A truly inspirational form of art is not always displayed on gallery walls. It can be found by looking out the window, down the street, at the edge of town, or even on the train tracks. This teacher finds it rare to hear people--except graffiti writers themselves--speak about graffiti as a form of art. Graffiti writing is usually equated with vandalism due to the frequent illegal placement of quick, single-line tag names scrawled on garbage bins, walls, and train cars. When introducing graffiti as an art form, this teacher breaks it down into small lessons focusing on line, shape, perspective, and color. She starts by showing students a PowerPoint presentation of various graffiti images from around the world. The images themselves are immediate attention grabbers. She always clarify right away that she is not teaching them how to spray paint train cars but how to create art using words. These images allow for a great class discussion on graffiti in relation to vandalism, spray-painting techniques, or just the sensational images. This article briefly discusses one teacher's method of teaching graffiti as an art.