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Dirty Dishes
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
I don’t know about you, but I’d pay good money to see the look on my mother's face if I whipped out a set of dinnerware painted with a cheeky naked lady motif. Shocking. Or how about a new “Democrat” coffee mug, adorned with illustrations of Clinton and Kennedy, for your smugly conservative boss? Unheard of. And may I suggest a set of “We Do” dishes, featuring two brides or two grooms in wedded bliss, for your less-than-tolerant brother? Scandalous! Personally, I’m going to buy the whimsically gruesome Alice in Wonderland dinner plates complete with the Cheshire Cat sitting on its head, and the set of tumblers featuring the Mad Hatter and Talking Spades. Eat Me. Drink Me. Yes, yes, indeed.
I’m going to break the “buy local” rule here at [FLY] in order to bring the fabulous wares of Fishs Eddy to your table. Just this once. The company—a New York institution that takes its name from the tiny upstate hamlet—is known round the globe for its witty and often defiant ceramic designs. And while you may not be able to pick them up at a Jackson boutique, you will find it fairly simple to log on to the company’s easy-to-browse-and-spend-oodles-of-dough website.
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*Now there’s a thought; why don’t those brilliant potters create a Ren & Stimpy line of cereal bowls and coffee mugs? I’ll have to suggest that
posted by on 07/21/08 at 04:52 PM. [printer-friendly version]
COMMENTS
Hilarious. I am going over to check them out right now. And my in-laws would be more than shocked by the "skanky naked lady plates," which makes me want them even more. And you know I'm ordering the "We Do" mug for the office right now since I accidentally threw my other mug on the ground. Whoops.
Miss you and your revolutionary ways, brans! Glad I still get to laugh along with you here.
posted by sage on 07/22/08 at 03:01 PM
LOVE THESE. And while I'm definitely a fan and supporter of shopping local, I LOVE finding out about quirky shops elsewhere that have the things you can't find locally.
posted by andi on 07/22/08 at 03:59 PM
I love Fish's Eddy. I lived close to the store on the Upper West Side. My friend Amy gave me a set of plates from there with the NYC skyline around the edges—about a year before the Trade towers fell. Now, they are clearly collector's items. :-(
posted by ladd on 07/22/08 at 05:22 PM
wait a minute, who is calling who revolutionary here, ms. sch?! i miss you too...!
glad you liked :)
~bhp
posted by brandi hp on 07/22/08 at 08:21 PM
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