'Mad Men' auction includes 1,500 amazing items

Mad Men fans now have the chance to own Don Draper's wallet, Peggy Olson's typewriter, and Roger Sterling's sunglasses. ScreenBid and the show's producer, Lionsgate, are auctioning off more than 1,500 props and memorabilia from the TV series to commemorate the one-year anniversary of its finale. The online sale begins June 1st and closes June 15th.

Other items in the auction include Peggy's moving banker box, Joan Harris' office ice bucket and tumbler set, Harry Crane's AR coated eyeglasses, Bert Cooper's antique ashtray and Don's 1964 Chrysler Imperial that he used in episode 3 of season 4.

According to ScreenBid's notes, the convertible is one of only 922 ever built. It has power steering, brakes, windows and antenna, and features "the iconic 413 V-8 wedge engine mated to the smooth-shifting 727 TorqueFllite push button automatic transmission." The initial bids for most of the items will start at under $100.

[h/t: The Daily Beast]

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Enigmatic Shapes and Psychedelic Patterns

To say that I love Sanagi 's work is an understatement. Looking at her art feels sort of therapeutic, and I find her drawings refreshingly intricate. They're trippy, psychedelic, and resemble something that you might see under a microscope. Not much is Googleable about Sanagi, but that's fine. There aren't many artists these days that still pull off the whole mysterious vibe, so I commend her for that. By the way... they're all hand-drawn with pen and ink.

James DeRosso's ceramic monsters

I really like these whimsical ceramic creatures by James DeRosso. Yes, they have bulging eyes and toothy grins, but they're not scary at all. The Portland-based artist started making cute monsters while he was a student to jokingly create gargoyle-like guardians for the kiln. After other students kept taking his quirky little figures, he realized there was a market for them. "I'm enjoying the whole monster making niche," James says. "It's amazingly gratifying to be doing ceramics full time and especially to be a teacher introducing kids to the joy of clay." Be sure to visit his website and like his Facebook page for the latest monster news.

Here's a trippy reimagining of the zodiac animals.

These are the animals from the zodiac calendar as created by Japanese artist feebee . I can't even begin to imagine how long painting these hybrid creatures on wood panel must take, but the results are pretty amazing. Some of them look terrifying, some aren't scary at all, and one looks like the Pokemon Meowth. They're all eye-catching, but none of them mean as much to me as the one representing my own sign, the Sheep (also known as the Goat or Ram). The twelve animal signs represent twelve different types of personalities. It is said that people born in the Year of the Sheep can be very indecisive and lazy. Hmmm, I guess Chinese zodiac is pretty much legit.

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