Peculiar Paloma

A little place for the peculiar. Portland, Oregon

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We're a place for the peculiar. We miss all of you during this crazy time. We're still working on lots of things behind the scenes, and are about to release some new products available on our website, our new Etsy shop, all of which will be available for local, contact free delivery in the Portland area, by yours truly!

If you have never visited, here's a bit about us from Atlas Obscura.

THE SENTIMENT OF THE OFT-REPEATED slogan, “Keep Portland Weird” is exemplified in the eclectic shop/museum known as the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium.

According to the Peculiarium’s website, the shop and art space was established in 1967 by a Portland, Oregon explorer named Conrad Talmadge Elwood whose love for all things weird, freaky and zany caused him to have a dream of the store which he promptly forgot. While Elwood’s story is suspect, the fabricated origin is perfectly in character for the shop which seems to celebrate pranks and hucksterism.

The gift shop space contains a massive Bigfoot statue that greets customers and the shelves are jam-packed with weird pop artifacts, cheap gag toys, and creepy specimens. In the Peculiarium itself, the wide variety of exhibits include a nightmare dollhouse, a lot of very odd drawings and memorabilia, and even a trip inside a zombie’s brain. Photography is encouraged and there are great places for visitors to take selfies, including a seated, evil-looking Krampus with blazing red eyes and a life-size recreation of an alien autopsy. In addition to the items for sale, the space doubles as an art gallery, spotlighting talented local Portland artists who can hang their works among the bustling kitsch ephemera.  

Ironically the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium’s most squirm-inducing attraction is not its fake severed body parts. They also serve fresh chocolate chip bug cookies, sprinkled with edible scorpions, mealworms, and crickets. 

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She took the leap and built her wings on the way down.

New items listed on our Etsy shop! Curiousity abounds in our shop with these handpainted cabinet cards by Colin Batty!

Print of vintage cabinet cards modified by Colin Batty. Cards vary.

Colin is an artist from Manchester, England. He has worked on countless cool projects including Tim Burton's Mars Attacks, the Oscar nominated short The Sandman, Eddie Murphy's The PJ's, and many, many more. He sculpted the original Halcyon model kits of the Alien, the Predator, and the Queen Alien. He also has sculpted for Critterbox toys. Colin has contributed to Freakybuttrue and the Peculiarium for many years and graces this site with his amazing work.

According to the Peculiarium’s website, the shop and art space was established in 1967 by a Portland, Oregon explorer named Conrad Talmadge Elwood whose love for all things weird, freaky and zany caused him to have a dream of the store which he promptly forgot. While Elwood’s story is suspect, the fabricated origin is perfectly in character for the shop which seems to celebrate pranks and hucksterism.

The gift shop space contains a massive Bigfoot statue that greets customers and the shelves are jam-packed with weird pop artifacts, cheap gag toys, and creepy specimens. In the Peculiarium itself, the wide variety of exhibits include a nightmare dollhouse, a lot of very odd drawings and memorabilia, and even a trip inside a zombie’s brain. Photography is encouraged and there are great places for visitors to take selfies, including a seated, evil-looking Krampus with blazing red eyes and a life-size recreation of an alien autopsy. In addition to the items for sale, the space doubles as an art gallery, spotlighting talented local Portland artists who can hang their works among the bustling kitsch ephemera. 

Ironically the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium’s most squirm-inducing attraction is not its fake severed body parts. They also serve fresh chocolate chip bug cookies, sprinkled with edible scorpions, mealworms, and crickets.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/964689978/winged-angel-or-hawk-girl-by-colin-batty?ref=shop_home_active_3

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Black Lives Matter

All of them

Lgbtq+ black lives, including trans black lives

Disabled black lives

Youth black lives

Male, female, non binary black lives

All of them.

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You've heard of Tim Burton before. But have you met his co-worker from the Corpse Bride, Colin Batty? Here's my favorite monsters by Colin!

Have a safe Halloween everyone!

Prints of these available at:

Peculiarium.com or our Etsy shop, Peculiariumpdx

Colin's IMDB: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1143884/

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Blue Meanie by Mike Wellins

From Mike's IMDB:

Mike Wellins has been an artist and garage filmmaker since age 8. He studied Art, English, Computer Animation and film and video production at California State University, Chico.

Mike is a freelance writer/director/filmmaker. Mike is a director for Laika (formerly Will Vinton Studios) in Portland, Oregon. Previously he worked as a development writer at Walt Disney Feature Animation. He has also produced animated work for, MTV, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers TV and Fox Television and Happy Hour Entertainment.

Mike also authored "Storytelling through Animation" an animation textbook through Charles River Media in 2005.

Mike's films have been in various Spike and Mike Film Festivals, The Animation Celebration and MTV's Liquid Television, IFC media lab as well as the Sundance Film festival. Mike's films have garnished various awards including Gold and Silver Plaques from the Chicago Int'l festival as well as an Annie for Best Animation for 2000 for the commercial spot for Mirinda soft drinks, "Genie."

Prints available at Peculiarium.com. We're Peculiariumpdx on Etsy as well.

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The Holiday Inn Holidome, the hotel amusement park of yesterday. Who remembers staying at one of these?

The adult amusement park of yesterday, the Holiday Inn Holidome

Do you remember the Holiday Inn Holidome? Take a look back at a time when the chain created a covered playground with indoor golf, tiki bars

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From the pre-covid confessions vault.

A rare 2 part confession from the #Peculiarium.

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Gin Rummy by Mike Wellins

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Always amazed to get new Cabinet Card painting from the Master from Manchester, Colin Batty! For those who ain’t in the know, this isn’t computer, Colin uses single haired brushes to physically paint on 100 year old photos.

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Hey ya'l, last week to see the Day o’ the Dead show #GuardinoGallery in NE. Happy to have been included in such a great show.

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Amazing work from Mike Wellins!

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From the confession archives at the Peculiarium.

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