CRAIGSLIST ART ROUNDUP

It’s a Twilight painting… with wolves. I know nothing about the Twilight series, because if I wanted to read about the torture of loving abstinence, Abelard and Heloise had better excuses for never shutting up about it and probably wrote better, and if I wanted vampires I’d watch some True Blood, where (I hear) at least the writers let them get it on. But why are there wolves? Are there werewolves in Twilight? Please enlighten me in the comments.

The artist doesn’t seem to think it’s strange enough to mention, so what do I know:

I created this painting in response to the twilight movie series that is sweeping the nation. It is painted in watercolor paint. It is approximately 18inches by 24inches in size. It is not framed or matted. It is simply in poster form hence the low price of the artwork. If you are interested in buying this masterpiece please contact me by e-mail.

twilight movie painting, $75.

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tons of taxidermy

Hell yeah. I hate the term “man cave” and even so, hell yeah. How about I just give you the ad:

tons of Taxidermy Vintage – $1 (Pipersville, Bucks county)

Reply to: sale-ahnuu-1228656089@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

Date: 2009-06-18, 8:53PM EDT

I am cleaning out my man cave. Lots of assorted skulls, horns, skins, some mounts. 40 years of collecting

from around the world……..rare and unusual…………very reasonable.

call me Louie 267 261 4715

• Location: Pipersville, Bucks county
• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Side note: I quit smoking yesterday. If anyone has any info on where one might procure a fake cigarette, not one of those fancy electronic vaporizer ones, just a reasonable facsimile of a cigarette I can put in my mouth and pretend to smoke, for the love of god tell me where I can buy one. Any other smoking-quitting advice would also be appreciated.

I may also be posting more frequently about things that I hate, such as the term “man cave,” for the next few months. Bear with me!

Found on craigslist

Uh, someone with a car should get on this posting immediately. I would do something with them, but I’m a renter.

ceramic italian tiles (essington)

Reply to:sale-qqkdc-1201051354@craigslist.org

Date: 2009-06-02, 4:13AM EDT

probaly about 100 more or less tiles measure about 8×8inches ,4 of them make a pattern , they were pulled up off a floor about 20 years ago,they were an expensive tile at the time and my father saved them,there is some grout on the backs but not much pretty clean , would serve good for a small project or out doors type deal ,its a good deal , FREE . id hate to throw them out after all that time being stored . lol . thanks , just email me for address to pick up , i can leave them outside for you . 19029 essington, near philly air port

 

 

• Location: essington

 

• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

 

PostingID: 1201051354

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.

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One Man’s Trash…

If you’ve been good and already registered to vote then we’ll allow you some free time for online shopping and general at-work goofing.

Today’s time-killing suggestion: BUY A BEANBAG.  But not just any beanbag; it’s designer. Buy a Lovesac (Lovesac, baby Lovesac!) and get it cheap on Craigslist.

One man’s trash…

Mismatched chairs create a great, Domino magazine, eclectic chic dining room look.  Avoid weekends of flea market shopping and get your set after one quick click to this Craigslist post. The five chairs are only $25!

Bring some cohesiveness to your new mismatched design and recover all five seatpads in a luxe fabric of your choice.

One man’s trash…

At $350 for a set of 4, these Mexican Equipal Barstools aren’t a steal, but they’re certainly a Craigslist find! Check out the full add HERE.

Made from tanned pigskin and Mexican cedar strips, these chairs are appropriate indoors or out. I’d love to see them mismatched with a clean and mod bar table like this (from Design Within Reach):

Craigslist: One Man’s Trash…

Craigslist is a crapshoot; scammers abound and clicking on product titles reveals a different sort of item entirely.

This is not shabby chic.

And these are not neutral.

But sometimes your wounded heart takes a shot at love and clicks on the hundredth “Danish Modern” furniture listing. AND YOU HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!

Although the listing has since disappeared into Craigslist’s abyss of used Ikea, I remember it clearly: “Danish Furniture Auction”. It lead to this site for Regal Auction Services, LLC. and, specifically, an upcoming auction for amazing Danish Modern furniture pieces.

On August 30th, these (among others) will be up for grabs:

One quick note before your heart swells with anticipation:

You’ll have to make a bid over the phone or make the trek to New Hampshire to attend the auction. Hey, it’s Craigslist. There’s always a catch!