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My work has and is always influenced by what I see.  I love my life and feel that I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world.  It's interesting being a recycled artists, because there are so many opportunities to experiment as new material shows up.  Recently a scrap metal gatherer stoped by my shop and asked if I was interested in buying some propane tanks.  I jumped at the opportunity and new ideas started in my mind immediately!  Here's some of my latest friends.
Space alien is approximately five and a half feet tall.  She has a wonderful heart and bird on her shoulder.  Her antenna are old sink drain stopper thing-a-ma-jigs.

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This is the guardian and he stands approximately six feet tall.  His chest is an old shelving support.  He sports a great heart, red lips, bird, and of course a spear. Clifton Guardian 2010.jpg (213038 bytes)
Someone told me the other day that they could not find birdbaths.  How about this road runner version?  This one is sold but was approximately four feet tall and was created from a propane tank.  Nice Clifton Road Runner Birdbath 2010.jpg (168713 bytes)
This is "Boxed Flower Boy".  His head was a drop, this is a piece of metal that was sheared from a larger plate, bicycle gears for eyes, a piece of diamond plate makes his chest with a smaller back piece of steel for his back.  His flower and heart are pieces of the propane tanks.  His legs are off steel racks, and he rests on a steel plate.

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"Flower Belly Girl" is created from one propane tank split in two - half created her flower face, and the other half for her belly.  She has legs created from steel tube and rests on a plow disc.  I used recycled round bar to create her feet in root shape

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I cut a propane shorter than previous ones, and it reminded me of a National Geographic photo I once saw of some women carrying water baskets atop their heads. 

I created her with a red shovel for her face with bicycle sprockets for her eyes and ear ring.  Her dress is a diamond plate with a propane tank piece for her heart.  She is mounted a a 3/8" slab of steel.

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