This table was made from two-by-fours salvaged from a construction debris pile next to my friend Brenda’s house. Whew! They were dirty but already glued together so I put in the elbow grease to clean them up. Then Brenda asked me to cut the legs down on her ottoman. The left over sections made perfect feet for my new table. It made such a nice looking Japanese influenced type of table. Then I put bullets in the side. Just six 22 shells. It’s subtle, but it’s a nice touch.
This is the second work of altered-art I am up against. It is the continuing story of a beast in search of its ducky. I found this nicotine stained print and could not resist making it the next storyboard to the one I started earlier. It’s not finished yet and I think it’s because I already sold it. I am a little heartbroken that I have to give it up so soon. It looks great on my house, and makes it seem like I have giant comic panels in gilded frames hanging outside.
I created this invitation to Tommy’s 42nd birthday bar-b-que. We invited a lot of people and I wanted it to reflect the Tom we all know and love. What better way then an actual picture of him in his natural element, wreaked hotrods. I must have hit the mark because I received a lot of positive feedback from his friends. Even his quiet little brother Vince sent me a haiku in response. You gotta love a creative family!
We have a little tan house with a big blank side facing the backyard. For a while now I wanted to put some outside art up to fill in the space. I found an ocean print with an excellent gilded frame circa 1960′s. Loving the ocean as much as I do, I just spruced it up a little by adding my tenticaled friend here. Oh, and of course I gave him a friend too – a little googly-eyed ducky to keep him company.
It’s always in retrospect that I realize that before and after pictures would be more helpful to my work. The scroll is part of an iron fence that must be quite old. It came from South East Portland near Twelfth and Taylor streets on a site with hundred year old houses. It was so covered in rust that it looked more earth than metal. The back piece was also very rusty and surprisingly heavy. I added the mirror to lighten the look up, it is a very dark ensemble. I will be forever looking at this piece to find an opportunity to fulfill it’s potential. In other words, I think this one is a work in progress.