Levin C. Abantius, aka the traveller is able to travel long distances through time and space. Trying to unravel the mysteries of life.

It’s a hard life for him, as he is merely an observer. It’s dangerous to mess with history as the changes to

the future are unpredictable. The older he gets, the more enigmatic he becomes, questions are raised:

why does he have a skull on his walking cane? And what do those 6 notches on it represent?

Object 2015 | Copyright © Derek Scholte

Mixed materials, approx. 140cm high, 57cm wide and 30cm depth.

Materials used: violin, ’30ties suitcase, voltmeter, counting machine, flowerpot, inner bicycle tubes, gauges, antique phone, binocular, WWII goggles, parts from a vintage scale and many, many other bits and pieces…

More info and pictures here: derekscholte.nl/proj…/levin-c-abantius-the-traveller/

Embroidered sequins and beads on canvas, glued into a repurposed frisbee. Pedestal or wall mounted, 9" diameter. 2023

Fragment of upcycled brown paper bag, hand embroidered, 18" x 5.5". I started this project as an entire bag, many years ago and then abandoned it. Now I salvaged this remnant and am moving on.

...or what the rear frame section was originally?

The title refers to the anonymous owner of the two tools that comprise the main elements of this piece. They belonged to a man who worked on the bodies of Harrier jump jets. Wood, brass and tufnol

Driftwood and scrapmetal sculpture by Osha Neumann

Sculpture 2013 | Copyright © Derek Scholte

Mixed materials, approx. 59cm tall, 18cm wide and 14cm high.

Materials used: used wooden pencil box, rusty tin can, petrol tank from vintage campingstove, vintage lighter, sunglasses, airpressure meter, inline skate wheels, leather from boots and other bit and pieces.

More info and photographs on my portfolio here →

Firestone

Born from the mythical embers of yesteryear, Firestone’s flame…er, head, burns ever bright. The first of my “TubeHead” series, Mr. F has patched tires, hung laundry, held bearings…he IS the original flasher.

and The Bartender special ray is going to some good little boy or girl. It's fabricated from a hacksaw handle, cocktail shaker lid, two-sided jigger, brass candle stick holder base and a toggle switch off on old blender.

Watch out aliens - HO, HO, HO?

...awesome captured by my wife *Cinnamon.

Mixed materials, approx. 19cm tall, 9cm wide and 25cm high.

Materials used: wheel and various parts from a vintage sowingmachine, brass letter opener, inline skate wheels, 70ties snack tray,

pendulums from vintage peppermills, bike lightbulb and a few more objects…

Created for the summer 2015 exhibition, My most intricate object up till now...Hope you like it!

Mixed materials, approx. 103cm tall, 42cm wide and 52cm high.

Materials used: 'Velo' vintage sowingmachine, used slickwheels from a gokart, 2 pieces of metal from a gardenshed - origin unknown, innertubes, ornaments from a vintage lamp, bicycle seat, jigsaw, vase, barometer, antique sound recording device, carriage clock, lenscase, leather from a jacket, flower pot, goggles, necklace, oillamp, small oillamps, bikechain and quite a few other bits and pieces...

More info and photographs on my portfolio at junkart.me.

Daisy

Delicately fashioned from a pewter flower vase, tea ball, cookie cutter, vintage radio knob and topped with a spring loaded daisy. Garden grown and as always, fresh as a Daisy.

I know, I know...he's a guy and not ashamed of it!

Embroidery with sequins and beads on felt on petrified wood found object. 2024. 12' x 6" x 4", dimensions variable. Collection of Marlyse.

see detail view: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53725114956

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

Join us tomorrow evening for a Meet & Greet with artist John MacBride from 5 to 7pm

Photo courtesy of Don Miller

You can find art almost anywhere, if you look hard enough. Here's the story of how I became interested in Found Object art.

You can see a selection of these doodles on my website in my Found Object Art gallery.

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Recycled found enamel colander, embroidered with sequins and beads, 16" x 9" x 5", 2024

see detail view: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/54038847898

Assemblage with found objects, 16" x 11", 2021

see detail view: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/51686238051

Recycled and rolled Title Nine catalog with macramé knotted variegated cotton and coiled wired stitched to stretched white canvas, white floater frame 16" x 13", 2022. Collection of Linda Pearson

see detail view: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/52082431681

Bead embroidery, encaustiflex, baby shoes, plastic charms, pearls, socks, cardboard tubes, 5" x5" x3" dimensions variable. 2021

see detail view" www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/51100533716/

Repurposed vintage hair curlers, seed beads, metallic novelty yarn, glue, diamond glaze, stitching, knotting, wrapping. 6.5" x 6.5" x 5". 2021

see detail www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/50979936992

While waiting for the photoshoot for my big object (the '32 Ford roadster), and working on a big junkart Batman bike, I couldn't resist doing this small trike. Hope you like it!

Mixed materials, approx. 50cm tall, 13cm wide and 15cm high.

Materials used: vintage hand drill, industrial caster, chess pawn, inline skatewheel and some other bits and pieces…

Yellow Tail dog

I know it's a dumb name for a dog... it's a dumb name for a fish, but it's all I could come up with. Your help is required. Camp flashlight body, bobbin eyes and ice tong ears could be your newest best friend...then you name him anything you want.

Mixed materials, approx. 38cm tall, 14cm wide and 11cm high.

Materials used: Antique flat iron, inline skatewheels and some other bits and pieces…

More info and photographs on my portfolio here →

'plug' is 15.5" tall, 5" deep and is spring mounted to a 1962 Buick Fireball V6 air cleaner cover, wall hangable

I know....OMG - color...my wife shot this series for me, Thanks babe.

Check out her flickr site - *Cinnamon

HotPoint

…your getting warmer…warmer… HotPoint you’re on fire! Chest mounted thermoststic knob easily controls ambient tempture, handy dual pivoting brake arm and spiffy red anodized feet complete the picture. Where there’s smoke there’s HotPoint.

At Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT until 8/20/21

see Art Work: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/49425070338

The last time I saw texture like this was on wet clay but I found this on cast concrete.

talbotics.com/minuteman.html

Metal washers, seed beads, stitched to community sourced plastic white caps glued to recycled cut up candy land cards. 12" x 10", 2022. Collection of Geri and Brian

see detail view: www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/52037362482

Mixed materials, approx. 25cm tall, 8cm wide and 9cm high.

Materials used: wheels from an old wooden toy, rusty old grater, piece of leather from my Converse sneakers, airvalves from a bike, earpiece, thingy from an old car and other bit and pieces.