This week in Craigslist art
Honestly, there are no better words than were in the original post:
Hello…First let me start off by saying that i paint as a hobby..i love to paint with paint brushes but i also paint with my breasts…there are alot of woman out there with breast cancer and once i start selling these painting and get my buisness going i will be able to donate to breast cancer research..here is the first painting that i have done and if you have any suggestions or requests i would be more then happy to take your order…The minimum for this painting is $50 (obo)..the size of this painting is 12×16..please email me with any comments questions or concerns and i will return your email asap
thank you
OK, I was going looking for stuff for one of my semi-regular This Week in Craigslist Art posts, but I had to find out more about this one.
Who are you (in a non-specific way)?
My names is Ashley.I currently am working in childcare. Its not great money but i love the kids. I am a healthy 22 year old woman that just wants to make a difference in the world.
What is your art background?
I took art classes through out highschool and the rest i taught myself. I have always loved to paint and it has always been a hobby that i love.
How exactly does one breast-paint, technically?
It’s actually pretty hard. I start by painting one breast watever colors and design that i would like to put on the canvas. Then I place my breast onto the canvas to make a “Breast-Print”. (It sounds easy but it really isn’t)After i have done that i just touch it up by hand painting the backround and such. I would love to paint more pictures and expand beyond flowers. I want to make things that monthers that breast feed or even woman who have had breast cancer can hang in there homes as a symbol of woman hood as well as a gift of life.
What materials do you use?
Acrylic paints, my breasts, paint brushes, water, and a canvas to paint on.
What got you interested in raising money for breast cancer?
I have met countless woman with breast cancer. Breast cancer runs in my family. My aunt past away last year after a 3 year battle with breast cancer. I have watched my best friend of 6 years slowly wither away with this disease.I would love to donate the profits that i make to a breast cancer awareness foundation. I want women to know that it is important to get tested. You can never be too safe.
Indeed! So if anyone wants a breast painting, you know where to get one.
Breast Painting – $50 (montgomery county)
The Wrinkles Just Slip Off
If you love to shop and want to receive daily e-mails about sales from top designers, or hate stores and never want to step foot in one again, Current TV Tech reporter Sarah Lane has some suggestions.
The Ground Report discusses why it might be good to have oily skin after all. This article reminded me of my grandmother, who says that she doesn’t have wrinkles because her skin is so oily, and the wrinkles just slipped off.
There’s a blog that illustrates the New York edition of ‘missed connections’ as featured on Craig’s List. It’s pretty interesting. The New York Times is a fan too.
The Frisky highlights celebs with tattoos, Glamour helps a girl pick out a handbag that costs a small fortune, the New York Times gives a review of Milan’s fashion week, which isn’t as flashy as it once was, and NBC10 asks whether backless dresses are trashy or not.
FOUND ON PHILLY CRAIGSLIST: wolftables
Please oh please oh please let these find a good home. I am sure that somewhere out there someone with a big heart and $70 (or $60?) has room for some wolftables.
Wolf end tables – $70 (Bristol Twp. )
Wolf end tables set of 2. Each end table has 3 wolves on it.
The round glass top is removable
The price is $60. for the set of 2
- Location: Bristol Twp.
- it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
This week in Craigslist art
I was talking with a friend at work last night about how she was selling an old pastoral-type oil painting on craigslist and had gotten a million responses from all over the place and was afraid it was a secret masterpiece or something (note: it’s already taken, some dude is actually driving down from Brooklyn).
But I wanted to see what this painting looked like, so I searched craigslist for ‘painting.’ The results were so weird that I then searched for ’sculpture’ and finally just ‘art.’
Let me tell you: if you’re ever bored with all your normal internet things to do, I highly recommend searching craigslist for ‘art.’ Also, ‘taxidermy.’
For example:
MUHAMMAD ALI (FULL SIZE STATUE) REAL LIFE SIZE – $7995 (AMBLER/FT.WASH.)
MUHAMMAD ALI WAS CAST BY ARTIST JACK DOWD. THIS PIECE IS CAST IN HYDROCAL, A GYPSUM CEMENT. IT IS HAND PAINTED USING ACRYLIC PAINTS. THIS POSE IS FROM THE SECOND LISTON FIGHT OF MAY 25TH 1965. THIS STATUE IS 70 IN. TALL IN THE BENT STANCE. MEASUREMENTS ARE VERY CLOSE TO ACTUAL……MUST BE PICKED UP. NO SHIPPING AVAILABLE…WEIGHT AROUND 175 LBS…. CASH ONLY……THANKS
Good lord! How do you feel about that, Jodie Foster?
BUST STATUE PROP, FROM STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER 8TH & MARKET – $75 (HAVERTOWN)
Is it weird that I kind of want this?
UP FOR SALE FOR $75.00 OR BEST OFFER.
I WORKED FOR STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER FOR 18 YEARS IN THE VISUAL MERCHANDISING DEPARTMENT. THIS ABSTRACT BUST WAS USED IN THE 8TH & MARKET STREET LOCATION IN THE WOMEN’S ACCESSORIES AND COSTUME JEWELRY DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS LEFT THAT I AM TRYING TO SELL.
WILL MEET LOCALLY, WITHIN REASON, TO EXCHANGE
FULL BODY MOUNT OF TURKEY TAXIDERMY – $65 (hellertown)
Is it weirder that I kind of want this?
Art Deco Majesty for SALE – $9999 (Wilmington, DE)
This kinetic sculpture is very pretty and very well-designed, no doubt! But I think that whole era of $10,000 doo-dads may have ended a while ago.
My kaleidoscope collection (SALE OR FOR TRADE) – $75 (NE)
They are roughly 40- 50 years old collected from all over, mostly art museum NY, all are in perfect condition…
Take all for 75. Im in the NE. Please leave a number if interested.
Most are cardboard/some wooden/board, few metallic…a good eclectic mix
Thanks and have a good one.
Something about that last post just depresses me immensely. I’m gonna go eat my feelings now. And by my feelings I mean more queso fresco/black bean burritos. Awwwwwwwww yeah.
this week in craigslist furniture
Craigslist furniture: for sale by owner is always an interesting place to look around. You can find some good stuff, but you almost always sort through a whoooooole lot of crap before you find that wonderful whatever it is you need. The crap generally makes up about 95% of the listings, and generally fall into either the category “hideous” or “overpriced” or somewhere in the Venn diagram overlap of the two.
We’ve filtered them into three streams: the good, the ugly and the hilariously overpriced. For you! We do this all for you! This week: Puppy pillows, your racist lighting options and a $13,200 desk.
The good:
Ooh, this vanity is on the pricey side, but it’s one of the few antiques I think would actually be worth the sticker price. That shiz is gorgeous. White vintage vanity, $395, Delco.