Showing posts with label wtf wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wtf wednesday. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be

 
(This is cross-posted from Columbo Clothes and Laughs
 
 


 
It was around New Years 2024 when Kevin said I needed a hobby besides the pandemic.

I said, "no I do not." 
 
He said, "yes you do." 

I said "okay, I will paint."

He kindly got an art kit and set up a small easel in a room downstairs. 
 
Mostly as a way to flip off AI art I started painting with acrylics.
 
I painted my "pandemic friends." 



 
I painted some psychedelic stars that have been in my head since 1988.
 

 
 
For a big challenge, I moved onto trying to paint some favorite Columbo scenes. 

The first one turned out okay. 
 
 
I thought I could share these paintings in greeting card form with other Columbo fans. 

I ordered 10 cards as a test from the most eco-friendly card maker I could find in the USA, and as they were being made, I painted 11 more of my favorite scenes. 
 
For example, John Cassavetes playing the Maestro as he's about to be hauled off to jail, shaking Peter Falk playing Columbo's hand:



I looked up whether painting scenes from TV or movies is copyright infringement. 

Sad trombone, yes it is. Fuckers!

I drafted a letter to the heirs of Columbo creators Link and Levinson seeking a license to sell these paintings as cards.
 
I realized NBC Universal Comcast is the evil overlord who owns the copyrights and having dealt with their overzealous IP lawyers for years who deactivate entirely legitimate (due to the First Sale Doctrine) vintage Etsy listings, I felt that a license would be unattainable/overly onerous, so I pivoted to DOG HEADS.
 
Putting dog heads on the bodies takes the paintings to the parody/satire level, which resolves any copyright issues. 
 
So I just photoshopped photos of some dogs I know and love onto the bodies.
 
 
My artist friend Jess Pfohl from Jess! Messin' who is Into This Stuff in a big way told me to paint the dog heads for consistency. 
 
So I painted 22 dog heads to match the characters/vibe of the actors in the paintings.
 
 
And that is how we ended up with 12 scenes from 70s Columbo with parody painted dog heads!

Cards available today from skippyhaha Etsy!
 
Four cards out today, four more next Wednesday March 6th, and the final four cards will be out the following Wednesday March 13th. 



Dogs. 

PS - IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CARD WITH PAINTINGS WITH THE HUMAN HEADS, sent via USPS with a forever letter stamp with NO TRACKING, I had a tiny run of those printed - please message or email me

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Do Your Cigarettes Taste Different Lately?


 Long time, no see, Wednesday! Long time, no see, WTF!

It's been a while since I posted here, for a couple reasons - 


          1. My friend Supermama Vintage alerted me to a Facebook group dedicated to thrift store WTFery and I felt the public's need for thrift store WTFery was/is being met by this group - Weird Second Hand Finds that Need to Be Shared

          2. On the advice of my 11 year old whippersnapper intern niece, I started a vintage Instagram and have been posting pretty regularly over there. Skippyhaha Vintage Instagram.
 


Anyway, I'm glad to be back and I found a few WTF things thrifting today: 

You also got bangs!

she's all i got



The spirit of nature...like a beagle

spirit of nature



Last but not least, do your cigarettes taste different lately? 

cigarettes taste different



If this wasn't enough WTF for one week, feast your senses on Guadalajara Joe's brand newly released 6 Episode Series - Hayward to the Mutha!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlsRUaBOJJf1kq9GLVVvU9oT3fdeZg7z2

 Tons of old footage and new ideas, fresh dances, and lots of SHV dancewear! You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll crave flan!

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Let's Get Cooking, America!


Hello Wednesday! Hello WTF!

Hello little critter! (Those googly eyed pom poms with feet were called weepul, and started in 1971!)

little critter


Hello weird looking deer!

weird deer


Is mom permanently stressed, or just when she is stressed she hangs this sign? 

hug mom


Hello Let's Get Cooking America!

let's get cooking


Last but not least, hello angry tennis teddy bear. 

tennis teddy


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Brenda's Butts, Single Vest


Hey Wednesday! Hey WTF!

Hey giant seashell tree!

shell tree


Hey Broncos Mouse!

mouse broncos


Hey Cabbage Patch arms!

cabbage patch arms


Hey Brenda's Butts!

brendas butts


Last but not least, hey denim vest for a single person!

single vest



As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Teen Creed, Dog Stapler


Ellohay Wednesday! Ellohay, WTF!

Ellohay, No Stress Chess!

no stress chess


Ellohay, man crawling from temptation!

temptation


Ellohay, Teen Creed!

teen creed


Ellohay, knocked out gorilla!

knock me out


 Ellohay, wonder kitten!

wonder kitten


I think Garden of Eatin' can do a better job differentiating their bags between regular chips and No Salt Added chips. Different colors, "No Salt Added" in a different bright color, something. Please. WTF.

no salt


Ellohay, golf free weekend!

gave up golf


Last but not least, ellohay, dog stapler!

dog stapler 2



Oodbyegay!

dog stapler


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Dog Ice Cream, Flower Pot Mickey & Minnie


Bonjour Wednesday! Bonjour WTF!

Bonjour shelves teeming with clowns of all kinds!

clowns clowns clowns


Bonjour Shy Jesus! (Uncertain Jesus? Hesitant? Reluctant? Bashful? Reserved? Why the twisted fingers?) 

shy jesus


Bonjour do you want to talk to the one in charge? Or the one who knows what's going on? Yes I do.

in charge


Bonjour doggie ice cream ad!

dog ice cream

Last but not least, bonjour flowerpot Mickey and Minnie in Western outfits with snowflake spurs!

mickey minnie flowerpot western


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, February 07, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Blackwood Brothers Octet, Clouds


Yola Wednesday! Yola WTF!

Yola two new entries in the "Christians Can't Count" flickr group: 

Blackwood Brothers Quartet (octet): 

blackwood


And the Blackwood Brothers Quartet (still octet): 

blackwood bros


Last but not least, here's a Rorschach test, what do you see?

weird fn sky


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Julia Child, Melting Teddy


Hello Wednesday! Hello WTF!

Hello, Just Hooked on Country!

hooked on country


Hello, God Isn't Dead!

god isn't dead


Hello, Now Go Home bumper sticker!

go home

First time ever I saw Peter Nero's face, I chuckled. 

peter nero


Hello, Julia Child!

use cream


Hello, Melting Teddy!

melting teddy


Hello, relaxing tea pot!

life's strain


Last but not least, hello, little bronco! (do not look at his pant's fly). 

little bronco


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: 

Wednesday, January 03, 2018

WTF Wednesday: Coach Jesus, U R Cool Dad


Ciao, 2018! Ciao, Wednesday! Ciao WTF!

Ciao, stunned Christmas doll!

xmas doll


Flip flop Jesus is my coach and I shall not want a bat. 

jesus is my coach


The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire!

firefighter


Ciao, Do Thine Own Thing duck with dragonfly on his face. 

do thine own thing


It's not easy being pretty. 

not easy being pretty


I'm a beautician, not a magician!

beautician not magician


Ciao, U R Cool Dad license plate!

u r cool dad


Last but not least, ciao Hereford bull with "Nebraska"punch label!

nebraska cow


As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
 
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf


New WTF this week: