foot figure leaning on a crutch, while the lower one presents the same character in a loose, jubilant pose with one arm raised. The contrast between these two expressions is the entire joke, spelled out plainly in the handwritten caption at the bottom: "Happy Foot / Sad Foot." The palette is tight and deliberate, navy and orange with white lettering, giving it a vintage commercial print feel. The Happy Foot Sad Foot sign is a real Los Angeles landmark, a pair of neon signs mounted outside a podiatry office on Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz. The two signs face opposite directions on the building, so passersby see either the cheerful or distressed foot depending on which way they are traveling. The signs have become an unofficial neighborhood icon. Collectors are drawn to this print because it captures genuine local character without sentimentality. Inciardi's approach to the subject is deadpan and affectionate in equal measure, translating a beloved piece of street-level Americana into her signature hand-printed style. This fits naturally as a landmark print within her catalog, sitting comfortably alongside her other observations of urban signs, storefronts, and the small visual culture that defines a neighborhood. Collectors who focus on her Los Angeles subjects or her signage-inspired work tend to seek this one out specifically.