brain freeze: popsicle prints

print of an original watercolor by Madeline Longstreet

I know I mentioned nostalgia when talking about the bicycle bells in my first post, but maybe even more universal for triggering memories is the ice cream truck. 

“Do Your Ears Hang Low” is forever linked with popsicles of ice cream molded into the likenesses of cartoon characters’ heads complete with gumball eyes (especially the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).  And last spring, before I moved from New York to Syracuse, my friends (my Real Simple home department co-workers) and I went on an afternoon hunt for Mr. Softee—no substitute would do—but he had moved on to another block and we wandered from 50th St. to 49th and back up 6th Ave, only to return to the office empty-handed. 

At the first Kips Bay showhouse I attended, in 2010, the dining room decorated by interior designers Cullman and Kravis, had a 21" sculpture of a blue ice cream pop on the mantle.  The next year, when I did an edit test for a job I was interviewing for, I pitched a DIY version of the sculpture as a craft idea. Probably the one and only time I've had a good idea for a craft project that wasn't an invitation to a party or some sort of decoration for a party. I'm not so DIY.

popsicle sculpture on left side of mantle, artist unknown

So I’ve had popsicle art on the brain for a while. Then last year at the gift show, I saw this print in Longstreet Collection’s booth:

love these bright, happy colors!

So I took a little look around and found some other really great popsicle pieces:

"Fabs"

"Rocket Lolly Ices"

These are limited edition giclée prints (above), available in two sizes from UK artist Joël Penkman. 

"Ice Cream III"

A giclée print (above) by artist Mads Hindhede Svanegaard at Society6.

"Popsicle Rainbow"

This digital painting (above) by Jane Schnetlage can be printed on paper or canvas at Imagekind.

"Superhero Ice Pops"

And to take it in another direction: Dutch artist Vincent Vermeij (aka Chungkong) reinterprets superheroes in the series "My SUPERHERO ICE POPS UNIVERSE," available through society6. Thanks to geeksugar, where I first saw these.

Okay, who's hungry?

art images via Longstreet Collection, Joel Penkman, Society6, imagekind, chungkong.nl
interiors image via Cullman & Kravis


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