Assemblage

Time for Discussion ©

$1,500

Pump BB Gun purchased at a thrift store.
Old clock gears and fun machine parts applied with screws or drilled and tapped in.
46” Wide - 9” Tall - 8” Deep
(pedistal made from an old root from my backyard)
Copy on paper tape reads:
“My son ownes guns, and in this country he has a right to.
As his father, I also have a right to discus gun issues with him.
We don’t always agree but we do discuss”.

The Squirrels Will Be Happy ©

$1,000

10” Tall - 38” Wide - 10” Deep
Daisy Red Ryder BB gun purchased at a vintage store. A simple child’s BB gun turned into a work of art.
Half the fun of my projects is exploring thrift shops and junk stores finding objects and wondering what treasures might be hiding inside.
I also have some very nice friends who surprise me with objects that they have had for ever. The parts are attached with machine screws
that are saved when taking apart old adding machines, sewing machines or various other items. Holes slightly smaller than the screw shaft are drilled
into the wood so that the screws can grip the wood and hold the parts tight. I have a large assortment of drill bits. Glue is used only where screws
cannot be used. Sometimes I will take parts apart and combine them with other parts to create new “old” parts.
There is a lot of stepping back and visualizing what might be. The hardest part is realizing when it is time to stop, don’t over kill.
Most of the projects I create take 40 to 60 hours to complete.
The title? This used to be my squirrel gun, very accurate but not very powerful, it just made them mad.

Gear Gun ©

$1,675

Mauser Model 98 - Yugoslav Variation
Non-firing - Firing pin removed, barrel spiked
Various fun parts collected from an old typewriter, adding machine, old clocks and other fun stuff.
46” Wide - 11” Tall - 6” Deep

Selected, Round Rock Arts Reuse-Recycle-Reduce Show

“Four Dead in Ohio” ©

$1,675

41” Wide - 11” Tall - 14” Deep

Single shot, pump BB gun purchased at a thrift store.
Clarinet and various parts from old machines and clocks attached with screws or holes drilled and tapped in.
Bulbs on the Clarinet light up with multi changing colors.
This was finished the month of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. Taking the weapons out of killer’s hands.

Brown Bess "Revolutionized" ©

$1,500

62” Wide - 9” Tall - 4” Deep

Replica of the Brown Bess Musket
Various fun parts collected from an old typewriter, adding machine to
modern day pressure washers and other fun stuff

Not Meant for Each Other ©

$1,800

40” Wide - 11” Tall - 11” Deep

The stock and barrel were purchased separately from an antique store and as luck would have it they fit together fairly well. The clarinet has been sitting on my shelf, missing a few parts, waiting for it’s chance to shine again. I used multicolor tape lights to thread inside the clarinet. The parts are attached with machine screws that are saved when taking apart old adding machines, sewing machines or various other items. Holes slightly smaller than the screw shaft are drilled into the wood so that the screws can grip the wood and hold the parts tight. I have a large assortment of drill bits. Glue is used only where screws cannot be used. Sometimes I will take parts apart and combine them with other parts to create new “old” parts. There is a lot of stepping back and visualizing what might be. The hardest part is realizing when it is time to stop, don’t over kill.

The stand is a cedar stump collected from a friends ranch in the Texas Hill Country. The bulbs light up from inside and change colors.

Best of Show

Round Rock Arts 2018

[imagine] Show

A “Daisy” of a Creation ©

$1,000

9” Tall - 41” Wide - 6” Deep
Daisy Red Ryder BB gun purchased at a vintage store. A simple child’s BB gun turned into a work of art.
Half the fun of my projects is exploring thrift shops and junk stores finding objects and wondering what treasures might be hiding inside.
I also have some very nice friends who surprise me with objects that they have had for ever. The parts are attached with machine screws
that are saved when taking apart old adding machines, sewing machines or various other items. Holes slightly smaller than the screw shaft are drilled
into the wood so that the screws can grip the wood and hold the parts tight. I have a large assortment of drill bits. Glue is used only where screws
cannot be used. Sometimes I will take parts apart and combine them with other parts to create new “old” parts.
There is a lot of stepping back and visualizing what might be. The hardest part is realizing when it is time to stop, don’t over kill.

The stand is cedar collected form a friends ranch in the Texas Hill Country. The bulbs light up from inside and change colors.
Most of the projects I create take 40 to 60 hours to complete.

I Shot My Eye Out! ©

$770
41” Wide - 11” Tall -7.5” Deep

Daisy Red Ryder, carbine-action, two-hundred shot range, model air rifle.
BB gun found in a thrift store. As soon as I saw it I had the title in mind, too easy. So much for easy. A simple, small object that became anything but simple.
It was not suitable for a steampunk approach, but what? After staring at it for a long time the ideas started swirling. Let’s step aside from the norm and follow
the movie. Simple, not really. There is more research and production in this project than most of my other larger creations. I hope you enjoy all the
different images as you relive this classic.

Mauser Upgrade

This was the first piece created. It was just a fun project in the garage. I had several WWII rifles that were just for display and I decided to take one and have fun. The pieces were not attached in a way that it could be sold so after it hung on the wall for a year I decided to take everything off and create a new design with all pieces securely attached so that they could be sold. This gun then became "Fluted Mauser".

When Will It Stop? ©

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Selected, 2018 JoMar Visions Art Excellence Juried Competition

51” Wide - 9” Tall - 10” Deep

Pump BB Gun given to me by a friend.
Old clock gears and fun machine parts applied with screws or drilled and tapped in. Vacuum tubes and flash bulbs light up.
(pedestal made from a cedar root from the Texas Hill Country)

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Copper Big Bang ©
58” Wide - 9” Tall - 5” Deep
Mosin-Nagant Model M44
Non-firing - Firing pin removed, barrel spiked
Fun with copper pipe.
Not for Sale

Steampunk Weaponry

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42” Wide - 7” Tall - 11” Deep

Pump Pellet Gun purchased at a thrift store.
Old clock gears and fun machine parts applied with screws or drilled and tapped in.
(stand made from an old root from my backyard)

$1,675

54” Wide - 15” Tall - 14” Deep

Romainian Model M44 Mosin-Nagant Rifle with Fixed Bayonet
Non-firing - Firing pin removed, barrel spiked
Fun parts from a flute and various old machnes.
Bulbs on the flute light up with multi changing colors.
Finished production the day of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Taking the weapons out of killer’s hands.

$1,800

50” Wide - 17” Tall - 25” Deep

Yugoslav Model 24-24/47 Mauser
Non-firing - Firing pin removed, barrel spiked
Fun parts from various old machines.

Handmade flintlock rifle brought back from Mexico 50 years ago by my friends father.
Old clock gears and fun machine parts applied with screws or drilled and tapped in. The art piece was gifted back to my frind.

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10” Tall - 39” Wide - 3” Deep
Toy musket purchased from a junk store.
Parts from various old adding machines, coco clocks, typewriter and
16mm projector attached with screws.