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Saw this on a phone pole across the street from my house. The guy that posted it used to keep this huge oil drum grill chained to a tree in the parking lot of the local DMV until it (the grill, not the lot) disappeared one night. Now he’s pissed and ready to take on [...]
Pet portrait guy is at it again. Found at Stanyan and Waller. What else needs to be said?
Recently I picked up an interesting piece of art that captured my fascination by way of it’s seemingly pure and uncomplicated imagery. While the vendor who acquired it didn’t have any information about the artist, he said it was purchased from an estate sale in San Bruno. The piece was signed in 1986 by an [...]
Yesterday, I ran into el novio de Sara. Que Guapo! Hopefully he hasn’t come across the provocative photo shoot that featured his beloved entangled in a lurid and racy exchange with a cat. Somehow, I don’t think that will be a problem. Bite Me!
One of my more interesting finds in the last couple weeks is a Mexican doll named Sara. Her tired, old body and vacant stare immediately caught my attention. I was told she had lived a hard life. Jobs were scarce and her small town offered little hope for a skilled laborer, let alone a naive [...]
I can’t buy every strange piece of art I encounter. Sometimes the collectability and rarity of the work makes buying it cost-prohibitive. That was precisely the case with this strange 19th century diorama. Thankfully I was of quick enough to snap a few pictures so I could revel in it’s strange, enchanting beauty. At the [...]
Bruce is the vendor at the flea market who originally sold us the Albert Beauparlant drawings that have held our fascination us for the better part of 2 years. I sometimes stop by his table to see if he has any interesting items and check if any newly discovered Beauparlant pieces have surfaced in his [...]
I know it may be hard to imagine, but once upon a time it was illegal to drink alcohol in this country. During this dry period in American history, the onslaught of conservative ideas extended beyond prohibition to all areas of culture. Provocative dress, music, and images were frowned upon by those seeking a return [...]
Today was another fine day of rag pickin’ at the flea market. Every where I looked were great pieces of folk art, antiques and vintage memorabilia. I was initially tempted to buy an amazingly strange, cathedral-like bird cage from New England, made of weathered wood and chicken wire. The seller was asking a pretty penny [...]
Following a reported sighting of a new “monkey poster” in the pet portrait series, I happened to stumble upon 2 more broadsides heartily taped to a Polk Street pole. Sadly there are no monkeys depicted. However, we do see for the first time a bear, winged cow, and a biker mouse named Cheesy Rider. What [...]
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