American Scrap Artist

I'm a professional designer/illustrator living in Norfolk, Virginia, currently making artwork out of found objects. Seems like I go through creative periods that last around 10 years or so, during which I work fairly exclusively in one medium. First, it was pastels, then blockprinting, and now, this "junk" phase, which began around 2009.
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- Saturday, 4.28.12
  
  The opening and reception was a big success. I had 36 assemblages on exhibit and so far, have sold 16. I’m so grateful to everyone who came and offered support, encouragement and kinship. I’ve updated the site to show which pieces sold and I’ve placed prices on everything on exhibit. If you have any questions, [...]
  
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Grilled (sold)

Found metal assemblage / 20X23″ / 8.14.11 / $200

The pressure gauge eye, handle ear, eyebrow, nose and mouth came from Bobby Chenman’s scrap metal yard.

The grill came from 38th Street in Norfolk.

The beautiful rusted auto-part frame was donated by a good friend who found it somewhere in Iowa.

This is held together for the time being with tension and gravity. Wired for hanging.

American Scrap Artist