Random Awesome Crazy Cheap Art Source

April 18, 2013 erin

Ebay. It is the mother. The life giver. The font of greatness.

At least I think so.

Today I straddle the line between insanity and genius. You may decide I have jumped the shark, what with my bad iphone picture posts and now this. I say you may be right. I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for. Turn out the light...

Don't try to save me.

So the other day I was cruising one of my favorite antique/thrift shops Uncommon Objects and this peeped out from behind the rabble, and by rabble I mean piles of lampshade forms, taxidermied hooves and dusty crocheted blankets. Who buys that crap? Anyway, obviously it caught my eye because it's NEON and AWESOME. And it was only $49.

For some reason (poverty) I didn't buy it and I've been sad ever since. Enter ebay. Same poster, $19.

They had this one, too.

Now I am kind of a snob about art. I try to only buy original stuff, but I've been known to buy vintage posters now and then. I really like how heavy and good these looked in person. Nice paper stock, tight line quality, super saturated colors.

These are so crazy... I imagine them in an all white room with fantastic molding. Here and here.

I am obsessed with this, but it's $120. Still cheap, but not dirt cheap. It would look fabulous in my entry way, though.

I don't know. I just couldn't help myself. I love cats.

This is would shine like a star (duh) in a light cool colored room.

Hand screened. Big. Well under $100. Amazing colors.

There are a lot of ridiculous tweety bird penis booby posters out there, I can't lie. But there are some real gems, too.

If you buy one, please skip the blacklight unless you are 19 and need some ambiance to go with your acid and Meat Beat Manifesto.

Not that I would know anything about all that.

In other news, sorry I haven't posted any big awesome house tours or rug buying guides yet. The babes have been so sick it's dumb and I have to type most of my posts one handed.

Hopefully on to bigger and better things next week.

Until then,

Peace. Love. Other trippy stuff.

Have You Scouted Out Scowters Yet?

February 19, 2013 erin

I've decided that 873 kitchen posts in a row might be one too many, so let me tell you about my latest obsession: Scowters. Scowters is a flash sale of epic vintage proportions that takes place Thursdays at 8pm on facebook. I know! Basically every week at 8pm my left hand has been glued to the phone while the right feeds babies, but hopefully you will enjoy funner things while facebooking -- like drinking five or six glasses of wine in between the oohs and ahhhs said flash sale will most certainly elicit. It sure beats reading 99% of the posts on facebook, because WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?

Anyhow, look what I scored at last Thursday's sale:

Well, this is the painting my screenprint was created from. Here's my new print in all its framed glory:

Now, I am a cheap bastard. I hem and haw over $8 hand painted Chinese vases, but I will buy art all day long. It's so rare that I regret buying art, because it invariably finds a home. And art makes me happy when I look at it. I can't say the same for lots of other stuff I buy -- stuff that accumulates like drifts of crap in closets and the garage.

That's not to say I'm a baller... I'm still cheap. But $140 (including shipping!) for a framed, signed 40" wide piece of art was enough for me to type SOLD during the sale. I admit that I get cappy when I'm excited.

Plus that picture makes me feel like this:

Margot Tenenbaum and Scalamandre wallpaper... two of my favorite things.

I am really liking this dude Mark Sabin's work. Check it.

I'd never heard of this artist before the Scowters sale, so hey -- I learned something new. And I supported small business.

You should support small business, too. The dealers who sell at Scowters are folks just like you and me, except way cooler and with better taste. You can learn yourself all about them right here.

I have to put in a plug for two of my favorite dealers, Christian May of Maison 21 and Susie Q of Minty fame. Two lovelier people you will not meet. Also they shop way too much so they have great stuff to sell.

All you have to do to join the party is like the Scowters facebook page and tune in to the sale at 8pm on Thursday nights. If something strikes your fancy, be the first to type SOLD in the comments. Prices are good for three days, so you can even waffle if you must. Easy Peasy. But hands off the amazing jewelry... that be mine.

Now, where shall I put my new print? I'm kinda thinking over the bed?