Sometimes you drive down an average suburban street and see something that isn't quite average, or quite suburban. And you know that you need to stop and investigate further. I'm so glad we did. I got to have a brief chat with Mark Bradford "Scrap Daddy", who turns scrap metal into amazing creatures, most of which are cars that actually go! There is an astonishing amount of work in each sculpture. Cutting, beating, welding pieces of metal into his incredible creatures. Some are even made from spoons discarded by the airline industry when they stopped using real cutlery.
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| Birds nest on the top of this emu like creature |
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Those are so creative. That is a sight that would definitely make me stop and look twice. The detail is amazing. Love that spoon creature.
Crikey! Wouldn't it be great to own one and put it in your front garden? :)
Wow, those are awesome work. It felt like I've stepped into a different world.
Those are great. I'd want to have one outside my door!
He sure has both imagination and skill.
What a great way to recycle metal, much more fun than just leaving it in a scrap heap.
Very cool. I bet is house is great at Halloween!
How creative!
Oh my goodness! Those are unbelievable. Love the emu and are those dragons? Love them!!
Oh, I love sculptures! And when they are made from "found" objects, they are even better.
I once lived in a "near ghost town" that had been big during the oil days. After the oil was gone, someone painted animals on the oil rigs, so as you passed them, it was like seeing a metal zoo.
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Some people are so creative!
These are amazing. Did you buy one? Here's Mine
This is bizarre, incredible work. Thanks for sharing. :)
Those are amazing!
Those sculptures are so awesome, I'm going to make a point of going to see them next time I'm visiting home. My brothers would love it. Thanks for sharing.
It's great what you find when you stop to take a closer look.
Very creep looking but yet very cool.
Those are kind of creepy but very cool.
How incredibly cool! And most are very appropriate to the Halloween season.
Here's my Snapshot: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/10/saturday-snapshot-october-22.html
We go to Houston all the time! I'll have to be on the lookout for them.
My Snapshot is here.
Those are amazing works of art! I'm so glad you shared them with us!
Gorgeous pieces!! Good idea to stop and see it =)
I wonder if you were taken to the Orange Show when you were in Houston. The Orange Show is the creation of a Houston postman as a tribute to his favorite fruit. Yes, it is just as you are imagining. Not really something you should have missed...write it down on your list for your next trip to Houston.
http://www.orangeshow.org
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