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Thu, Aug 5, 10 at 23:33
| Not garden junk so I hope they fit here. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.
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Follow-Up Postings:
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| Very Cool! Jan |
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- Posted by rock_oak_deer (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 9:56
| Great job! Amazing work with everyday pieces. Love that angel. That veggie steamer presents endless possibilities. It's fun to guess the other pieces, too. Besides sawblades, spatualas, washers, slotted spoon, seafood forks? |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 11:44
| Wow! Kathy |
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- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 11:47
| That fish is unbelievable ! Well - the rest are great - but my fave is the fish !! *******I would L-O-V-E to dig in your junk pile ! Is that a shoe stretcher with the holes ? |
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| The fossilized fish uses a section from a shoe tree (stretcher); 6 – 8d nails, 11 odd-sized washers, a section of saw blade, a piece of sheet metal, and several different size scrap rods. The finish, beside the secret (ha, ha, ha,) application process, includes: paints, sealant, table salt, washed sand, and Spackle® mounted on a 20" X 22" piece of hardboard. Oh, did I mention the one ingredient I often over-look: time. This piece took about a week to make but the idea was "swimming" around in my brain for about a month. Some parts used in the other pieces: bicycle gears, half-round glass marbles, sugar tongs (getting harder to find), draw-pulls, various springs, chandelier parts, and, of course pieces of redwood fence pickets. Occasionally I will make a part, like the spears in the last picture. |
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- Posted by purplemoon (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 15:41
| Robert, I had to come here and see what you'd done. I think your fossil fish is amazing. But I like your Thunderbirds too. You must be part Indian to capture their essence so well. ;o)
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- Posted by rock_oak_deer (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 15:45
| Ice tongs! I have some of those, but my work probably wouldn't turn out as wonderfully as yours. |
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- Posted by marlene_2008 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 17:29
| Robert, I really think you need to have a website my friend! Your work is really great! Love all of these too...glad I saw them because I forget to come to the T2T site! |
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- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 20:54
| Boy ,Robert .......... you DO need a gallery of your own !!! I am just so impressed with your creativity .... You'll probably hear me tell you that over & over ! LOL Thanks for the "secret ingredient" ( time - boy I know how a simple project can turn into a monster ! )You are truly an inspiration :) |
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| You are an amazing artist! Thank you so much for posting. J |
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| love that fish!!! |
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| I agree with Marlene, Robert. You need your own website! I recently started my own blog on blogspot.com. It's really easy, and FREE! I'm having a blast playing around with it. I especially love you fish skeleton, and the other ones remind me of Native American thunderbirds. Keep 'em coming! |
Here is a link that might be useful: my blog
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| I like it all! And would use some of it in the garden/patio/porch area! Thanks for giving us the contents list. |
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