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HONG KONG WILLIE HIPPIE ARTIST OF THE 60'S IN THE NOW. HIPPIE ARTIST AND FLORIDA FOLK ARTIST, HONG KONG WILLIE. LIVING THE LIFE OF USING OBJECTS FOR MANY USES. HIPPIE BAGS ARE ART IN IT SELF. LOOK AT THE TRAVELS OF LIFE. WHAT IS IN A PURSE, DESIGNER BAG, OR A BEACH BAG, TRAVELS. HONG KONG WILLIE Google hong kong willie HONG KONG WILLIE IN Tampa, stop by the little Tampa tourist attraction.HONG KONG WILLIE A KEY WEST Artists trying to make a living from their art.
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BEST PLACE TO BUY $1 KITSCH & $10,000 FOLK ART: Hong Kong Willie’s.
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BEST PLACE TO BUY $1 kitsch & $10,000 folk art: Hong Kong Willie’s
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trees to an old wooden bait house, along with a menagerie of surfboards, car doors and wooden sculptures strewn around the yard. This is Hong Kong Willie’s — a funky gift shop and Key West-themed folk-art gallery operated by a preservationist/artist collective. Inside the former 24-hour bait shop, you’ll find all sorts of one-of-a-kind Florida souvenirs made from recycled materials. There’s something for everyone, from $1 glasses of “Florida Beachfront Property” made from old Starbucks Frappuccino cups to worn wooden planks taken from old Key West landmarks and painted, the latter going from a few hundred dollars up to $10,000.
