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Landfills to Residents: ‘Please, No More Terrible Art’

By Kelly Arnell of Why did we have to have to have all these kids anyway? 

Sanitation departments all around the country are echoing the same concern: “Keep your bad art to yourself.”

A new trend is on the rise: art classes that mix learning to paint and drinking wine. The concept is especially attractive to moms desperate for a night out with the girls. Of course, more chatting and drinking occur at these events than actual learning. The result: subpar art pieces ending up in the trash.

We interviewed one local mom who was turned away from Reedsville City Dump.

“I thought maybe I had a creative side, but just look at it!” Genevieve Jones gestured toward a canvas painting of what appeared to be a landscape scene, or possibly a portrait of Abraham Lincoln; it’s hard to tell.

Bob Clayton, director of Brillion Suburban Sanitation Department, said, “We just don’t have any more room for this stuff. It’s not just paintings either,” he added. “Take a look at ‘pottery gone bad’ mountain over there.”

He pointed to a large heap of misshapen pots, bowls and some statues of, well, we’re not really sure what the hell some of that crap is supposed to be.

We asked Mrs. Jones what she planned to do with her artwork. She burst into tears and cupped her hands over her face.

“I don’t know. I just don’t know,” she said. “What do they expect me to do? It’s not like I can display this piece of shit in my home.”

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About the Author

Kelly Arnell is a Stay at Home Mom to four kids just trying to not lose her mind. She wonders Why did we have to have to have all these kids anyway? often and writes at her blog by the same name. You can find her on Facebook and Twitter @whyallthesekids.