I found this handmade Coca-Cola plane at an estate sale. It’s surprisingly sturdy and well-constructed– the wheels and propeller...
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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Artistically Deficient Eisenhower Presidential Plates
I’m not really a collector of vintage presidential plates. The only other ones I have, a few Jack and Jackie Kennedy ones, crept in mo...
A Corvair in Camelot: 1961 General Motors Promo Film
From 1949 to 1961, General Motors held a car show in major cities that was the granddaddy of all industrials. It was called “MOTORAMA....
If Seurat had a cable show on Comedy Central…
The artist of this oil-on-canvas portrait was told by her art teacher to create a painting in the style of the French Impressionists. ‘...
Coney Island May 2008
Fabulous Coney Island ,May 2008 , a fun day was had by all…..I fell over on the boardwalk, ate Icecreams , killed my neck on the Cyclo...
Paint By Number Dogs
I found these on ebay a couple of years ago. I used to LOVE paint by numbers (painting them and collecting them), but it became a sort of po...
Vintage Ridin’ Fishin’ Huntin’ Wall Hangings
I bought this set of 3 wall hangings years ago at a garage sale and thought if I ever get a summer cabin these would be the first things to ...
Enamel Ashtrays in the 60’s…
We actually had one like this years ago. Then I found these two at a yard yard a fews years ago. Just for old time sake, I bought them....
Why did the chicken drive across the road?
I frequently pass this parked car on Saturday mornings when I hit the garage sales in Santa Monica and Venice and always regret I don’...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Plastic Fruit & Vegetable People and The Most Talented Man You’ve Ever Seen Playing Music On Vegetables
. I used to actively collect figurative sculptures made out of plastic fruits and vegetables. Largely crafts projects, I loved them because ...
Steampunk style lamp
Don’t know if this would be considered kitsch or not, but wanted to share this one-of-a-kind steampunk style lamp made from old machin...
The Bagel Family magnets
What do you do with a stale bagel? Make a refrigerator magnet! These homemade little darlings were an instant hit. I needed an idea for Moth...
Lawn Sprinkler Lamp
This is a one-of-a-kind lamp made from found art (created by a local Tucson artist named Lane Patterson). The base consists of two old vinta...
Kinda Creepy Kitschy Cat
This kitschy ceramic cat is kind of strange. It’s face is smooth, but the rest of it is covered with these pottery blobs, which are no...
DOMINO CLUB San Francisco racy vintage book of matches
Racy book of matches featuring nude woman – “World Famous or Cuisine, GLORIA & Galaxy of paintings.”...
Blow-Charlie-Blow Wire Brush Musician
This musician figure is made out of metal and sports a wire brush head. On the base is hand-painted, “Blow Charlie Blow,” a phra...
3D Picture Changing Jesus
Depending upon how you move the framed picture of Jesus changes poses!...
Marilyn Monroe Drawing Aid (protractor) 1956
In honor of Marilyn Monroe’s (would be) 84th birthday, I must submit this amazing piece. I have had it for about 10 years, and it is s...
Chip n’ Dip California Pottery Alien Face
This alien face is proof that artists see things that regular folk don’t. The resourceful artist in this case is Jack Chipman, who is ...
Pete Townshend as a Coconut Head ???
This cute guy I have always thought is what Pete Townshend would look like as a Coconut Head....
Fidel Castro as a Coconut Head???
The Coconut Head has a hole by his mouth, I bought the Cigar… No it’s not Cuban. We’ve had it for years, we bought it in N...
Craft Paper Thrift Shop Clothing…
Just back from an east coast get-a-way. This was snapped in a warehouse building filled with about 50 artists, each with their own work spac...













