I’ve been admiring the ‘Vintage Vandals’ exhibit online at the Wurst Gallery for awhile now. Some of the pieces are brilliant, like this one by Driscoll Reid.

driscoll reid

I cannot bring myself to modify my thrift store art finds for fear I’d ruin them, but I have been collecting some. My vision is to have a whole wall covered in bad paintings. I’ve got a few collected in my closet, but until I have the whole wall, this is the only one allowed out in public:
thrift store art

Also, check out the winners of craftster’s thrift store art revamp challenge. I’m partial to the velvet painting handbag!

velvet painting bag