amylsacks' photos

I had a promotional postcard or flyer for a retrospective that featured this sculpture, back in my first or second year of college. Heaven only knows where it is now. Notes from same catalogue as previous sculpture: "Signed and monogrammed Bronze, dark green patina, ostrich egg height: 19 1/2 in. 49.5 cm. "Executed circa 1977. " Literature: Same as previous, p. 124 $20,000 -- 25,000

Since this was the 1960s, you just know that the bowl holds heaps of high grade, smoke-ready... catnip. :D Notes from a February 11th, 1987 Sotheby's catalogue: " Signed Bronze, green patina Height: 11 3/4 in., 30 cm. "Executed in 1967. "Literature: Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti , Paris, 1986, p. 121, illustration of another cast "$35,000 -- 40,000"

At left: Family Circle , May 1950 Center: Family Circle , September 1953 Right: Western Family , June 4th, 1953, and same source as on left.

I'm tagging this as Californian, though I bought it here, at an estate sale. I think most of the fancier labels got grabbed first, but my finds were inexpensive and in very good shape. So I don't mind. I believe it's Californian and from the 1950s based on info from this collector/seller . But the owner, Vahlsing, also operated in Maine and I guess landed himself in some very hot water in the 1970s. You never know what you'll learn on a name search! Shown slightly smaller than the original size.

Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in happier days, before he was really hitting the bottle. :/ Yes, I did buy and read this a few months ago. And yes, I loved it. :D From the March issue of Western Family magazine.

Homemakers in North Carolina and Ithaca remain full of Wonder, however. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

Here's a tip: wear your sweats and your sneakers to walk the dog. Don't dress like you're going to a fancy tearoom for lunch. lol From the April issue of Western Family magazine.

Make every meal an opportunity for first degree burns. Yikes. Gladding, McBean still exists. But their main products now are pipes for architecture. The Franciscan name was still being used as recently as 2013. Thanks, Wikipedia. Some very striking designs on view here . From the May issue of Better Homes And Gardens magazine.

[squints} I'm sure the pie is delicious, but I doubt the authenticity of those apples and leaves. Some caterpillar is going to come along in a minute with high hopes and be very disappointed. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

Not a bad trip, but I was hoping for at least one glimpse of Bigfoot. [sigh] From the April issue of Sunset magazine.

Anyway, there's lots more to The Great American Shank Off so I'll be back later on with even more excitement! :D

If you feel that the first image is looking right at us reproachfully, you're not wrong. The instructions do refer to it as an "eye joint."

That last section looks like Jar Jar Binks in profile, if you squint.

Brisket Tempus Fugit ... Originally posted to flickr on January 29th, 2011. Kids, today's secret word is "Deckle." When you see it flash on the screen, yell it loud. DECKLE!!

"Where are the clods? Send in the clods..."

To the "friends I haven't met yet" at The Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, this here is a light breakfast for a single resident. (For real, if you haven't checked out their YouTube channel, I totally recommend it.)

If you have some string and good quality sealer on hand, that stray piece of fat at the bottom of Picture One can be fashioned into a very unusual fountain pen.

I'm not much for prime rib, to be honest. I'd rather have a nice bowl of chili. :D