Thrift store embroidery art and the reproduction underneath

thrift store embroidery art and a reproduction of a painting found underneath

Let me start my story with an explanation of where I was: exploring Ellenville, NY, at the recommendation of a friend who moved to nearby Wurtsboro and was giving me suggestions on interesting Catskills-area towns. I was walking around New York State Route 52 in the middle of town (as seen below), and was checking … Read more

A baseball card collection, and an interloper

baseball card collection with one picasso style face

I started collecting baseball cards when I was a kid, I believe in 1975, when I was a first grader. I developed a big collection over the years, getting older cards either via trading or at baseball card conventions, as well as eventually buying complete sets. When I was in college in the late 1980s, … Read more

Native American Pottery from the Jemez Pueblo

Jemez Pueblo pottery by Mary T. Madelena

A while back I was visiting my aunt in Santa Fe, and enjoying all there was to do in such an arts-filled town. While I plan on writing more about that later, this post relates to the fact that shortly after I returned home, I received a package from her which included this Native American … Read more

A case for buying original art over mass produced art

buying mass produced art

I remember visiting a Pier 1 Imports store a few years ago, I was shopping for some items for my kitchen. As I got on the line to pay, I noticed the couple in front of me, holding some mass produced image on canvas, I think it might have been some clouds, or some sort … Read more

Billy Cowan: the Angel with a halo

California Angels Billy Cowan with a halo over his head

This 1972 Topps baseball card, with Billy Cowan of the California Angels, has always been a favorite in my baseball card collection. The photographer must have had a good sense of humor, to have Cowan pose in this exact location, allowing the halo in the background to be perfectly positioned over his head! Curious about … Read more