Saturday, April 23, 2022
Free Style Picking
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Since I had to drop stuff off at the Salvation Army store, I decided to do a little free style picking. I normally don't find anything at the thrift stores here in Alameda to flip, so I don't brother to stop in. Not sure if it's because there are a lot of pickers or because the big boys (Goodwill & Salvation Army) now have online stores to sell the good stuff. Could also be because of the area, there isn't a lot of high ticket items being donated. It's very hard to find anything at the thrift stores and I'm not one to drive around to all the garage sales. Today I found this pitcher, which when I picked it up the weight made me take a closer look. The markings on the back (made in Portugal) and the color I decided for $1.99 it was worth buying. If nothing else it would add a little color to my booth. I checked it out when I got home and the comps on it came up at $900.00. Seriously people pay that much for a little yellow pitcher? It's headed off to my booth at Craft Crafts but no way will I tag it that high!
Cottage Crafts in Campbell
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
Some times you just have to do something different and see the world from a another angle.
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Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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Some times you just have to do something different and see the world from a another angle.
1 comment:
Best of luck with your transition period. Your grandson is very cute. Hope you enjoy wherever you land. Housesitting for a few months sounds like fun. We met a lady in WY who manages a bed and breakfast for the owner, just in the summer months. Too cold in WY in the winter!
Anyway, wishing you a fun and exciting new chapter.
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