miggsyman
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by miggsyman on Dec 17, 2016 9:42:22 GMT 1, just came today Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this?
just came today Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this?
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avec art
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by avec art on Dec 17, 2016 12:39:35 GMT 1, That looks like Stanley Donwood, from slowly downward. Btw, those edges are not deckled from mold made paper but are hand torn edges to resemble deckles.
That looks like Stanley Donwood, from slowly downward. Btw, those edges are not deckled from mold made paper but are hand torn edges to resemble deckles.
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chads007
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by chads007 on Dec 17, 2016 13:00:03 GMT 1, Just had this screenprinted poster delivered... Underestimated how massive!
Just had this screenprinted poster delivered... Underestimated how massive!
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Coach on Dec 17, 2016 13:03:19 GMT 1, Just had this screenprinted poster delivered... Underestimated how massive!
Fabulous. Can I ask where you managed to pick that up from?
Just had this screenprinted poster delivered... Underestimated how massive! Fabulous. Can I ask where you managed to pick that up from?
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bstooks
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April 2014
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by bstooks on Dec 17, 2016 13:11:49 GMT 1,
Victor Castillo print that I picked up
Victor Castillo print that I picked up
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chads007
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December 2012
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by chads007 on Dec 17, 2016 13:13:35 GMT 1, Thanks coach, will msg
With older brother ๐คฃ
Thanks coach, will msg With older brother ๐คฃ
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miggsyman
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November 2016
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by miggsyman on Dec 17, 2016 13:54:24 GMT 1, That looks like Stanley Donwood, from slowly downward. Btw, those edges are not deckled from mold made paper but are hand torn edges to resemble deckles.
Oh that's brill!! Cheers for that info about deckling too. I only recently learned about that, and the description you gave is what i had learned to be deckled edging. I didnt know that effect could also be done by a mold ( can it? )
That looks like Stanley Donwood, from slowly downward. Btw, those edges are not deckled from mold made paper but are hand torn edges to resemble deckles. Oh that's brill!! Cheers for that info about deckling too. I only recently learned about that, and the description you gave is what i had learned to be deckled edging. I didnt know that effect could also be done by a mold ( can it? )
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e3massive
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July 2013
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by e3massive on Dec 17, 2016 14:04:22 GMT 1, Apologies if I am putting this in the wrong section. Moderators, please move as appropriate.
Anyone framed up the new Nick Walker TMA Brooklyn? Getting mine done in the new year, but would love to see others.
Thanks
Apologies if I am putting this in the wrong section. Moderators, please move as appropriate.
Anyone framed up the new Nick Walker TMA Brooklyn? Getting mine done in the new year, but would love to see others.
Thanks
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Paname
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Paname on Dec 17, 2016 15:50:00 GMT 1,
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Dexter Bulldog
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July 2013
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Dexter Bulldog on Dec 17, 2016 15:57:50 GMT 1, Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this? Stanley Donwood is the artist, who does all the art for the band Radiohead. Every year in December he puts out a small print made with real gold powder, this was this years edition. They're lovely little prints that shimmer and change based on the angle viewed. (Unfortunately my picture does not do it justice) You should check him out, his work usually focuses on nature and or mans role in the apocalypse. while his work tends to be on the bleak and thought provoking side, there's often humor, and even calm in there at times.
Im a fan and I also find his work reasonably priced from the source, and for the most part not particularly competitive on the secondary market, so he's easy to collect.
Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this? Stanley Donwood is the artist, who does all the art for the band Radiohead. Every year in December he puts out a small print made with real gold powder, this was this years edition. They're lovely little prints that shimmer and change based on the angle viewed. (Unfortunately my picture does not do it justice) You should check him out, his work usually focuses on nature and or mans role in the apocalypse. while his work tends to be on the bleak and thought provoking side, there's often humor, and even calm in there at times. Im a fan and I also find his work reasonably priced from the source, and for the most part not particularly competitive on the secondary market, so he's easy to collect.
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miggsyman
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November 2016
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by miggsyman on Dec 17, 2016 17:29:26 GMT 1, Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this? Stanley Donwood is the artist, who does all the art for the band Radiohead. Every year in December he puts out a small print made with real gold powder, this was this years edition. They're lovely little prints that shimmer and change based on the angle viewed. (Unfortunately my picture does not do it justice) You should check him out, his work usually focuses on nature and or mans role in the apocalypse. while his work tends to be on the bleak and thought provoking side, there's often humor, and even calm in there at times.ย Im a fan and I also find his work reasonably priced from the source, and for the most part not particularly competitive on the secondary market, so he's easy to collect.
Thank you for the reply dexterbulldog, i certainly will be looking for his stuff next year!!!
Loving this....espesh the deckled edging....forgive me, as im still learning who's who but whos the artist who did this? Stanley Donwood is the artist, who does all the art for the band Radiohead. Every year in December he puts out a small print made with real gold powder, this was this years edition. They're lovely little prints that shimmer and change based on the angle viewed. (Unfortunately my picture does not do it justice) You should check him out, his work usually focuses on nature and or mans role in the apocalypse. while his work tends to be on the bleak and thought provoking side, there's often humor, and even calm in there at times.ย Im a fan and I also find his work reasonably priced from the source, and for the most part not particularly competitive on the secondary market, so he's easy to collect. Thank you for the reply dexterbulldog, i certainly will be looking for his stuff next year!!!
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DrWhite
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August 2012
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by DrWhite on Dec 17, 2016 18:29:55 GMT 1, Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are !
Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are !
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cyberkid
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by cyberkid on Dec 17, 2016 18:35:51 GMT 1, Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! congrats ! love this...!
Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! congrats ! love this...!
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cyberkid
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by cyberkid on Dec 17, 2016 18:37:53 GMT 1, I was one of the lucky ones to grab a BFF at MoMa some time ago. And with a Parra back from the framer, I can't complain about my delivery day nice parra print with a great title !
I was one of the lucky ones to grab a BFF at MoMa some time ago. And with a Parra back from the framer, I can't complain about my delivery day nice parra print with a great title !
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yesop
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November 2016
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by yesop on Dec 17, 2016 18:40:48 GMT 1, regarding the silver invasion print.
love it. that's a solid way to finish out the year.
i'd like to track down a red (possibly a blue) some day. of course, my white whale is an invader warning in grey.
congratulations on your purchase.
regarding the silver invasion print.
love it. that's a solid way to finish out the year.
i'd like to track down a red (possibly a blue) some day. of course, my white whale is an invader warning in grey.
congratulations on your purchase.
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pklong17
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by pklong17 on Dec 17, 2016 18:45:38 GMT 1, Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are !
Congrats Dr White! Way to wrap up the year!
Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! Congrats Dr White! Way to wrap up the year!
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DrWhite
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by DrWhite on Dec 17, 2016 18:50:01 GMT 1, It's like looking at a symphony... This is simply stunning - very jealous! Massive congratulations Eton Groover
It's like looking at a symphony... This is simply stunning - very jealous! Massive congratulations Eton Groover
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Coach on Dec 17, 2016 18:59:31 GMT 1, Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are !
Smashing doc. Fabulous.
Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! Smashing doc. Fabulous.
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sugar72
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by sugar72 on Dec 17, 2016 19:50:19 GMT 1,
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sugar72
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by sugar72 on Dec 17, 2016 20:49:04 GMT 1,
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Matt
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Matt on Dec 17, 2016 21:14:33 GMT 1, @buckwurst i feel for you, that fucking sucks
Good thing you caught it before they hid it though.
For me there would be no doubt, source a new one and they keep the damaged one (his wife can sell it to museum, she looks like a smart lady...)
This goes to show how so few framers are really trustworthy, simply because you mostly don't check their work soon enough for them to be accountable for it
Good luck with the resolution
@buckwurst i feel for you, that fucking sucks
Good thing you caught it before they hid it though.
For me there would be no doubt, source a new one and they keep the damaged one (his wife can sell it to museum, she looks like a smart lady...)
This goes to show how so few framers are really trustworthy, simply because you mostly don't check their work soon enough for them to be accountable for it
Good luck with the resolution
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by SturbanHasSaggyTits on Dec 17, 2016 21:32:26 GMT 1, My latest artbuy (Pose Blot Magenta) has been an absolute nightmare. Figured I'd post it here too to get some feedback.. This has been a framing job from hell for me so far. Took it to my framer the day I got it. Went with my regular black frame and chose to float it as I had done with him in the past. He was about to move to his new shop so I told him I could understand if it would take a little longer. He said no it'll be done in about two weeks like you are used to. I called after three, and finally it was done after four, no biggie. When I went to pick it up I was a bit rushed and I didn't notice it till I got home that he floated it so high I could look behind the print and see the foam, not only that but there were pencil marks too that you couldn't ignore. So a few days later, I went back and explained my problems. He said I was right and he would fix it. Two weeks later I went to pick it up again, the pencil marks were gone but I could still see the foam. I still wasn't satisfied and told him to fix it. That was three weeks ago. Last week a friend of mine went to pick up another print (not done) and he asked about mine, they were working on it, but they could only remove the print a couple of mm's a day. I was worried. So today my friend called, he was gonna pick up his print and asked if I wanted to tag along and see what's up with mine. So I asked the framer what the status of my print was and he said they were almost done. I asked why it took so long and if there wasn't any damage. He said they used double sided acid free tape, three horizontal lines in total and everything would be fine. I told him to call me when he was done removing the foamboard. While we were talking his wife triumphantly walked in and said she got it done. She said, see it's totally fine, I said yes but that's the front side, let me see the back. Needless to say I was shocked.. First she said that it was remnants of the foamboard and that she'd remove that too, when I said no that's the actual print she claimed this was perfectly normal practice when (re)framing, stating I've done this work for museums as well, told her I could hardly believe her and no museum would ever be ok with this. She wasn't going argue with me and told me to take it up with her husband. Luckily he was a bit more understanding and right away he told me to source a replacement and he would sort it with his insurancecompany. The worst is that I would have never known about this had I not come in today, they were never going to show me this. They were just going to reframe it and I would have only found out if and when I decide to resell it someday. There's a couple of options now, not sure what would be the thing to do. Anyone been in this position before?
I had a very similar thing happen to two prints a few years ago, but had damage on the front too. One was a 1/1 so irreplaceable, but I told her the value and she was happy to pay. I actually wanted the 1/1 print, so offered her a small amount for the prints back and the two custom frames, so I could reframe one of them and use the other with a new print. She then closed her business a few weeks later. I have since only framed pieces myself.
My latest artbuy (Pose Blot Magenta) has been an absolute nightmare. Figured I'd post it here too to get some feedback.. This has been a framing job from hell for me so far. Took it to my framer the day I got it. Went with my regular black frame and chose to float it as I had done with him in the past. He was about to move to his new shop so I told him I could understand if it would take a little longer. He said no it'll be done in about two weeks like you are used to. I called after three, and finally it was done after four, no biggie. When I went to pick it up I was a bit rushed and I didn't notice it till I got home that he floated it so high I could look behind the print and see the foam, not only that but there were pencil marks too that you couldn't ignore. So a few days later, I went back and explained my problems. He said I was right and he would fix it. Two weeks later I went to pick it up again, the pencil marks were gone but I could still see the foam. I still wasn't satisfied and told him to fix it. That was three weeks ago. Last week a friend of mine went to pick up another print (not done) and he asked about mine, they were working on it, but they could only remove the print a couple of mm's a day. I was worried. So today my friend called, he was gonna pick up his print and asked if I wanted to tag along and see what's up with mine. So I asked the framer what the status of my print was and he said they were almost done. I asked why it took so long and if there wasn't any damage. He said they used double sided acid free tape, three horizontal lines in total and everything would be fine. I told him to call me when he was done removing the foamboard. While we were talking his wife triumphantly walked in and said she got it done. She said, see it's totally fine, I said yes but that's the front side, let me see the back. Needless to say I was shocked.. First she said that it was remnants of the foamboard and that she'd remove that too, when I said no that's the actual print she claimed this was perfectly normal practice when (re)framing, stating I've done this work for museums as well, told her I could hardly believe her and no museum would ever be ok with this. She wasn't going argue with me and told me to take it up with her husband. Luckily he was a bit more understanding and right away he told me to source a replacement and he would sort it with his insurancecompany. The worst is that I would have never known about this had I not come in today, they were never going to show me this. They were just going to reframe it and I would have only found out if and when I decide to resell it someday. There's a couple of options now, not sure what would be the thing to do. Anyone been in this position before? I had a very similar thing happen to two prints a few years ago, but had damage on the front too. One was a 1/1 so irreplaceable, but I told her the value and she was happy to pay. I actually wanted the 1/1 print, so offered her a small amount for the prints back and the two custom frames, so I could reframe one of them and use the other with a new print. She then closed her business a few weeks later. I have since only framed pieces myself.
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Coach on Dec 17, 2016 23:08:23 GMT 1, Bought another if these and framed it as a Christmas stocking filler for my son.
Bought another if these and framed it as a Christmas stocking filler for my son.
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Urban Odyssey on Dec 17, 2016 23:26:17 GMT 1,
Sweettoof Toofomatics. Not necessarily the classic sweettoof image, however, for a old school hip hop fan I love it.
Sweettoof Toofomatics. Not necessarily the classic sweettoof image, however, for a old school hip hop fan I love it.
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nobokov
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February 2016
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by nobokov on Dec 18, 2016 0:44:04 GMT 1,
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nobokov
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sonmi451
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August 2016
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by sonmi451 on Dec 18, 2016 1:40:14 GMT 1, Congrats! Such a big fan of this Faile... someday it will hang in a (temperature controlled) part of my kitchen!
Congrats! Such a big fan of this Faile... someday it will hang in a (temperature controlled) part of my kitchen!
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seanburke
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December 2014
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by seanburke on Dec 18, 2016 2:55:13 GMT 1, Planning next steps.
Planning next steps.
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Nick
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Nick on Dec 18, 2016 5:12:25 GMT 1, @buckwurst Yikes! Sorry to see this. I had a similar experience with a large original on paper. Used the same framer 3 times previously. Long story short, after a year of getting jerked around, they finally admitted they ruined the piece. The framer and insurance was a nightmare dealing with because I purchased the piece at a charity auction and no gallery would tell me how much it was actually worth. You don't really know how good a framer is until you open up one of the works they worked on. I'd only use the little plastic corners if buying works on paper. He's done my Horfeรฉ original on paper as well, that's never leaving the collection so I'm just not going to find out. I have a couple options. I could buy a mint copy and have him pay for it, then what? I could sell it as is and source a new one and have him cover the difference. I could have him pay me a couple hundred, he frames it, I hang it as it is. But I would need to know what the value now is, not sure what's fair or who could tell me To be honest, this was kind of a impulse buy and it's been two months since I got it. By now I wouldn't mind to just get rid of it all together and buy something else..
I had a similar incident last year where my framer caused some damage to the front of the print..A few black marks that somehow passed his quality control.
Instead of having to source a new print and deal with insurance company he was more than happy to send me some cash back and put a line under the whole situation.
It was a ยฃ500 artwork and ยฃ250 framing job. So what would have cost me ยฃ750 to have on the wall originally only cost me ยฃ200. I was happy as the image from a distance was still great and he also didn't need to outlay the maximum.
That option should work perfectly for you as you said you'd rather the cash to invest in another piece. Resale value will be harmed obviously but you'll enjoy the piece for what it is and from the viewers perspective yours will be mint at least.
@buckwurst Yikes! Sorry to see this. I had a similar experience with a large original on paper. Used the same framer 3 times previously. Long story short, after a year of getting jerked around, they finally admitted they ruined the piece. The framer and insurance was a nightmare dealing with because I purchased the piece at a charity auction and no gallery would tell me how much it was actually worth. You don't really know how good a framer is until you open up one of the works they worked on. I'd only use the little plastic corners if buying works on paper. He's done my Horfeรฉ original on paper as well, that's never leaving the collection so I'm just not going to find out. I have a couple options. I could buy a mint copy and have him pay for it, then what? I could sell it as is and source a new one and have him cover the difference. I could have him pay me a couple hundred, he frames it, I hang it as it is. But I would need to know what the value now is, not sure what's fair or who could tell me To be honest, this was kind of a impulse buy and it's been two months since I got it. By now I wouldn't mind to just get rid of it all together and buy something else.. I had a similar incident last year where my framer caused some damage to the front of the print..A few black marks that somehow passed his quality control. Instead of having to source a new print and deal with insurance company he was more than happy to send me some cash back and put a line under the whole situation. It was a ยฃ500 artwork and ยฃ250 framing job. So what would have cost me ยฃ750 to have on the wall originally only cost me ยฃ200. I was happy as the image from a distance was still great and he also didn't need to outlay the maximum. That option should work perfectly for you as you said you'd rather the cash to invest in another piece. Resale value will be harmed obviously but you'll enjoy the piece for what it is and from the viewers perspective yours will be mint at least.
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Show everyone your latest Art Purchase?, by Buff Monster Fan on Dec 18, 2016 7:02:44 GMT 1, Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! Wow, absolutely gorgeous - thanks for sharing and congrats!
Last piece of 2016 for me .. Courtesy of a very long standing forum member, who I am very thankful to - you know who you are ! Wow, absolutely gorgeous - thanks for sharing and congrats!
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