The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

DIRTY DANCING SOUVENIR…

DIRTY DANCING SOUVENIR…. This was a fun day… when we looked inside a box at a local estate sale of a sweet elderly couple, and f...

by k2dtw

My Lamp

I made this lampshade about a trillion years ago (before it actually occurred to me that feathers are just as cruel as fur :( oops!). I boug...

by windupkitty

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Big Scary Bear Statue

These bears are all over Boyertown Pa, it’s the mascot for the “Boyertown Bears”, some ball team and I’m not sure wh...

by denny

Showtime – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

Inspired by my love of old carnivals and ventriloquist dolls....

January 4, 2011 by denny

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1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Fesztival

Another microcar, this one built and designed by a guy at a shipyard in Vac, Hungary. It’s design is superlative to anything else I...

by Markydoodle

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TAXI!!…

TAXI!!!… This Kitschy Taxi Cab Plastic Roof Light is from Hawaii.. After looking at just about every Puka Shell Necklaces Maui had to ...

by k2dtw

The Highly Skilled Art Of Decorating Gingerbread !!!!

On Christmas Eve my nieces and I attempted to re create the cover of the gingerbread box..not an easy task ..I particularly like the splat o...

by shirlie williams

1940’s (maybe 50’s?) ceramic horse planter

I love the slightly worn paint that we see here on the minimal facial features. Measures 6 x 6 and in mint shape. No identifying markings an...

by denny

Gonder Ceramic Arts Knight Horse TV Lamp

Manufactured by Gonder in Zanesville, Ohio. The company was founded in 1941 and eventually sold off in 1957. Only a chip inside one of the n...

by Karen

The Incomparable Jan Terri

What can I say? I love her as do many! BUT I love her phrasing even more…”My heart is open like an open book and yuuuuuuuurs is ...

by windupkitty

Dog Art Print

Cute, although I wished it were stuffed. Fabric lends itself to dimension. ...

by denny

KEYHOLE – 20 x 16 (a painting by Denny)

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January 3, 2011 by denny

1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Alba

The microcar was spawned in Hungary in the 1950’s when Communist Moscow threw down the edict that Hungary would not be producing autom...

by Markydoodle

Vanny’s Night Before Christmas

I confess I rarely give Christmas presents, but not out of humbuggery or otherwise grouchiness; it’s just not an adhered-to tradition ...

by windupkitty

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IN SESSION….

IN SESSION… This cracked me up… I believe it’s a Kitschy “home made” light for a Recording Studio.. It is a ve...

by k2dtw

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 84 – August 2010)

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by denny

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Leftons Pink and Gold Vase from Schuster’s Dept. Store

She comes straight out of the 50’s from Schusters Department Store in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Price tag of $1.00 still affixed to the bot...

by Karen

Scary Beatnik & Surf Model Kits

The boxes to house these model kits are over 12 inches long. I found all three of these at a church thrift shop in the toy section. These ar...

January 2, 2011 by denny

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HAPPY NEW YEAR….

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!… Looking forward to 2011…...

by k2dtw

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A beautiful piece of EverArt!

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by Karen

Gigantic Lightbulb Lamp

My first nab at the dump yesterday. That was trip 1 to the car! I did need new lighting....

by denny

Strictly Ballroom

This needs no explanation and I’m so impressed! I LOVE that the dog seems so happy too. He/she is clearly loved and is having a great ...

by windupkitty

TRINI TIME

In honor of New Year’s 2011 I give you Trini Time. I knew Trini Lopez in the early 1970s. I met him through a friend who worked for hi...

by lindaz

“Soul Man” (a painting – August 2010)

I paint using acrylics and have no desire right now to try another type of paint. This is inspired by my love of the exploitation films of t...

January 1, 2011 by denny