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A braze welded sculpture of recycled bicycle parts. The legs and hips are rear derailleur plates, and the tail, head, and jaw of the mount is a brake lever and housing. The teeth are chain pins on a link plate.
The rider's torso is made of two rear derailleur mounting pegs, and a brake caliper forms its shoulders and arms. In its right manipulator is a spring clip from the underside of a saddle, and in its left is a staff of a handlebar stem bolt and expander nut, rear derailleur spring, and a wheel bearing race nut.
On its shoulders is an epaulette of a brake cable guide sleeve and a head of a tube clamp and alignment washer. It wears a jaunty hat of a headset locknut.
Fenton, MO
At a wide spot on a trail through a wooded area, someone had left an odd array of things--a steam iron, a child's packet of school portraits, cups, jewelry, etc.--after partially burning some of them.
This started with what is possibly a clock housing. Challenged by the current Etsy SteamTeam's contest to make a steampunk piece with moving parts, I immediately got the idea of making a steampunk version of the child's toy that has a cardboard bottom with holes and several free-rolling balls which can be put in the holes by manipulating the toy. So I used some existing holes and added a wonderful cog and several other steamy watch parts to give a more challenging terrain for moving the balls over and into. There is a protective pocket watch lens cover that has the haze of age upon it and the 3 tiny balls are Sterling silver so that they show up clearly against all the lovely old brass. The "toy" is prong-set on a vintage brass filigree and the whole assemblage dangles from a 22" vintage gold-filled chain. Some vintage chain dangles off the toy for further steamy vibes. I am a trained, if somewhat playful, silversmith and have assembled this piece to last.
"The Plastic Botanist" series ...
Discarded artificial flowers, ready for the garbage ... thought I would try to give them a new life ... on film at least.
Hasselblad + Carl Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4.0 + Fuji Acros 100 @ 80 iso + Rodinal 1:50 @ 10 minutes
Look at the present one of the neighbors left for me this morning! Yup! Best of Black Street Hookers #4! I love my neighborhood! Based on the picture, none of the local working women will be found on this collection. . . they tend to be considerably older and have fewer teeth.
I decided not to share the picture of the dead cat that I also saw on the way to work this morning. . .
The four stepping stones together. I hope our grandchildren will have fun looking for "treasures." :)
The butterfly may get moved one day... but for now they are in place.
When the wood of the deck dries out well and is painted I think we'll be settled with them.
Sterling Silver
Found objects
These snap pieces were found along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, OR. We found a trail down to a little ledge over the river, and I started picking these up, thinking they were muddy. Wrong! They had been in clothing that had been burned. Kind of creepy, but I took them home anyway and cleaned them up. They make a nice shaking sound.
Inspired by the Vestie Davis painting Luna Park, this bracelet features a fun and funky jumble of beads. Color seems to be my nemesis so I am on a quest to add more color to this design, and I think I used them all here! Bracelets are a challenge for me too, but superstar designer Lorelei makes it look so easy, so I am trying to break my necklace only streak.
Much of the components came from a kit I bought from Jennifer Heynen of Jangles (www.jangles.etsy.com). Kit included the Jangles toggle, some ceramic rounds, the tiny dice and bingo chip and strands of multicolored seed beads.
To this mix I added some assorted beads including a glass heart from my Rings & Things blog partner goodie bag, sterling silver bead, a vintage blue boot button and the cutest little lady bug I purchased from Andrew Thornton's treasure trove.
And the chain? Oh yeah...found object (my specialty)...part of a steel choke chain for dogs I picked up at the hardware store! You really can find inspiration everywhere!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
I found this in a gutter during my afternoon walk. I had to pick it up and now it is nailed to my fence. I am guessing it is from an old stove.
Found objects tied, knotted, sewn...
discarded fabric scraps and threads
dipped in "married paint"
(framed on white stretched artist board)
4 inch square (10cm square)
Found in the ceiling above the kitchen (under the floor of the 2nd floor bathroom.)
Burnt Pine Pine Scented Deodorant Matches, made in Switzerland c1968
CESAR in the TUILERIES GARDENS...yes, a hunk dressed in a togo as CESAR for his bachelor party. he was a great sport as everyone was taking photos of him.
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ADDA'S BEST & FAVS OF 08- found object....clothing tag 'DAIDA' ....in Lourdes...just when one thinks their 'dada' has left them, one comes across something like this......the sign is a 'danger' warning sign.....'the words 'de mort'..mean 'of death'...
Assemblage, cigar box lid, acrylic paint, drawer pulls, barb wire, found object, copper tacks, electronic parts, ephemera...SOLD
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