![]() Will you look at those rumps? The arch of those necks? And did I mention they’re pink? You all know how I feel about pink by now.įor some subliminal reason which I will not state because it should be obvious these horses just seem to be all about virility to me…Įat your hearts out, cowgirls. And, nearly 72 hours later, I was still the only bidder. These not-poodles were born loooong before the '50s. ![]() The second I saw them I knew they had to be mine.īeing a serious admirer of Art Deco, I recognized the lines immediately. Now, normally, I would have sent a quick “Yoohoo, you’ve listed these guys under poodles and you’ll probably get more bids if you fix that” kind of message. And which the poor seller, who also happened to be selling a bunch of recently acquired vintage poodle figurines, had mistakenly tagged “poodle.” Which the poor, unenlightened seller thought were from the '50s (probably because pink was big in the '50s). So there I was, blissfully and brain-deadly flipping through pages and pages of kitschy poodles, when all of a sudden there were these horses.ĭarlins, these objects are the sign, signifier and signified of H-O-R-S-E. '50s & '60s are my decades of preference for poodles. I have a tiny (4, now 5 with above) poodle collection (does not include brooches of which I have 2, including one late '60s or early '70s Calvin Klein, Goodwill, $1, thank you very much, bought long before The Internet), which you can see on the app Boxes, which I reviewed here. Random, I know, but that’s just the way it is. (That dusty (till I get it) ‘50s? '40s? cast iron, bobble-head/-tail poodle pincushion up there – also acquired this session – is what happens. Takes me back to a more innocent time – in my own life, in our world… …browsing eBay for vintage poodle jewelry and figurines. My preferred “too-fried-to-function” or “just-can’t deal-with-reality-right-now” activity, to which I must resort about 3 times a year is… Then Etsy got to be the fun place! But then Etsy got big and there was a lot of crap there too. But then all those Chinese mass producers started taking it over, and the kit crafters too, and it wasn’t the fun place it had been at first. I moved my regular treasure-hunting to eBay for a long time. Shoot, that sounded weird and creepy.Yes, Virginia, you can still find treasures on eBay!!!īeing a lifelong thrift store treasure hunter, I realized quite a while ago that I could no longer hope to stumble across under-priced vintage sterling brooches at the Goodwill, that everybody had finally gotten a clue and now the good stuff was all on eBay, and people consulted price guides and so on… ![]() However Bob Ross, I’m sure you’ll agree has many feline qualities. I’m no Scientician.Ĭats: 2/5 - there are no cats. My only concern is that one of the rolling Bob Rosses in the middle is floating in mid-air, somehow not at all affected by gravity. The question is, is it so boring that I’m inspired to actually get up and paint something beautiful like a plastic bag blowing in the breeze, or Christopher Walken wearing knee-high socks? Nope!Īesthetic Value: 4/5 - Obviously it’s a good painting, it’s a good animation. And in front of that painting…is a bunch of rolling heads! Both get boring after awhile. Watchability: 3/5 - behind all those rolling heads is a fantastic painting. Theme: 3/5 - Painting is an infinite loop where our minds roll and bounce and deconstruct and paint and roll and bounce some more and deconstruct and paint and then roll and bounce some more and deconstruct and Bob Ross is basically the “King of Painting” and it maybe also an allusion to the decline of sacred morality in the beheadings by King Henry VIII of his wives, and maybe there’s also an allusion to bouncy hotels, it’s all very very deep and very very thematic and if you want to use the word “Juxtaposition” I say go right on ahead, it makes you sound pretty smart. ![]() That was a great moment, one we’ll never forget. Not, at least, as much as I did when Olli Jokinen finally got a bite of that waffle. I can see how someone might laugh out loud at it. Humour: 2/5 - it’s funny - true - but is it “ha ha” funny? Well, not really. Here is a good song to listen to right now, while we (me) grade this work of “art”. Oh look, a Bob Ross Tumbleweed gif! Well isn’t this fancy.
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