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Railroad Spike Birds

One of my favorite things to make and an early original design that I came up with in 2013, when I first started selling my work 
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Totem

A golf tee mandala made on weathered oak barnwood with found golf tees, a deco brass lamp part, and a vintage Asian coin This reminds me of a totem pole or other Native American design, like a dream catcher. I like the contrast of the white and tan tees with the grey-brown barnwood.  Continue reading "Totem"
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“Lucky Penny” 

32 antique leather golf grips, shellacked and mounted on a salvaged wooden spool end with a 70s Ford truck hubcap and an oversized Indian head penny in the center. The piece is 36" in diameter and is made on a salvaged wooden spool end. Other elements include a vinyl 33 lp and an upcycled saw blade. Purchased by the City of Newton at the 2016 Foothills Folk Art Festival preview event.
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More Ducks

Ducks made from 1920s pine beadboard, found casters, and Railroad Spike tips on 100+ year old oak barn flooring with 1920s pine lath frames.  I like the tiny bit of pale green paint still clinging to the wood duck bodies.  This is a batch of two ducks.  Materials:
  • Oak barn flooring from the Confluence site. 
  • 1920s beadboard bodies and pine lath frame, Englewood Ave, Durham. 
  • Found casters, Durham, NC. 
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Alien Monkey Invaders

I salvage a lot of old kitchen cabinets and as a result I end up with a lot of cabinet hardware.  These guys look a lot like space invaders to me, but they also look a bit like the monkeys from the old barrel of monkeys.