... trash or treasure ...

a self-portrait by Otto Bloss (1898-1963) - here one from 1953 in the harbour of Palermo with Monte Pellegrino in the backyards - bought yesterday together with 12 other works by the artist. click on the picture to get a bigger image. If you want to see more of this artist, let me know in a comment.

... trash or treasure ...

an impressionistic painting, no, not real a painting but textile collage, all the details you can see here is made out of tiny little colourfull textile fragments - bought it at ebay and it came today. I'm really happy with it, never seen such a flabbergasting work before in this special technique. (doubleklick for bigger image) Unfortunatly not signed, I suppose it must be made in the 1950ies. What do you think shall I edit an artcard out of it?

... trash or treasure ...

... from the todays fleemarket at Hammelburg ...

... a typical souvenir from Germany made out of real tree slices ...

... with paintings, reliefs and integrated postcards on it, about 1950/60ies ...

... trash or treasure ...

... from the todays fleemarket at Münnerstadt ...

... trash or treasure ...

this item I found on the 11th of June 2011, I will never forget any more, at a little village fleemarket near the austrian border, in Hammerau, found in between of nasty household rubbish, up to me it is definitely flabbergasting treasure because it is an original vase from the well-known glass designers brother Daum in Nancy (France) from about 1910, enameled cameo glass, partly acid etched and iridecent - I bought it totally covered with dirt and and dust powder inside from past decades.
I can sent it as mail art too, don't you think so? it is definitely art.

... trash or treasure ? ...

As far as I'm fond of strolling about fleemarkets I will post now once in a while some acquistions here to let you know what I have seen or what I have even bought. In this case I bought it for 50 € cents. Not mail art but it could have been sent as mail art, to see whether it will arrive safe or broken into pieces.
Starting with this glas bowl, 19 cm in diameter, found at the todays fleemarket in Bad Kissingen; a typical american souvenir from the late 1960ies (I would say) the Empire State Building is still mentioned to be the tallest building in the world - it is made by Houze Art, PT. Marion PA, USA.
What do you think, trash or treasure?