the Lost Copper Motorcycles
Ranked #10,749 in Arts & Design, #195,027 overall
recycled copper wire miniature motorcycles
sitting next to the woodstove at my shop on Bixby Corner, bending copper wire and soldering that I made with these little scooters.
Things get lost in moves and that happened to these bikes, until recently rediscovered in a box of knickknacks, and now they have worldwide exposure.
posed on coins for scale, the images below were taken in the hypertufa birdbath slash photo studio in the front yard.
Saltys Pirate Den
on etsy and artfire
20 copper rivets, handmade 3/16 by 3/8 in. primitive | Price: $8
I make these solid copper rivets out of recycled electrical ground wire, not sure of the gauge, might be 8, just shy of 3/16 diameter.
thats a pix... (full description)
California Poppy seeds, Eschscholzia Californica, artists seed packet | Price: $7
2 teaspoons of California Poppy seeds, (over 2000 seeds) collected by Tom in his garden, fresh this season, in an artist illustrated, handmade seed en... (full description)
Resurrected Jeans Embroidered - Spritely Delight - butterfly jeans | Price: $131
A pair of cast off Limited Jeans #6397 denim jeans that have been artfully embroidered in a Resurrected Jeans theme of Spritely Delight, ie. many colo... (full description)
Wire Crafting books on Amazon
wire bending tools at ebaYinc
Wire Bending on Amazon
the RustyDragon Shoppe
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copper custom dashboard tag , RustyDragon , copper nameplate | Price: $25
Copper Dashboard Marker,
I made this particular nameplate for the RustyDragon, our Steampunk Pirate Ship we are building,
so you will Not be get... (full description)
globe Artichoke Garden Marker, recycled copper | Price: $10
Recycle Copper garden row marker
Globe Artichoke
Approx. 3 1/2 by 1 3/4 inch.
ReCycled from old DWV copper pipe.
I hacksaw the pipe into r... (full description)
Garden Marker, Tomato - Your Variety Choice, recycled aluminum -sp1 | Price: $8
Tomato garden row marker
Tomato - S. Lycopersicum
with your choice of variety stamped in, be sure to include the variety name you wish in messag... (full description)
Copper Garden Marker, Purple Trainwreck, primitive, recycled, repurposed | Price: $11
Copper Garden Marker,
Purple Train Wreck
made up a batch of these for a MM grower over in Mendo, made a couple more than they wanted, sold one... (full description)
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SereneSea
Feb 2, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
- Recycling the copper is a great idea to keep our planet free from pollution.
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