So Kasey sent me a link (http://www.unusualmuseums.org/) to the "Unusual Museums of the Internet" which I then followed, happening upon Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Museum.
His 'art' astounds me.
So does the sheer size of his collection. What I would like to know is what first drove him to create these decorated toilet seat lids? I can see how easily it is to get caught up once you've started, but why did you start?
edit: I just found an article about Barney (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6166) saying that he used to be a plumber before he retired so he is comfortable with the medium, but also that it all began when he needed a surface on which to mount a set of antlers, and the toilet seat happened to be the right size. And the rest is history.
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