hubcap creatures

November 20, 2002 2:18 PM

hubcapcreatures.com Beautiful creatures made from hubcaps. My particular favorite is this dragon.
posted by snez (16 comments total)

Very cool link, snez. Thanks. This guy must live near a coast somewhere, as most of his stuff is sea life. But my favorite is this really cool toucan.
posted by Ufez Jones at 2:26 PM on November 20, 2002

Wow, is that ever not what I was expecting when I clicked. I must own one of these gorgeous things. Thanks for the link.
posted by frykitty at 2:28 PM on November 20, 2002

This link made my day. Thank you! I can't wait to share it with a housemate, who's an ex-sculptor. And the next time I see a hubcap lying near the street, you can bet I'll stop for it.
posted by clever sheep at 2:30 PM on November 20, 2002

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

Damn shame the Dollar/Pound exchange rate is decidedly _not_ in my favor.

*sigh*
posted by silusGROK at 2:38 PM on November 20, 2002

wow. slick! love the eagle. nice strategically placed bmw logo...
posted by sixtwenty3dc at 2:45 PM on November 20, 2002

Amazing stuff. I want one, preferably with a hubcap diamond star halo.

If I had enough money, I'd commission one with moving body parts. Can you just picture it? Giant Robot meets hubcaps!
posted by riffola at 2:48 PM on November 20, 2002

excellent stuff, thanks snez. It's great to see people become creative with recycling!
posted by madamjujujive at 2:50 PM on November 20, 2002

snez, great link. I'm with frykitty - definitely not what I expected from a hubcap art site. Gorgeous stuff!
posted by widdershins at 2:55 PM on November 20, 2002

wow
posted by copper at 3:45 PM on November 20, 2002

Yay! Brighton in the MeFi Area! (again).

Ufez is right. Tol, the artist, is down here on the south coast of England & these are part of the scenery round here cropping up in a fair few bars &c.
posted by i_cola at 4:14 PM on November 20, 2002

This guy could definitely sell his work for a lot more. I can imagine that swordfish in some CEO's office for an easy couple of ten thousand pounds/american. He needs a dealer, stat!
posted by Stan Chin at 4:19 PM on November 20, 2002

beautiful stuff! thanks!
posted by amberglow at 4:19 PM on November 20, 2002

Awesome!! Thanks for the link. Those are just truly amazing. Now I have to go look at all those old hubcaps I have in the storage shed in a whole new light. :D
posted by Orb at 4:28 PM on November 20, 2002

That's soup herb. That should be winning awards.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 4:41 PM on November 20, 2002

Thanks i_cola for providing his name! I couldn't find it anywhere on his site.
posted by snez at 4:43 PM on November 20, 2002

How riveting. These are really beautiful. The seahorse is my favorite.
posted by iconomy at 5:09 PM on November 20, 2002