Art Page
Dallas Skyline - In Motorcycle Chains
Dallas skyline created using various sizes of motorcycle chain and diamond wire. Measures 44" across by 33" tall and weighs about 85 lbs. Custom made wall mounts.
Eventually Everything Takes A Dump
I created this piece after my AC went out, my brakes on my truck went out and my refrigerator went on the fritz. It occued to me that sooner or later everyting craps out... sometime all at once it seems. That's just the nature of mechanical devices. So to emphasize this fact I created a robot that takes a dump. The entire piece was created from Kawasaki motorcycle parts, off road vehichle parts and recycled shipping brackets, except for the large brake rotor that came from one of their delivery trucks.
Baby Scorpions
Relative size comparison.
The making of the scorpion claws.
The large scorpion was made several years ago and I have had several people ask if I could make them one ... so I decided to make a batch of these smaller scorpions to give away as gifts. The small scorpions are 5" tall, 5" long, 5" across and weigh about 1 pound each. They are made using various sizes of bolts and 12p nails (the legs).
Birthday Mementos
I Ain't Dead Yet
Burning Both Ends
Live Each Day Fully
Live Life Fully
Still More To Come
(motorcycle timing chain)
These birthday memento gifts stand 3"- 4" tall and weigh less than a pound. Most are made from bolts except the '59' one which was made from a motorcycle timing chain (for my long time friend who is a motorcycle buff). They were all made as birthday gifts for various friends.
Kawasaki Mule
This sculpture stands 10" tall and is 15.5" across. It weighs about 3 pounds. Made from a single motorcycle chain, a motorcycle engine valve (steering wheel) and (2) worn down wire cup brushes. This was a gift for the guys at Sammy White Kawasaki in appreciation for all the scrap metal they save and donate to the cause.
Dr. Moreau's Dog - The Chiguana
Starting Chihuahua body.
Look inside Chihuahua body.
Iguana part of body.
Chihuahua body taking shape.
Different feet.
Chihuahua part of body.
The Chiguana stands 10.5" tall, 11" wide, is 21" long and weighs about 12 pounds.
The Face Of Boelt
Just sand blasted.
Polished and lacquer spray applied.
The face it self is 34" tall, 27" wide, weighs 85 pounds and is made using only a few nuts and LOTS of bolts. The stand weighs an additional 27 pounds, making the total weight 112 pounds. Except for the bolts used in the eyes, all the remaining bolts have had their heads removed. Almost all of the welding was done from the back side of the piece.
I'm Glowing Nuts!
This sculpture stands 11.5" tall and is a little over 8" across (about the size of a bowling ball). It weighs about 17 pounds. It has a 12-volt transformer inside the base which is used to power 4 LED's lights. The LED's are embedded in the bottom of the clear plastic towers inside.
Perpetual Lawn Mower
This sculpture stands 15.5" tall, 13.5" across and 4.75" deep. It weighs about 3 pounds. It was created as a tribute to my 74 year old Uncle Lee who lives by himself on a farm in Wisconsin. Everytime I talk to him he was just mowing grass that afternoon. He mows 4-5 acres using a small riding mower and it takes him most of the week to do the entire lawn. By the time he gets done, it's time to start all over again! (Notice the mower actually has a blade and it was properly sharpened.)
Calculus Professor
This sculpture stands 10" tall, with a base that is 5" x 5". It weighs about 3 pounds. It was created as a gift to my college calculus professor, mentor and long time friend... Dr Peter Lindstrum. Thanks for everything Pete!
Porcupine
This sculpture stands 7" tall, is 7" wide and 10.5" long. It weighs a heafty 8 pounds and like the real thing, is not easy to handle. It contains an estimated 540 wood screws attached to a sculpted metal body.
Nurse Checking Pulse
These 4 sculptures are roughly identical and are about 7" tall. These were the first sculptures I had created since having my multiple by-pass surgery in late March of 2016. They were created specifically as thank you gifts for 3 very special nurses (Debbie, Angela and Alisha) and 1 special PCA (Jayna). These women provided a superior level of care, treatment and compassion, all while working a 12 hour shift. I have to say that I was impressed by ALL the Parkland hospital staff I encountered.
Computer Head - (Digital Man)
This sculpture is 15" tall, 11.5" wide, 1.75" thick and sits on a 9" diameter base and weighs about 4 lbs. It was created using chips salvaged from a 1980's era mini computer. The aluminum covers on all the chips were carefully removed in order to expose the actual silicon wafer inside. The larger square chips are controller/processor chips and the smaller rectangular chips with the gold background are memory chips. I purchased 2 pieces of thin plexiglass to cover each side and keep the dust and dirt off the chips, however they were a non-glare plexiglass which caused the entire piece to look blurred. I removed the plexiglass in order to get sharper photos.
Gear Head - (Mechanical Man)
This sculpture is 15" tall, 11" long and 7" wide and weighs about 20 lbs. It was created using bolts and gear parts from Kawasaki mules and motorcycles.
Rock Band
Drummer
This sculpture is 8" x 9.5" x 11" tall and weighs 8 lbs.
Guitar Player
This sculpture is 12.5" tall and weighs about 3 lbs.
Bass Player
This sculpture is 12.5" tall and weighs about 3 lbs.
Rock Singer
This sculpture is 12.5" tall and weighs about 3 lbs.
The Engineer
This sculpture is 13" tall and has a 5" x 8" base. It was created as a birthday gift for a very good friend of mine.
Family Tree
The Parents
Their Children
This scupture stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 163 lbs. It is made entirely from recycled bolts and screws (except for the base which is a large brake rotor from a heavy duty truck). The parent heads weigh 15 lbs each, the girls head weighs 10 lbs and the punk boy head weighs 8 lbs. The tree without the heads weighs about 115 lbs.
All of the heads were formed entirely free form using only bolts, welding wire and alot of grinding! The eyes and mouths were cut out using a plasma cutter,
I want to thank the guys at Sammy Whites Kawasaki for giving me all the bolts and screws that were used and I also want to thank the guys at Midas Auto Care in Irving for donating the brake rotor (and other parts).
Dallas SkyLine
This wall sculpture is 56" wide, 33" tall and weighs almost 50 lbs. There are 20 seperate buildings that make up the sculpture. There are over 60 LED bulbs used in creating the night time lighting effect. Each structure can be individually removed in order to access and repair the lighting behind or within. The buildings were created using the salvaged sheet metal from old computer desktop cases and various other salvaged metals. Three custom designed and built brackets hold the sculpture securely to the wall.
Wounded Veteran & Child
This sculpture was created as a tribute to all those veterans who have sacrificed so much to protect this country. It stands about 12" tall and weighs about 3 lbs.
Chain Gang
These sculptures stand about 14" tall and weigh about 3 lbs each. Each one is made from a single uncut motor cycle chain.
Infinite Cycle (iCycle) - Powered by Infinity
The sculpture stands 56" tall, is 40" wide and weighs about 110 lbs. The cycle itself weighs 60 lbs and the base it mounts on weighs an additional 50 lbs. It was created using mostly damaged or discarded motor cycle parts.
Chain Cycles
Bart, Phil and Andy
I created these sculptures for my friends at Kawasaki City in Irving, TX. as tokens of appreciation for all the metal parts they have saved and donated for my art.
The sculptures stand 6"-8" tall, are 10" - 12" wide and weigh about 3-4 lbs each. Each one was created from a single (uncut) motor cycle chain and the handle bars were created using small sections of bicycle chain.
Beaded Willow
The sculpture stands 31" tall, is 13" wide and weighs about 25 lbs. It was created using approximately 512 small bolts discarded from uncrated motorcycles.
Ballroom Dancers
The sculpture stands 13" tall, is 5" wide, 11" long and weighs about 7 lbs. It was created using large nuts and round shipping brackets discarded from uncrated motorcycles.
Scorpion
The sculpture stands 10" tall, is 11" wide, 14.5" long and weighs about 12 lbs. It was created using nuts and bolts discarded from uncrated motorcycles.
Dragonfly
The sculpture has a 23" wing span, is 4.5" tall, 14.5" long and weighs about 5 lbs. It was created using nuts, bolts, coat hangers and nails.
King Cobra
Raw 1" salvaged rebar
Sand blasted 1" salvaged rebar
The sculpture stands 23.5" tall, the snake has a total length of 9.5 feet and weighs about 38 lbs. It was created using 1" rebar which was salvaged from a demolished bridge.
The Homecoming - Daddy's Back
(A tribute to all military veterans)
The sculpture stands 15" tall and weighs about 7 lbs.
Anubus - Egyptian God of the Underworld
This sculpture stands 19" tall, 8" wide, 10" deep and weighs about 67 lbs. I used (4) very large worn and rusty teeth that came from either a bulldozer bucket or a backhoe bucket.
Pollen - Ragweed & Cedar
This sculpture stands 16" tall, is 16" wide and weighs about 11 lbs. I used recycled motorcycle shipping brackets for the base, shipping crate screws for the ragweed and larger screws for the cedar pollen.
Brick Tower
This sculpture stands 38" tall, is 15" wide, 13" deep and weighs about 78 lbs. Using recycled motorcycle shipping brackets, I created 14 metal bricks 8.5" x 4" x 1.75". I then cut and welded the 14 bricks into the final configuration.
In the photo to the left, I placed a small piece of 1/2" thick glass on top of the sculpture so I could use it as a display stand for another piece of art.
Torpedo Surfer
This sculpture is 18" long,12" tall and weighs about 8 lbs. It is similar to my Nuclear Cowboy piece that was inspired by the movie 'Dr. Strangelove', only this one has a variation.
Disk Brake Wall Hanging
This wall hanging was created using 5 motorcycle disk brake rotors (4 matching) and measures about 34" across. The 4 matching rotors were welded to the center rotor. I use it as an interesting background for my wall clock above the fireplace.
Celestial Navigator
This sculpture stands 27" tall and weighs just over 30 lbs. The outer most ring is 14.5" in diameter. I used parts from a number of sources: diesal engine parts, Kawasaki Mule parts and motorcycle parts. The entire sculpture rotates on the single pedistal on the base and the center sprocket and brake disks also spin within the outer ring.
Cleopatra
This sculpture stands 11.5" tall and weighs about 32 lbs. The head and neck are hollow and created from scrap 3/8" metal rods and bolts which have been welded together and shaped using a grinder. The hair is made using motorcycle chain. The base is 1/2" solid steel plate. The ears were cut from heavy sheet metal and then embelished using the wire feed welder. The eyes and mouth were cut out using a plasma cutter.
The Grand Wazir
This sculpture stands 13.5" tall and weighs about 28 lbs. The head and neck are hollow and created from scrap 3/8" metal rods and bolts which have been welded together and shaped using a grinder. The crown is made from 1/8" thick flat steel and topped with 8 automotive spark plugs. The base is 1/2" solid steel plate. The ears were cut from heavy sheet metal and then embelished using the wire feed welder. The eyes and mouth were cut out using a plasma cutter.
A Complex Life, Faced With Uncertainty
Discarded motorcycle brackets (raw material)
Prior to grinding & polishing
Sculpture starting to take shape.
Ready for lacquer spray finish
This sculpture stands 68" tall and weighs about 115 lbs. The base is made from a 18-wheeler truck clutch plate and a brake rotor from a large truck. The main body is constructed from recycled motorcycle shipping brackets which I had cut into usable rectangles using a plasma cutter. In order to maxamize the number of 'faces' on the sculpture, I had to custom cut alot of triangular shaped pieces which I used to fill in the gaps between the standard rectangular pieces.
Many thanks to all the guys at Sammy Whites Kawasaki (Irving, TX) for saving and donating much of the scrap metal used in this sculpture.
Demolition Robot
This sculpture stands 19" tall and weighs about 50 lbs. The tread base is 13" long and 9.5" wide. The upper body swivels on the base. The robot's right arm is a grasping claw while his left arm has both a jack hammer and a chainsaw attachment. I took photos of Catapillar equipment in order to properly simulate the hydraulic arms and tractor treads.
Many thanks to all the people at Lindamond Demolition (Irving, TX) for being so supportative of my art and donating alot of great scrap parts from their demolition equipment and big rig trucks.
Dancing Flame
This sculpture stands 66" tall and weighs about 85 lbs. It's made entirely from small recycled bolts, except for the disk brake rotor base, a stablizing center steel rod and a few small pieces of coat hanger wire (for stability). I estimated that I used around 3,000 bolts in this sculpture. There are 8 spirals in the center shaft and 16 slight spirals in the lower band.
I called this the 'Dancing Flame' because the center spirals act like a giant spring and allows the heavy flaming head (which weighs 36 lbs.) to wobble back and forth.
Starting the flaming top.
Twister
This sculpture stands 22" tall on an 8" base and weighs 11 lbs. It's made entirely from recycled bolts, except for the motor cycle sproket base and a few small pieces of coat hanger wire (for stability).
I called this the 'Twister' ... is it because this might resemble the air currents in an actual twister ... or is it because this could be the remains of something that encountered a twister ?
Mechanized Robot
This robot figure has a total height of 21.5", weighs 35 pounds and was made using industrial, automotive and electric motor parts.
Parts Robot
This robot figure has a total height of 18.5", weighs 21 pounds and was made from motorcycle parts and a couple of old wrenches. In appreciation for all the scrap metal parts they have given me over the last year or two, I made this robot for my friends at Sammy White's Kawasaki City in Irving, TX .
APATOSAURUS (also know as Brontasaurus)
This 18 pound, 29" long dinasaur was made using mostly scrap bolts and a lot of welding wire. The head was created using the jaws from an old pair of pliers. This sculpture required a huge amount of welding and grinding to shape the body and achieve proper symmetry. Did you know that this creature could crack it's tail like a bullwhip to ward off preditors. According to computer model estimates, the sound could be as loud as 200 db (similar to the sound of a cannon).
Early stage, still pretty rough!
Final stage
Intermediate stage, getting there!
Final stage
Sky Diver
This action figure has a total height of 16" and was made from scrap bolts and sheet metal. The figure depicts the sky diver just starting to deploy his parachute (the main chute is still in his back back).
FRISBEE THROWER
This 8" tall action figure was made from scrap bolts. The detail of the face and other features were intentionally left rough because I chose to focus on the scale, proportions and movement of the figure.
FULL THROTTLE
This fun but challenging sculpture measures 7" tall and 12" wide. The motorcycle is 10" long. I used nuts, bolts, assorted nails and other scrap pieces to create the motorcycle. The man was created using discarded bolts and a lot of grinding.
NUCLEAR COWBOY
Can you name the film and the character/actor that inspired this sculpture ? This steel sculpture is 12" tall and 14" long. For the bomb I used a 14" long piece of metal fence pipe, a couple of scrap metal brackets (for the fins) and a couple of bolts (for the little man). The hat was formed from a nut and washer.
The 1964 film was "Dr. Strangelove". The character was Major T.J. "King" Kong played by Slim Pickens.
