29th March 2007

Bobbing Along on the Bottom of the Beautiful Briny Sea

Posted by at 2:33 pm
Vintage plaster fish, from Bowling Trophy
Vintage plaster fish, from Bowling Trophy

These are just some of the lovely vintage plaster wall fish that have been posted on the new blog, Bowling Trophy. There’s no name attached to the blog, but if it is who I think it is, then his one-two punch of excellent photography skills matched with uncanny thrifting ability should combine into a really swell blog.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

I think these fish are great; they often have really great shaded paint jobs that make them look almost like sugar candy or marzipan. Their happy and alluring demeanor always reminds me of the underwater sequence in Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

Fishing for a Compliment, by Dale Sizer
Fishing for a Compliment, by Dale Sizer

My friend Dale Sizer did this cool painting of plaster wall fish on a slice of a log a few years ago.


Posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2007 at 2:33 pm | Filed under Animation, Art, Design, Midcentury
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There are currently 3 responses to “Bobbing Along on the Bottom of the Beautiful Briny Sea”

  1. 1 On March 29th, 2007, swankola said:

    Yes, it’s who you think it is. Thanks for the compliments.

    posted on March 29th, 2007 at 5:34 pm

  2. 2 On March 29th, 2007, You Can Be Bobby Darin, and I’ll Be Sandra Dee » Junkyard Clubhouse said:

    [...] tour with photos in a recent blog post on his MySpace. Dale Sizer, who happened to be mentioned in my post earlier today, was also there to check out the [...]

    posted on March 29th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

  3. 3 On March 29th, 2007, Humuhumu said:

    They’re well-earned, swankola. I look forward to seeing more neat stuff at Bowling Trophy.

    posted on March 29th, 2007 at 11:57 pm