People Never Disappoint
Just sitting here, watching the “commemorative” Amy Winehouse shit squeeze out of the Etsy sphincter.
Isn’t this great? A troubled woman finally loses her tragic life, and within minutes, you can remember her with a crappy Hawaiian shirt. Because, you know, of all those Hawaiian songs she recorded. Plus she loved coconut.
Right now, we’re up to nine fantastic products hastily listed since her demise. It’s not as many as you hope for, but it takes a while for the glue guns to heat up.
UPDATE :
Isn’t that incredible? It reminds me of Piccasso’s blue highlighter period. Thank God Staples is open on the weekend!
It’s bad enough that people are motivated to splash some bullshit together and try to cash in on this, but now Etsy itself has jumped on the shit wagon.
Yes, there is now an Amy Winehouse treasury on the front page of Etsy.
It hard to believe Etsy would do this. Everyone knows the front page is usually reserved for Chinese resellers.
But this is for Amy, you guys! For Amy! Because she would have wanted this. If there was anything Amy cared about more than heroin, it was crafting.
UPDATE: Etsy has quickly removed the treasury from the front page, and replaced it with pictures of owls eating ice cream cones. No word on why, though it might have something to do with comments like this:
July 23, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Oh my god. This is utterly-
This person is morally bankrupt.
Could be worse, I suppose- it could be people making money of the 92 people murdered in Norway.
July 23, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Oh, god. I’ve just realised. There is probably somone on Etsy RIGHT NOW with an ‘Oslo’ or ‘Norway’ tag and vague promises of a percentage of the money going to ‘charity’, with no specifics of which charity.
I’m not going to go look for it, as I would like to maintain my illusions about human decency.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I have rarely encountered something i didn’t want to search for, but people making money off of the Norway thing, that is truly makes goatse the height of tastefulness
July 23, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Wait- goatse isn’t the height of tastefulness?
July 23, 2011 at 3:06 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 4:18 pm
No, she makes those for any country or state, or even the entire world. Rhode Island was listed yesterday, for example. It’s just the painting version of those state-with-heart necklaces. Plus, they’re too pretty to bring that guy with the paint enema into play.
July 23, 2011 at 4:53 pm
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July 24, 2011 at 1:01 am
Sadly we might have spoken too soon about Norway. Someone’s promising 50% of their sales to victims here. I’d like to know how they indend to get said money to the victims…
July 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Well to be fair, I haven’t searched for that.
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
I searched for that last night and this AM thinking there would be new items (after seeing the Casey Anthony crafts). Maybe Norway isn’t on craftards radar.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Please don’t – I would be even more angry than I already am.
And might be forced to hunt people down armed with a #2 pencil…
July 23, 2011 at 1:15 pm
I would support you in this action.
July 23, 2011 at 1:15 pm
I have extra pencils…
July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Well, to cheer you up, check this out from the same seller:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77034535/floral-shorts-plus-shirt
July 23, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Really? Interesting…
July 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I’ll bring the sharpener.
July 23, 2011 at 3:58 pm
@ PlacentaPatty
‘flower face not included’ ????? That’s a deal breaker for me.
July 23, 2011 at 1:25 pm
I did. Didn’t find anything (yet).
July 23, 2011 at 2:37 pm
a search for “oslo” yielded 2 items posted today…
here’s one of them
July 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm
The people who are willing to capitalize on that to make a buck right now aren’t even deserving of your contempt, much less your attention.
July 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Oh, I disagree. There is precious little undeserving of my contempt.
July 23, 2011 at 6:08 pm
….and another sampler-worthy quote right there.
July 23, 2011 at 7:05 pm
I wish I could cross stitch better, gotta write that done, at the rate it takes me to stitch I should have one by next year…….
July 23, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Ellen inspired me:
July 23, 2011 at 6:01 pm
i know she makes them for all different sorts of places, but it was #1 for norway when i did a search. still bankin’!
July 23, 2011 at 1:25 pm
I am pleased to report that I couldn’t find any–and there are items with “Norway” and “Oslo” in the tags that were posted today.
I’m choosing to believe that this is because the Cupcakes have at least a semblance of human dignity, and not because they care more about the death of a single woman who was at least as famous for her drug use as her music than the dozens of innocent victims of domestic terrorism.
July 23, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Your naivete is touching.
July 24, 2011 at 5:40 pm
They already spent their killed child crafting token on Casey.
July 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm
I searched as many ways as I could think of, and couldn’t find anything like that yet. There is still hope.
July 23, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I don’t think you’ll find much — the Norwegian people don’t do crap like that …one of my sons is half Norwegian, I fucked up the family line – his people are sickened by what happened (aren’t we all?) but they aren’t sitting around knitting patterned sweaters to sell on Etsy as memorabilia…
and the non-Norwegians who try to pull off shit like that had best look out… the Norwegians I know are courteous, quiet, even-tempered and kind but if they saw this kind of stupidity there is plenty of Viking blood that would be stirred up…. it would not be pretty.
July 24, 2011 at 3:32 am
I wouldn’t call the addition of Viking genes “fucking up the family line”, NanaB… Vikings are HOT.
September 24, 2011 at 11:29 am
I’m not the Norwegian…I’m the mutt. Not as bad, the family joke went, as one of my sisters in law who was Italian.
July 24, 2011 at 8:35 pm
It took me a bit to understand that the family was sickened by the terrorist attack, and not by the fact that you “fucked up the family line.” DERP.
In my defense, my grandmother is still passive aggressively angry because I married a “DamnYankee.”
July 23, 2011 at 4:13 pm
It’s simply tasteless. Maybe not on the scale of the 9-11 Commerative Double Jenga game, but tasteless nonetheless.
July 23, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Dear God help me, I giggled a little at that before I could stop myself. Now I feel guilty as shit. That was your goal, wasn’t it??
July 23, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Yeah, me too. When I said “9-11 Commemorative Double Jenga” out loud, my husband looked absolutely floored. I misread his reaction and said, “I know! Isn’t that the most fantastic horrible idea….” before I realized he didn’t have the same sick sense of humor. It may be horrible and tasteless, and I would never buy or endorse it, but you have to admit it’s clever.
July 23, 2011 at 12:53 pm
At least the model looks a little sad. Or maybe just confused.
July 23, 2011 at 2:29 pm
I BE SHUFFLING!
July 24, 2011 at 9:03 am
I’m conufsed too. What the hell is “ROCKAWITCHY?”
July 24, 2011 at 10:49 am
I don’t know. Those shorts look like my 61 year old mother’s pajama bottoms. So maybe rockawitchy=old lady drawers.
July 24, 2011 at 8:08 pm
I don’t think any of the words in her title pertain to the item for sale aside from “Hawaiian”.
July 23, 2011 at 12:53 pm
HOLD UP – is that a Sailor Moon insignia in the corner there?!?!
WIN/WIN/WIN
July 23, 2011 at 7:12 pm
yeah, it is. it’s the locket from season 5. was wondering what the fuck it was doing there when I saw this earlier.
July 23, 2011 at 11:15 pm
I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that too.
July 24, 2011 at 7:52 am
There is another photo of an item that had a chibi Sailor Moon on it as well.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77429872/90s-hicking-chunky-heel-trekking-boot
I think it is a sprite from this game lol :
http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/571387-bishoujo-senshi-sailor-moon-super-s-fuwa-fuwa
July 23, 2011 at 12:53 pm
I have to buy this ridiculous thing. It’s what Amy would have wanted.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Amy would have wanted to use the money for another fix instead….just saying….
July 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm
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July 24, 2011 at 7:07 am
Noooo! Then the craftards WIN!
July 23, 2011 at 12:54 pm
The first one is a Voodoo doll…I’m calling the Wiccan police force about MURDER
July 23, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I mean the first trinket in the link, at the time of this posting, anyway.
July 23, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Quick!!! Prop up the smelly dead body to sell your crap!!!
GO! GO! GO!
What ever happened to a moment of silence or a prayer?… And I’m not religious.
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Or at least not making money off her corpse.
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
See, I don’t give a shit about Amy Winehouse, or her integrity, or her memory at all. She was a total stranger to me, and in all honesty seemed like kind of a sloppy, drunken drain on the lives of the people who cared about her.
But what does she have to do with anybody’s etsy sale? I don’t get why the death of this singing, barfing bozo means I should buy this little costume with a tie belt.
It’s the insult to my intelligence that stings.
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Yeah, the death of a 27 year old famous drug addict is really good advertising.
I think what irritates me- aside from the insult to my intelligence- is using faux grief to make money.
Amy Winehouse was a talented young woman who made some stupid choices, and as a result of those choices, drugs and alcohol destroyed her career, her mental health and her life. That is a tragedy, and one that is repeated a thousand times by a thousand people every day.
To use that in order to make yourself some extra cash indicates only one thing: That you have failed as a human being.
If you MUST do this, make it something directly related to her, and donate all the money from the sale to charities that help drug addicts.
July 23, 2011 at 1:14 pm
but didn’t she have nice hair though? *S*
July 23, 2011 at 7:29 pm
HOLY SHITBALLS. I’m sorry. But The woman had talent. Strange, fucked up tragic talent. I’m really really really getting sick and tired of people saying shit like who cares she was an addict. She was a person. She was used up by the record companies dried up long enough to preform and then tossed back to the wolves.
People continuing to make money off of her after her early death is slightly more obnoxious than people acting like because she wasn’t perfect, because she was fucked up (like all of us are in our own special way) that somehow she was less than the rest of us. I call bullshit. She had a disease. Possibly several. Critique the bastards trying to make a buck off of her but let the woman rest in peace. I loved her music and its sad that she’s gone.
July 26, 2011 at 5:45 pm
The first thing I thought of when I heard the news on Saturday was, “I wonder how fast it will take the craftards on Etsy to start craftarding the memory of Amy?”
As I suspected, not long, not long at all.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 pm
People may be dying of communism, but it’s the capitalists that profit once their dead.
July 23, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Parasites.
July 23, 2011 at 12:55 pm
They tried to make me go to maui and I say no no no… yeah they got poi but I have no boy so no no no… I aint got no lime, I need tequila for a good time… they tried to make me go to maui but I said no no no… *stumble stumble*
July 23, 2011 at 6:54 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Wow, sometimes when I see comments getting thumbs-downed, I have a slight sympathetic urge to just click the up so the commenter doesn’t feel bad… but this comment may have cured me, at least for a while.
July 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm
No, I didn’t like her music. As a person, I didn’t know anything about her. Can’t say I was a fan. But she was a thinking, feeling human being. That’s not enough for you?
July 23, 2011 at 10:44 pm
She had parents. I’m sad for them.
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Neither was Amy Winehouse a scrawny boyish blonde.
This is like wanting to hear Mark Ronson’s “Valerie” and getting the Monkees instead.
July 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I’ll pretend that you didn’t just imply that Amy Winehouse was superior to The Monkees.
July 23, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Actually, “Valleri” is one of my favorite Monkees songs. I also love trying to sing “Last Train to Clarksville” getting the breathing right.
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
The best part? She didn’t make it, she bought it and is trying to resell it. *shudder*
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Holy shit…. just wow. I’m pretty much speechless.
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Seriously, if somebody really liked Amy Winehouse, why the hell would they want something to remind them of her death?
Unless you’re one of those creeps that builds a shrine in your attic to deceased celebrities.
July 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Oopsie. Should I stop doing that then? I thought the Amy Winehouse voodoo doll would look great next to my vintage Elvis statue and Michael Jackson themed pedobear.
July 24, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Painted velvet Elvis paintings, anyone?
July 23, 2011 at 12:56 pm
At least they’re not making crafts about the victims of the insane domestic terrorist attack in Norway…..yet.
July 23, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Oops, didn’t see that someone had already made a similar comment. Great minds of fat losers think alike.
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
We really do!
July 23, 2011 at 5:52 pm
It’s because we don’t have lives, other than being fat jealous losers. I am so jealous of people who think of brilliant business strategies like exploiting tragedies to promote their craps, I mean crafts, I could just scream!!
July 23, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Al-freakin-ready?
July 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm
They’ll give you whiplash if you’re not careful!
July 23, 2011 at 12:58 pm
This is worse than any hair sculpture, just sick.
Congratulations people of Etsy for proving just how sickening you can be.
July 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Honestly, I’m surprised there isn’t already a commemorative beehive-style hair sculpture on the list.
July 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Only seeing one commemorative Amy Winehouse item now, the coconutsack one.
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Just now, 47 came up…
July 23, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Those aren’t commemorative though, they’re just tagged Amy Winehouse… only the coconut hawaii piece of crap references her death. Those others have probably been around for a while.
July 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Nine have been listed since her death was announced, so that’s more opportunism than commemorative. Still fucked up.
July 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
when you edit a listing, when it goes live again doesn’t it have tht original list date?
July 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I’m wondering how many are truly new and how many heard the news and went straight to their already-listed Amy Winehouse items and hit “renew”.
July 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
*the
July 23, 2011 at 1:44 pm
so the answer is yes. all you have to do is stick an amy winehouse tag in there and it’ll come up in the search. changing the title to make your item seem related, like the overdose bead, is optional.
July 23, 2011 at 3:51 pm
@Pixie Holly:
All of them. I’ve taken a look at some of the more suspicious ones and the actual product pages often have NO mention of Amy Winehouse in the product description.
E.G. a painting of “Amy Winehouse” where the product description clearly states it’s a picture of a doll in a mirror.
My favorite is the very clearly painted/markered/pencilled over printout of a photo: TinEye comparison
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July 23, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Ah, wait! 9 of them were posted today… I see what they did there. Not putting “RIP AMY WINEHOUSE” all over the place like this clothing store, but still posting it to profit from her death.
Sneaky bitches.
July 23, 2011 at 1:33 pm
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74933356/saint-winehouse-rosary-purple-sparkle?ref=sr_list_4&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet
It’s a Winehouse rosary!
July 23, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Yes, I need a rosary with Amy’s picture “to maintain and strengthen your daily spiritual relationship with Amy Winehouse”.
Everyone should have one for only $19.50. It’s what Amy would have wanted.
July 23, 2011 at 7:33 pm
She can’t achieve sainthood without miracles ascribed solely to her intercession.
July 23, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Those rosaries have been up for a while. It’s Berndt Offering’s schtick.
July 23, 2011 at 10:04 pm
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/50627372 This one sold in May.
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/48362795 April etc…
I just hate to see Berndt Offerings lumped in with the opportunists, when she’s just doing what she’s always done, relisting her items as they sell.
July 23, 2011 at 10:51 pm
That was listed today. It IS opportunistic.
July 24, 2011 at 10:53 am
Postmenopaws,
No, it was relisted after it sold. Just like she does with all of her rosaries and pendants.
July 23, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Oh my.
July 23, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I’ve had this seller as one of my favorites for a while. They’ve had a Winehouse rosary available for months… a little disappointed they chose today to list new ones though… I was hoping they would take them down out of respect.
July 23, 2011 at 10:06 pm
She was just relisting them as they sold. She makes her rosaries in batches (which is why I’ve been waiting so long for my Big Eye Bowie…).
July 23, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Front page gold right there!
July 23, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Just the thing to honor a nice Jewish girl like Amy Winehouse.
July 24, 2011 at 1:15 am
david bowie’s only half jewish.
July 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Your bead creeps me out. It has too many little pursed blue mouths on it. I wouldn’t want it to touch my skin. (My mother makes these kinds of beads, so I can appreciate the work that went into it and your well made drops, it’s the design that isn’t working so well for me.)
July 24, 2011 at 6:02 am
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July 24, 2011 at 4:55 am
I hoped you were joking. Very bad taste.
July 24, 2011 at 6:03 am
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July 24, 2011 at 10:29 am
Um, yeah. In fact, it’s worse.
July 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm
What the–wat
Jeez, taking a few shots would be a more tasteful memorial.
July 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
I’m trying to figure out if doing that and pouring out a 40 would be apropos or tacky. Possibly both?
Also, if those were already my plans for tonight, does the thought still count?
July 23, 2011 at 4:29 pm
1. Both
2. Totally
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Oh, by the way, this is incredible.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/75391276/print-amy-wildhorse?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
Or too soon?
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Why are two of them voodoo dolls? Isn’t it a bit late for that?
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Maybe its for when the zombie apocalypse happens, so they can control Zombie Amy Winehouse?
July 23, 2011 at 7:34 pm
I thought Mark Ronson already accomplished that.
July 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 1:17 pm
You appear to have done a fabulous job of that all by yourself.
July 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
You beat me to it! It’s not the children or the overflow of bold that made you look like that.
July 23, 2011 at 2:23 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Oh silly silly Mayo! She can say whatever she wants. We just don’t like what she’s saying.
July 23, 2011 at 8:49 pm
She can say what she thinks, and I can click whichever thumb better expresses my opinion of those thoughts.
July 23, 2011 at 11:19 pm
You did a good enough job of making yourself look like a moron on the internet.
July 23, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I think you’ve misread the vibe slightly.
July 23, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Well, it’s either eyeball RIP crap or read Rob White’s treatise on how to spank sellers 150 different ways ’til Monday. I pick RIP crap, it’s more entertaining.
July 23, 2011 at 1:02 pm
wow -up to 47 items now. really cranking out the dead Winehouse merch.
July 23, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Don’t these people have any shame at all? Oh that’s right. We fat jealous losers over here with crusty Cheeto-laden fingers are the ones with no shame. Wow. Good thing I took the time to correct myself.
July 23, 2011 at 1:02 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Only 39? Wow, people must be REALLY behind today.
July 24, 2011 at 8:26 pm
I wonder if some of these people have blanks-say, of dolls, or jewelry without pictures-and then just add in the specifics when shit hits the news. Disgraceful.
July 23, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Am I the only one who is thinking of Salad Fingers when looking at this woman’s dolls? For those who don’t know who Salad Fingers is, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuCw5k-Lph0&feature=related
July 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Once again humanity rises up to the low expectations I have come to expect. If it were for you, my fellow fat, ugly, jealous losers I would lose all hope for humanity as a whole.
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
*weren’t demit I should learn to not post with a 2 year old in my lap…
July 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm
I’ve got 42 in my search.
Also, I don’t know what this is, but I freakin’ love it: http://www.etsy.com/listing/75391276/print-amy-wildhorse?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
July 23, 2011 at 1:13 pm
So apparently The Question is “How many Etsy sellers are attempting to profit off of recently deceased Amy Winehouse?” Really, Douglas Adams?
July 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm
+1000 if I could for the HHGTTG reference.
July 23, 2011 at 1:27 pm
You deserve all the thumbs.
July 23, 2011 at 1:21 pm
I see some were posted before her death . . . but some are taking advantage of her death
July 23, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Yeah, the one I posted was from June.
July 23, 2011 at 1:05 pm
My favorite so far is Amy Winehorse. http://www.etsy.com/listing/75391276/print-amy-wildhorse?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
July 23, 2011 at 1:07 pm
This cracked me up!
July 23, 2011 at 3:08 pm
You totally beat me to this. I love this print! If it were a diorama, I would buy it instantly.
July 23, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Convo me!
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
“trust your instincts. everyone sucks.”
July 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm
This makes hipster Jesus weep.
July 23, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Sad and disgusting. FU, seller.
July 23, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Because, really, nothing makes me think of overdosing more than a five dollar WalMart Hawaiian shirt.
July 23, 2011 at 1:19 pm
What? My husband has a whole collection of ugly $5 Walmart Hawaiian shirts that he is very proud of. I actually think they’re fun.
I was just commenting on the (sad, disgusting, parasitical) huge disconnect these people/sellers have. I see no connection between a festive shirt and someone’s tragic death.
Sorry to have offended.
July 23, 2011 at 10:18 pm
I have over 60 Hawaiian shirts, most of which have been acquired at thrift stores.
July 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm
My uncle collects them, too. He wears a different one each week for Casual Friday at his office. I think he actually has enough to not duplicate all year.
July 23, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Wow- that’s commitment. My husband doesn’t have that many.
Though, it is time for me to pick up a few more for him. They get worn often enough that’s we’ve lost some due to over-use. Of course, when they get torn and sad looking that just means they become “at home only” shirts. I’ve offered to take the worst of them and turn them into patches for the slightly-less-bad ones. I think the effect would be nauseating but hilarious
The offer has so far been declined… but I’m patient.
July 23, 2011 at 4:26 pm
If your husband doesn’t want the upcycled patchwork Hawaiian shirts, I’m sure there’s a market on Etsy for them!
July 24, 2011 at 8:37 pm
I applaud your sense of whimsy, Madam.
July 23, 2011 at 1:11 pm
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78359105/amy-winehouse-15-images-1-inch-circle-1?ref=sr_list_2&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade
This isn’t even allowed, is it?
July 23, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Pretty sure that infringes on all kinds of copyrights . . .
July 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Note that the seller’s icon is a big FACEPALM.
July 24, 2011 at 8:40 pm
That’s actually cute. Unlike their mooching off the death of any random famous person. I’m sure they could zip up one of these for anyone in the news.
July 23, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Allowed or not, what always gets me about this kind of listing is that the seller was just too lazy to make those images into pinback buttons or stickers or magnets his/herself, and instead is charging you for a print.
July 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm
And that’s a big part of why I reported it. Lazy-ass sellers who charge you for a digital file of something they didn’t even create should be lined up against a wall and shot.
Among many other kinds of Etsy sellers.
July 23, 2011 at 7:08 pm
plus, it’s just stupid–the ‘watermark’ in this case just looks like they’re being artsy.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I’ve only known about this for all of 5 minutes. Who needs CNN when we have Facebook?
Anyway, This is my favorite (Listed almost 2 months ago): http://www.etsy.com/listing/75391276/print-amy-wildhorse
July 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Nothing like remembering a British singer with a painting titled “America Forever” . . .
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77365498/america-forever-oil-on-wood-2011?ref=sr_gallery_13&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
July 23, 2011 at 1:21 pm
that doesn’t even look like her
July 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Seller also has two other paintings that she’s added the “Amy Winehouse” tags to, obviously recently since the titles and descriptions say nothing about her.
July 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm
LOL – check this one out: http://www.etsy.com/listing/77364634/in-the-reflection-oil-on-canvas-2011?ga_search_query=amy%2Bwinehouse&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6408379
It’s either Amy Winehouse, Kat Von D, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry OR Britney Spears! You decide!
July 23, 2011 at 1:37 pm
lol, it looks like there’s a can of red bull in front of the mirror
July 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm
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July 24, 2011 at 8:43 pm
I do hope you’re kidding. They’re shitty paintings, especially that America one. Plus they have absolutely NOTHING to do with Amy Winehouse.
July 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
The girl in the painting must be the world’s best shoplifter. I can’t see any of the flags she’s hiding in her bikini. Now that’s f’ing _talent_!
(did anyone else get the wrong impression from the product description?)
July 23, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Oops- meant to cut-n-paste that description.
“…a girl with an eagle, a cross, and some American Flags in her bikini.”
Upon re-reading it, she is even more talented than I first thought. Apparently there’s an eagle and a cross in there, too.
July 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm
It’s also the only time I’ve seen the tags “Amy Winehouse” and “Jesus” side-by-side.
July 23, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Great, now people are capitalizing on Jesus’ death too!
July 23, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Apprently, every long-haired brunette with black eyeliner ever depicted on Etsy became Amy Winehouse the moment the real Amy Winehouse died.
July 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm
I sense a void in the market. Time to get started on my line of hand-knitted commemorative crack pipe cozies.
July 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
That is so low class…Who puts Sailor Moon’s brooch on a picture anymore?
July 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
i actually really like this one.
(listed in april)
July 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Agreed. Nice to see something that isn’t completely tasteless.
July 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
That is actually quite beautiful. I would like to remember her that way.
July 23, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Wish I could that comment more than once, lemon bombs.
July 23, 2011 at 1:59 pm
A lovely and talented girl. Her addictions ruled her, stole her potential, and (most likely) ended her life. It’s truly tragic.
Perhaps I’ll wear my Hawaiian shirt today, you know like the ones she always wore, and think to myself there but for grace go I.
July 23, 2011 at 10:20 pm
She also suffered from depression and eating disorders and cut herself (the term for that is escaping me at the moment), which are all things she was likely using alcohol and drugs as a way to self-medicate.
Earlier today on a different internet forum people were saying she “chose” to be an addict and alcoholic and that because she was an addict and alcoholic she didn’t deserve to be mourned or receive sympathy.
I wanted to hulk smash all those assholes and ingrain in their brains that addiction isn’t a choice, but actually a disease and should be treated as such. AND that only heartless human beings could say that this 27 year old girl, who suffered from addiction and mental illness, doesn’t deserve sympathy.
People. A lot them are assholes.
July 24, 2011 at 10:37 am
^Thank you! People who are so quick to judge have probably never had to personally deal with mental illness or addiction in their lives. Nobody chooses that. If it’s bad enough, you’re going to reach for whatever offers the most immediate relief. It’s very naive for anyone to think that they would be able to make a different choice in the same situation – you just don’t know until you go through it.
July 25, 2011 at 7:58 pm
EyeLoofahEwe: thank you. There’s nothing that makes me feel more sick to my stomach than the casual disregard some humans have for another for any random reason they deem justifiable. The comments I’ve been reading on various websites about her death have turned my stomach…
Who cares? She brought it on herself! She had no talent! Buh-bye druggie! Oh wah, she was rich and famous and threw it away! You star-fuckers only care when a celebrity bites it, what about the people in Norway? Stupid bitch shoulda gone to rehab, LOL!!!
And on and on and on.
Makes me want to bail on the whole human race.
July 23, 2011 at 2:16 pm
I can’t remember a time she looked that good. Poor girl; I didn’t particularly care for her music but she did have talent all the same, and she was willing to squander it all to feed her demons.
July 23, 2011 at 10:25 pm
She didn’t willingly squander her career. Addiction is one of the strongest and most dangerous mindfucks in existence. It will convince you to do things you never imagined you’d ever do.
July 24, 2011 at 8:54 am
EyeLoofahEwe – for these two comments EyeLoofahEwe.
July 23, 2011 at 8:07 pm
That flapper slip thing is A-freakin-dorable as well, and as far as I saw, had no reference to Amy.
July 23, 2011 at 9:43 pm
I thought this one was pretty nice too but now the description says – “**update! This item price is slightly higher than some of my other prints this is because I want it to be more special because of the sad circumstances. I am going to include a pencil sketch of amy and a little letter to accompany my print.**
AKA I am going to exploit the death of a young woman for as much $ as I can.
But there’s a LETTER!!!
July 23, 2011 at 11:06 pm
As much as I admire the artist’s talent, her “update” makes me hope karma bites her ass especially hard.
September 24, 2011 at 11:24 am
I liked this until I read her post on Etsy (in response to the 10,000 dollar artist’s butthurt).
Snarkier than snark- here is her sweet thank you:
PrincessOfPainting says
They are just a bunch of losers with too much time on their hands. LOL They featured my Amy Winehouse saying I was profiting out of her death. I put the listing on months before her death the turds & I dont even make profit from what I sell, Etsy is just something I enjoy doing. Don’t let it bring you down, they are probably jealous, sad, lonely, boring and untalented.
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http://www.etsy.com/teams/8804/art-school-grad/discuss/9016761/page/2
July 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Oh man, hair art dedicated to Amy. I can hear the aqua net cans…
July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm
I just noticed the tag for this post. o.O
July 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Not long after the news was released, the Etsy Facebook page had a post, which said something along the lines of a memoir to Amy Winehouse, then promo’d this listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/75008015/poster-typography-print-cried-for-your?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade. I was a bit taken aback to be honest- its all well & good saying you’re sorry to hear the news but to push product in the same breath!! That ranks as more vile than sellers looking for sales in my book. I’ve gone back to look for the post but it must of been deleted as I can’t find it.
July 24, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Yes I saw that button. It was only there for a couple of mins and some sane person commented that it was in poor taste, then etsy agreed and said they were going to remove it which they did in less time than it took me to pick my jaw up off the floor. I really couldn’t believe that they did that. Absolutely shameless.
July 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Does anyone else want to punch this seller in the taco just for the word “rockawitchy”?
July 23, 2011 at 2:17 pm
I think the line forms to the left for that.
July 23, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Yeah I do. I will admit though, the first time I looked at it I though it said “rockatwitchy”.
July 24, 2011 at 1:07 am
Is it anything like rock a belly?
July 24, 2011 at 8:49 pm
No, that’s Dror. Rockin’ a sweet, furry man belly.
July 23, 2011 at 1:40 pm
This one is great.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45456661/amy-winehouse-grape-swirl-macrame-plant?ref=v1_other_1
July 23, 2011 at 1:42 pm
For those who have learned not to click through, I’ll just give you the title:
“AMY WINEHOUSE grape swirl macrame plant hanger – not really just testing JERKS”
July 23, 2011 at 1:57 pm
that was me. i fixed the title and am trying to decide whether to leave the listing as is or Make A Statement in the description.
July 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Love that you tagged it CF4L
July 23, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Well, Lu-Lu Fishpaw reformed with the power of macrame…too bad no one had a macrame intervention for Amy.
July 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I understand the whole thing about profiting off her death but holy shit, this is an amazing piece of art:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78359039/amy-winehouse-original-mixed-media?ref=sr_list_7&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
Does it count if the painting/drawing was done before her death, since it was listed like an hour ago?
July 23, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I think that anyone without a soul who has an Amy Winehouse related piece of art is going to re-list their items in the next few days.
July 23, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Very beautiful! The artist is obviously a portrait artist and incredibly talented. I think this is a different story.
July 24, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Unfortunately, this is another piece of art that was copied from a copyrighted photograph.
July 23, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Humans. Can’t live with ‘em…pass the Beer Nuts.
July 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm
That didn’t take long.
July 23, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Dang! I’m in the wrong business. Instead of being a real artist, I should be snatching up thrift store stuff and slapping memorial tags on them. I have to confess… in a fit of ambition, I offered to sell my artwork to Etsy’s new CEO. He has yet to respond. Chad, if you are reading this… I was serious and I’m waiting to hear from you! http://www.etsy.com/shop/DezyneKween
July 23, 2011 at 8:12 pm
I love the mermaid!
July 23, 2011 at 1:50 pm
this one is my favorite: http://www.etsy.com/listing/78363146/amy-winehouse-pendant-with-chain-rip?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
i love how the fact that it comes on a silver chain is just as exciting to the seller as the eternal resting place of amy’s immortal soul.
July 23, 2011 at 3:10 pm
There are also Ryan Dunn pendants. Fucking ghoul of a seller.
July 23, 2011 at 6:41 pm
All those exclamation marks! Rest in Peace! Or else! Buy my shitty pendants!
July 23, 2011 at 1:53 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 1:55 pm
I don’t even feel like being snarky. I’m just appalled at this and disgusted to be the same species.
July 23, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Amen to that.
Trying to make a buck off a person’s death is vile, regardless of who that person is or what they did or how they died. Amy Winehouse should be allowed to rest in peace now, and not only because she seems not to have had any peace while she lived.
July 23, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Some of the items are nice, but some are just farking hideous!
That said, I feel sorry for her friends and family. She was a talented singer, who wasted her talent.
July 23, 2011 at 2:06 pm
I hate human beings. I found Regretsy because of a friend doing some stuff on Etsy (bellesouth, her stuff is pretty decent)…now this shit. Honestly? I have been searching for Winehouse/oslo mashups, but none…YET.
July 23, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Hamster posted this one on the forum…its awesome and (so far) reasonable… I’m tempted except I wasn’t a fan.. but I love the work…
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78351022/amy-winehouse-pencil-drawing-fine-art
July 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Maybe I’m just cynical, but… Aren’t there computer programs that can do this to photographs? a photo-realistic pencil drawing print for $10, posted today… seems odd
July 23, 2011 at 2:30 pm
that one is a print of an original – if, you sell a lot (like she does) and print your own or order in bulk, prints can be very cheap.
Given what we see these days, it’s natural to be cynical. However, Illeana Hunter seems to be a real artist who does real art on her own . I don’t see screams of fake or copier and her art is everywhere..
July 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Point taken =)
July 23, 2011 at 5:10 pm
hey, I could be wrong.. who knows?
July 23, 2011 at 9:15 pm
As a person who draws, and also uses lots of computer programs, it looks legit to me.
July 23, 2011 at 2:17 pm
I don’t know why people always say there’s nothing nice on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/listing/66526407/couture-rock-n-roll-vintage-80s-glamour?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
July 23, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Would be just the finishing touch needed to the outfit Helen featured here…
July 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm
she doesn’t except returns either..
July 23, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Frigging hideous. For one thing, the “decal” cuts off the top of her hair. What the hell is up with that?
July 24, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Yes, this particular item almost seems *worse* that they had it posted before, as if they really thought it was a good offering, rather than the obvious just-dashed-off pieces to capitalize on her death. Almost.
July 23, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Holy hell, the Voodoo doll!
I just….yeah, nice tribute you’ve got there.
Tasteful enough to show off at the funeral, no doubt.
July 23, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Well we’re now up to 24 items listed today with an Amy Winehouse tag. Looks like many were re-listed or newly-tagged, but still.
July 23, 2011 at 3:31 pm
And already an FP treasury.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjYwNzg3OHw0ODU2MTYxNjE/back-to-black
July 23, 2011 at 3:33 pm
What do you expect from someone who thinks this is goth
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78244399/crochet-surf-time-70s-peace?ref=v1_other_2
Being forced to wear thinks like this through the late 80′s is what turned me into a goth
July 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Tagged as:
Vintage Clothing Dress crochet hippy doily 90s grunge 70s rave goth bunnies kittens
^— Can I have “what the hell, I don’t even-” for $500, Alex?
But I have to say, I’d love to see some rave goth bunnies. I imagine they’d look something like the ridiculous cuteness of Skelanimals, but with candy kid soothers in their mouths.
July 23, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Authentic vintage 1980′s goth here- hmmm, not at all goth the way she wears it, for sure. But I can make almost anything goth, just because…
Dye it black, wear it with a black bra, asymmetrical hem black skirt, torn fishnets, and witchy boots. Poof! Now it’s goth!
July 23, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Amy Winehouse died from an overdose. Will anyone stop doing drugs because of this?
July 24, 2011 at 5:44 am
No. Do you think people do drugs because you don’t realize the dangers?
July 24, 2011 at 9:21 am
Absolutely. And no one ever, ever smokes since they started putting those warnings on the packages.
July 23, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Amy Winehouse is dead? Wait?What?
July 23, 2011 at 4:28 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Those are all photos that have been scribbled on.
July 23, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Sorry, not “all.” I meant the Amy Winehouse portrait is a photograph.
July 24, 2011 at 9:06 am
So she’s just selling pictures she found on google with her own “twist” on them?
July 23, 2011 at 4:54 pm
55 items for amy winehouse on etsy and counting. Man doesn’t anyone give a family respect and time to mourn or are you supposed to wait the 2 weeks till you get your crappy floral shirt that has nothing to do with Amy in the mail and use it as a tear rag.. Seriously.
July 23, 2011 at 9:46 pm
some of those items were up well before she died.
July 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Jesus Jumped-Up Christ in a Sidecar – they’ve got a fucking TREASURY to the front page already. I don’t even …
July 23, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I was just about to post the same thing. Fuck them all sideways. I don’t even like her music but this is just disgusting.
July 23, 2011 at 5:35 pm
No, no. Apparently we’re all wrong. It is a “lovely tribute”. Not a poorly veiled attempt to make money off of a sad junkie who isn’t yet 24 hours dead.
Our bad.
July 23, 2011 at 8:21 pm
The only thing worse than that treasury is the Etsy admins monitoring the comments on it and deleting any that aren’t sufficiently kiss-ass or cupcakey.
I’m amazed my “Some nice items here, but this treasury feels less ‘lovely tribute’ and more ‘attempt to profit from a celebrity death’” comment stayed up for a full 20 minutes. Guess Miss “I’m Going To Wrap This Up Now” Knickey was on a tea break when I posted it. Or a long bathroom break.
July 23, 2011 at 5:42 pm
The Amy Winehouse fan in me is disgusted.
The Sailor Moon fan in me is wondering why Moon’s crisis compact in pasted on.
July 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Decisions, decisions. Should I get an AW picture, or maybe the the clay figure? Which would go best with my MJ commemorative “Jesus juice” pitcher and tumbler set?
July 23, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Well, on the bright side, at least the person selling the hideous painting has a handle on appropriate pricing for her/his work.
July 23, 2011 at 7:03 pm
It took them over an hour to remove it, and there are several others that have been up all day.
July 23, 2011 at 7:04 pm
From the treasury comments – “I think this is distasteful, and I think it’s wrong for Etsy delete the comments of those who think like me.”
Would we expect anything less from Etsy? I’m going to wrap things up right here.
July 23, 2011 at 7:04 pm
got to love it when the people making treasuries about it make a spelling error in the title. whoops. http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQxNDI0Nzl8NDg1MjA3NTg0/love-is-a-loosing-game?index=2
July 23, 2011 at 7:05 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 7:08 pm
If there were any music stores left in the world, the staff would be scurrying around creating an Amy Winehouse endcap. Probably within an hour of the announcement of her death. These days her songs will be #1 on itunes.
July 23, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Yes, but: That was her gift to the world. I don’t rate it on the same level as a fucking aloha shirt.
July 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Yes, downloading some of her music might lead to appropriate memorial. We can’t be havin’ THAT!
July 23, 2011 at 7:09 pm
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTA0MzIxNTh8NDg2MzExMzc1/for-norway?index=1
Hey guys, the compassionate, caring emilyfig made a Treasury for the victims of the Norway tragedy too! Only 7 hours after the one for Amy, her priorities are obviously in the right place. And ‘making stupid Treasuries of ambulance-chaser shit’ is right at #1.
July 23, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I’m sorry, but there would not be a time that this would EVER be appropriate.
Also, I find it interesting that, despite how horrified she is by what happened, there’s no mention of the profits going to any sort of charities for the families of those who lost loved ones. Which I know exist, because I’ve got friends who live in Norway.
July 23, 2011 at 7:12 pm
In the current search there is a seller who is using the tag “Amy Winehouse” on listings that *aren’t about her*
July 23, 2011 at 7:14 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I love the Only Sane Person in the World. I think she needs her own facebook page.
July 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Or her own religion. She’s awesome. I wish she were real!
July 24, 2011 at 9:07 pm
And in charge of Etsy!
July 23, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Helen does this mean you’ll work every weekend that a celebrity dies?
We need you on the watch to protect us at all times from these crafttard leaches who are just waiting for the next big celebrity death to latch onto.
July 23, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I can’t decide if I should use “hibiscus flower flower” or “More Neon in Person” as my personal sign-off quote to my work emails.
July 24, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Why not both?
July 23, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Oh, Jeebus. I REALLY like the “rare, vintage” CHALKBOARD…that is made of RESIN…that you can have in several different finishes.
You know, because it’s vintage…and rare.
AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AMY WINEHOUSE.
July 23, 2011 at 8:30 pm
The chalkboard in the treasury is a Syroco mirror from the 60s or 70s. Perhaps not “rare” but it is enough to be vintage, especially by etsy standards.
That said I can’t explain it’s inclusion in the treasury. Maybe the seller used the Winehouse keywords and have since removed them since I can’t see them. Or I could be blind. Or, my favourite theory, the etsy typing monkeys just became confused.
July 23, 2011 at 7:35 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 7:41 pm
I always liked the only sane person in the world. Now I’m head over heels in love with her.
July 24, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Send her a marriage proposal via Dror!
July 23, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I don’t know what I’d do without The Only Sane Person in the World as my moral compass.
July 23, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Well then, I guess today’s event will prevent me from ever selling this:
It went from funny to weird for me.
July 23, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Actually, Tammi needs to list that one NOW!
July 23, 2011 at 7:58 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Holy crap. Check this out from the first item second row of the treasury (as pictured above):
“**update! This item price is slightly higher than some of my other prints this is because I want it to be more special because of the sad circumstances.”
Translation: I raised the price because it is more likely to sell now.
July 24, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Did you set the translator for “Bullshit to English”?
July 23, 2011 at 8:02 pm
A real quote from the Amy Winehouse treasury:
“amy’s a lucky lady with these beauties
”
July 24, 2011 at 1:16 pm
sdafdjk I almost thumbs-downed you, not because it’s your fault, but because that sentence offends me so fucking much. AMY’S SO LUCKY SHE WAS AN ADDICT AND DIED BEFORE SHE WAS 30. GEE WILLIKERS WHAT A LUCKY GIRL NOW PEOPLE WILL GLUE STUFF TO OTHER STUFF IN HER IMAGE. WTF?!
July 23, 2011 at 8:06 pm
The following is a real quote:
“So young, so sad. Death is sad and unnatural at any age. We were not meant to die. My thoughts and prayers are with those who cared about Amy.”
…the fuck? What’s unnatural is your community’s attraction to moustaches, owls and octopi, not the fucking circle of life.
July 23, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Unnatural at any age? Not meant to die? WTF?
July 24, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Someone’s been eating the cupcakes!
July 23, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Goodness gracious.
Profiting off of someones death.
I guess now they will start making doilies crocheted out of her beehive and get her toenail clippings before they close the coffin.
That treasury is tasteless, the FP exposure for those unworthy greedy shops is undeserved and the mistagging is shameless.
Thumbs up to “the ONLY sane woman in the world” for being the first to speak up against that treasury.
July 23, 2011 at 8:42 pm
I just don’t need this to convince me that the world is a bad place. What happened in Norway, which is so awful I can’t even articulate it, and then people making shitty god damn jokes and trying to profit on this woman losing her life just kind of makes me not want to be on this planet anymore.
July 23, 2011 at 9:33 pm
This, for example, is one of those comments I don’t get the thumbs-down on.
July 23, 2011 at 9:21 pm
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July 23, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Berndt Offerings has had her Saint Winehouse painting, jewelry and rosaries up for a long time. If you look at her shop, it’s full of this sort of thing. BTW, I love my Saint Bolan rosarie and am pressuing her to do a Big Eyed Bowie rosarie as well.
July 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm
why is she making all these dead jews into catholic imagery?
marc {feld} bolan
joey {jeff hyman} ramone
amy winehouse
i didnt look very long but i imagine there are more.
it reminds of the mormons post-mortem baptism of everyone from einstein thru hitler.
all of these people, apparently, pick dead ones so they cant complain.
July 24, 2011 at 10:58 am
Not to mention Hello Kitty.
July 24, 2011 at 12:20 pm
It started with the candles. She was making “mondern saint” candles of people who might be worshiped now in pop culture. I got her Tiny Tim one for a friend of mine a few years back.
July 23, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Only slightly off topic, but it seems like this person pretty much just goes over the top of a photocopy with pencil…they offer them as prints so most people don’t notice and then say that the original is available for a ridiculous amount (since there isn’t really one)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78359039/amy-winehouse-original-mixed-media?ref=pr_shop
July 24, 2011 at 3:21 pm
I’m on the fence. I swear the background texture looks like paper like Arches or other good art paper & it seems she used each medium listed in that description, it looks right for the surface.
Maybe you could do it with layers in photoshop but it’d be enough work why bother?
Does this mean there’s no “cheating” involved?
Of course not!
They look way too much like existing published photos of Winehouse & the other performers listed.
But- you can cheat & do that without *technically* tracing a photo.
She’s likely using an “art projector”. I’ve seen them advertised in Artists’ magazine.
While it’s possible she’s a true photorealist & can do this unaided- such folks exist- there are just too many works. Their output is usually small. It takes time.
If she did do it unaided, the original price is reasonable.
Either way the print price is a rip-off, tho.
July 24, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Now I read her bio. She’s been doing this 30 years. I honestly believe she could have this size of body of work in that quality, then.
She’s no teenager or 20s-ager or even a 30s-ager like I’ll still be for a few months…
July 24, 2011 at 9:17 pm
She’s still copying copyrighted photos, though. Even if she has the skill to do it freehand, it’s copyright infringement.
July 23, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Personally, I’m hoping to see a print of Amy, Michael Jackson, Liz Taylor, Farrah Fawcett and Randy Savage sitting around a table playing poker … in heaven.
July 24, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Only if Billy Mayes is dealing.
July 24, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Done properly, someone could make that into a scathing commentary on crass commercial profit being made off dead celebs, instead of just making actual crass commercial profit off dead celebs.
July 24, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Especially if the proceeds actually go somewhere appropriate.
July 23, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Between this and some of the stuff I’ve stumbled across tonight in the etsy Geekery page, I really wish there was an abhor button to go with the favorite one.
July 24, 2011 at 4:41 am
I found a fucking awful one, though it claims to be respectful. Apparently someone painted a zombie Amy Winehouse in April.
Funny how it was listed today…
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62679541/zombie-girl-quick-draw-undead-print?ref=sr_list_7&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=amy+winehouse&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
not to mention it looks nothing like her…
July 24, 2011 at 9:19 pm
It sucks no matter how they describe or attempt to justify it. It looks like a dashed-off POS.
July 24, 2011 at 5:34 am
*Notes the Faroe houses in the Norway treasury.
I realise that not everyone knows everything about every country, but the Faroe islands are a self-governing territory of Denmark, not Norway. It would be nice to know that the people who try to appear moved by tragedies care enough to google…
July 24, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Oh yay. There’s another one on the fp:
http://www.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTYwMDk5MXw0ODYxMTE4NjY/my-tears-dry-on-their-own
July 24, 2011 at 1:15 pm
AND yet again; here is another treasury for Amy that made the front page: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTYwMDk5MXw0ODYxMTE4NjY/my-tears-dry-on-their-own
July 24, 2011 at 1:28 pm
it’s pretty sad that someone dies and the first thing someone does is think “omg i have to make a treasury!”
July 24, 2011 at 1:49 pm
We’re up to 84 Amy Winehouse items.
I did like the stainless steel flask. That’s one item that Amy might have actually approved of.
And there’s a “Rehab” button that immediately made me think “Somebody realllly likes….”. Then I remembered.
July 24, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Another Winehouse FP:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTYwMDk5MXw0ODYxMTE4NjY/my-tears-dry-on-their-own
this one is at Sunday 3 pm central time.
I love that this item in the treasury
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71990207/canvas-print-a4-amy-winehouse-fine-art?ref=tre-486111866-3
has added this to the listing:
**update! This item price is slightly higher than some of my other prints this is because I want it to be more special because of the sad circumstances. I am going to include a pencil sketch of amy and a little letter to accompany my print.**
Because adding 15.00 to the price makes it MORE SPECIAL in SAD CIRCUMSTANCES.
July 24, 2011 at 10:15 pm
I guess this means it’s all okay then to make a fast buck, and fast FVF’s off of someones life, ’cause after all, what more is there to life, than love from lisajune?
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7714/ideas/discuss/8739701/page/1
I’d rather what I put in my mouth be cheesy and twisted, instead of my mind itself.
July 25, 2011 at 1:33 am
“Rip Amy Winehouse”? They sure do.
May 21, 2012 at 10:11 am
I know I’m a little late here (arrived via Donna Summers Tragicrafting post), but If there was anything Amy cared about more than heroin, it was crafting. made me LOL.