These are lamps I made from giant Hobart mixing attachments. One of my coworkers left one on my desk as a gift (they know me so well). I rushed back into the warehouse and bought all four, two dough hooks and two flat beeters. I parted with one of the dough hooks (rats!) and made the rest into lamps. All three are at my house presently lighting the way.
The top dish of the fire pit is made from a steel plow disk and was salvaged from a farm on Sauvie Island near Portland, Oregon. The plow disk is part of the impliment that carves rows in the soil. The round cast iron colum piece (top) and the bottom molding are both items reported to be remnants beloning to the Smith and Watson Building circa 1880′s. This building is featured in the “Grand Era of Cast-Iron Architecture in Portland” by William J. Hawkins, III.
I made three like this. One lives with the farmer that sold me the plow disks. Two live with co-workers.
The original Atomic Fire Pit (the first I ever made) is not pictured. As the name suggests, it’s not quite as demure as the others. I have plans to make more in the style of the Atomic Fire Pit. Stay tuned.
I don’t know where I would be in this world without my friends. I have the pleasure of running amuck and coming down with the most creative, thoughtful, generous, hilarious, and disturbing (in a good way) people from around the country. At the moment I thinking about my friend Fargo Holiday (no, that’s his real name, i swear) who set up GutterCherry.com for me. He is a remarkable human being that enriches my life. Thanks for this Fargo (and the Venture Brothers too), you are great!
P.S. I plan to keep the spelling mistakes, it wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t.