Tuesday, 30 November 2010

And one for the cat...

Bought these little beauties from the RSPCA. Masked off and sandblasted the one to reveal flowery monsters. Not all together successful, interesting, but I'm not finished with aggrandizing found objects just yet
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Spotted on the streets of the West Midlands

Stickers seen in Birmingham, Stourbridge and Dudley. There's a street presence developing, maybe it'll take over the world:-S

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Finally, my friend Phils Rucksack, decorated with a reflective robot sticker. Be safe, be seen!

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Baby, it's cold outside!!

Maybe this cute vintage penguin will make you feel warmer on this chilly Thursday. It's another charity shop find, sandblasted with my logo and robot moniker. Bless.
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27 cm High

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Deco Mirror

Here's another mirror. A recycled charity shop purchase. It has a beautiful cast detail on the top. I decided to go with the flying houses as it seemed to well with the polished finnial. The mirror was very fragile and is starting to come away at the edges, I managed not to lose anymore of the reflective side when sand-blasting, but it was touch and go as to whether it would survive the process or not:-S
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Mirror Detail

Tuesday, 9 November 2010

I've Got Wood

3 feet high and rising. A piece of reclaimed architectural pine. Burnt sand-blasted and waxed. Given back to the guy who gave me the wood in the first place. If you have wood you'd like to give me, I can add my personal touch to it and return it...(for a small fee of course.)
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Reclaimed Pine Totem? 3ft approx high.

The 'C' Word

As well as the mirrors and larger glass objects, I'm working on a range of more affordable vessels. Here's another piece of sand-blasted lab glass. I've combined the robot/house imagery to create a new design that suggests themes of claustrophobia and wanting to escape...very Christmassy!-)
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Sand-blasted Pyrex glass bottle, (500ml). 18cm High.

Friday, 5 November 2010

Lab Glass Vessel

Another glass vessel. Believe it or not, this is old lab ware too. It's pretty thick glass and I've sand-blasted the logo, I intend to use, when the new web-site goes live (www.theproudnail.com).
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Recycled lab glass bowl - Underside. (Diameter 21cm)