A man came to my door a few years ago selling paintings. I thought this was so tacky that I actually liked it. It reminded me of the velvet ...
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Lobster Trap Buoys
This was taken here at home as I have these buoys lining the side of our garage. These are usually attached to Lobster traps so we can ident...
Taco Huey’s
Spotted this in Chester, WV, home of the World’s Largest Teapot. Pretty entertaining hand-painted sign, if you ask me. Wonder what Gra...
Bottle Tree
Growing up the south there were always different types of kitsch. We had people that would just about fry anything. However the only thing t...
Huge Wooden Shoe Display
16″ long x 22″ high tiered display. Ledges on the insole. Surrounded by vintage tin toys at the Miami Toy Show....
This parrot is not talking…
My cousin was doing a serious house cleaning. This is what was found sitting in a forgotten closet. Who could she possibly be calling?...
Our Lady of the Dumpster
Spotted this on a wall in downtown Cumberland, MD....
famzilla
The wedding could ruin any good love affair. Relatives never become distant then.. the piece is mounted on some sort of door insert, there i...
Casey’s Dug Out Saloon
I went here for lunch on my last trip home. Check out the paintings/artwork on the walls! Gold diggers? And the preacher said to his wife...
Bar Hounds
This 1950 print by Constance Depler Coleman (who, by the way, is still alive and churning out art) is entitled, “Bar Hounds” and...
Owl Painting – 1968
No, this 1968 owl painting is not oil on canvas but rather melted crayons on construction paper....
thrift shop queen with child
A young girl at Angel View Thrift Store, is pregnant, alone, and then her landlord made her give away her cat. I promised to make her someth...
sad wedding because they cant forget the affair with the temptress in the hat
These two lovers carried thru with the long planned wedding for the sake of their families..but the memory of the affair with the slut in th...
Cactus Pete
Oh brother. This thing is a weighty, hand-built terra-cotta clay head rescued from the flea market this morning for $1. It’s going to ...
14th St. Kitchen/Bath Combo
This is really cheap living in NYC circa 1969 for $69 mo. total. in the East Village. It’s my first apartment that I shared with 2 roo...
smoking will stump your growth
The affects of smoking. Stunted growth seeming the least of them. The chest is from one of those anatomy toys. with the lung painted black.....
Rusty the Auto Parts Man
I bought this figure from a homeless man on Hollywood Boulevard who said he made it out of discarded car parts with the generous help of a l...
Drunken Cucumber Man
I saw this on a buffet a while back and got to thinking maybe someone would like it… the “dip” was some sort of fruity stu...
loves the boys, gets all the toys.
These two best friends work the old boy system. give it to the old boys and get rewards. They have the ultimate Ralphs card. Ralph Everyman....
Walnut-Head Granny Doll
Cue the Bernard Herrmann Psycho shrieks! Can’t you just picture this handmade walnut-head granny doll holding a knife and terrorizing ...
Learn to draw like a pro…
I’m guessing we’re all visual and creative artists in some way. These are two “learn to draw cartoon” books I found ...
Fibreglass Ice Cream with strange child on top
This amazing fibreglass Icecream cone was found outside the San Francisco Fudge Shop (Fudge made with love !!!) In Bath UK…Ive never s...
The Finest in Adult Reading (1960’s)
These eight salacious paperback covers are from the late sixties. I threw out the actual books because they smelled like cigarette smoke, bu...
Jive, Calypso, Swing Dancers
Yard sale find! Vibrant 8 x 10 lithos of island & city black dancers, 40s -50s era. Love the graphics, the colors, the movement. I wish ...
Ann-Margrock Cel
In 1962 Ann-Margret starred in “Bye Bye Birdie” – the film was directed by legendary George Sidney who at the time was the...













