That Darn Blue Goose - was really made from pieces of sculpture that have been re- worked. The wings (door hinges) and tail originally appeared on Marty the Mayan Cockatoo. The goose’s back is a unique fender designed for my Texas Rickshaw Bike that was featured in the 1995-96 Houston, Art Car Parade.
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Lonnie Longneck - is really the bird that rides on the turtle’s back in the cartoon B.C. Motorcycle muffler pipe flanges from discarded stock Harley Pipes were used as feathers. |
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Gear Bird - The idea was to create a bird made completely from industrial gears and a cargo hook. It now resides in a private collection. |
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Fancy Pants - was the first bird to have commercial, steel, serving-spoons as part of the body. It also resides in a private collection!
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Face Only a Mother Could Love |
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Harold the Hayfork Hawk -This creation uses a bunch of antique hayforks and some old barn door hinges. These disappearing farm tools are fun to work with!
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Russ a Ped - Since I have been working with found metal, this creature's body and legs were made with an older type of “chair” used in road construction. A chair is used to lift steel rebar a few inches off the ground. This allows the poured concrete to encapsulate this reinforcement rod. Today, molded plastic “chairs” are the norm.
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Bonnie Blue Bird - This little bird uses a block and tackle, some old fan blades, a bit of stranded, copper wire and a little imagination. |
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Sammy Screw Tail - This tall bird uses a lot of garage door springs, a shovel a large chain link and steel strapping to create yet another of my unique species of fowl.
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That Darn Blue Goose - can you locate a picture of this same piece (on this page) with its wings expanded? Yes - they are hinged. |
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Rooty Rooster |
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Pipe Dream Dog |
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Royal Oaf |
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Gorman The Gator - A blue eyed gaelic gator that crept out of my imagination.
He's really fun...with a bobbing head and a wagging tail and goofy looking teeth.
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Gorman The Gator (Rear View & Frontal Angle - he weighs about 250 pounds and is six-feet long.)
He looks right at home at the beautiful Mercer Arboretum pond.
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