Sunday, September 1, 2013

Whimsical Clocks


The clock lady's story...

It all began when I discovered my son-in-law
liked Salvador Dali. So I made him
a melting clock and now he's my ex son-in-law
and I want my clock back.
 Is that wrong?

This is the clock that started it all.


Then the teapot joined the melting clock. 

Second hand feathers? Why not?...

Colors started changing.. 

Shapes rearranging...







and things began exploding...




and then Galleries started selling
 and that is how it was back then when it all began.

This is how I looked then.
I don't look like that anymore.
Don't rub it in, okay?


The following are just a few of the whimsical clocks I've made.
The colorful teapots and melting clocks (above) have been retired
and my most recent creations are below...way below.


I call these silver teapot clocks
Metal Morphs.


A tipsy Metal Morph.


Tea at Durham Castle
Metal Morph

                                                                       
 It's not a silver teapot, but I still call it a Metal Morph.
 It is metal and it is my art so I can call it whatever I want.


                               Exploding Clocks


Big Ben Exploding Style 1 (white face) 


Baby Ben Exploding Style 2 (white face)

                                                          Big Ben Exploding Style 3 (white face)

                                     

 violin case clock
with pendulum







Leaning to the left
                                                                                                Leaning to the right

Camera Clocks






 
Sprinkler Puppies


Head over heals
Time with Seth Thomas


Big Ben exploding on a Stick


Cigar Box clocks


                                                     Fan about town
Miss Fanny Hanny


 "1893"
because that's how old these parts are
Can you see the drop of water about to drip?
How did I do that? I could tell you
but then I'd have to kill myself.



Outrageous St. Regis
(Example of Industrial)


All of the above clocks have been sold.

New category called "Mountain Rustic"
shown in the next thirteen clocks
(my favorite category at the moment).
Mr. Gilbert  (sold)



Rustic Water (sold)

Rusty Gears 1 (sold) 


                                                                    Oil Change (sold)

Gilbert's Sprinkler (sold)

Old Reliable (sold)

Gilbert Gone Fishing (sold)

New York (sold)
Gilbert on a Stick (clock #621 sold at Hamilton Williams Gallery, Morganton, NC)


Warren Dried Fruit Co. (clock #536)
(Sold at Windsor Hotel "Desirant", Asheville, NC)


Gilbert's Wheel and Peel  (Clock #626 Sold at Windsor Hotel (Desirant) Asheville)


Rustic Shelving that I built for gallery in Waynesville NC
"Mahogany House" to hold my Mountain Rustic clocks.

Mountain Rustic clocks sold at Mountain Willow on Main Street, Franklin, NC

"Splash of Red" clocks sold at Mahogany House, Waynesville, NC
Note: Mahogany House has closed. Art on Depot two galleries down from MH
now is selling my clocks.

Just a few of the sold clocks at Windsor Hotel (Desirant) in Asheville.

Some Carolbilt clocks sold at Origami, Asheville
(Baby Ben exploding and Silver Teapot in background)



                                              Rusty Big Ben Pendulum
                                                        (clock #574 sold at Mahogany House, Waynesille)

           
                                                       
"It's About Time" One of my all-time favorite clocks. 
(Clock #570, sold at Origami Ink, Asheville)

Baby Hawkeye (clock #567, sold at Origami Ink, Asheville)


Head Over Heals (Clock #565 sold at Origami, Asheville)
                                                                                                                
                                                    
Gilbert Mantle on a Stick (Clock #593,
sold at Mahogany House, Waynesville)



Ugly babies got the Family Jewels (sold)



                                 
                         
                                                                  Good Ole Times (clock #630 Sold at Mahogany House)
      
"Cold Stuff" (clock #635 sold at Desirant, Asheville).
Very old cold water faucet dripping time. Beautiful
hardwood base from 150-year-old barn. Old Crystal and
beads and rust and feathers and more. This clock is
really, really cool...even if I do say so myself or even
if I wasn't myself, I'd still say it. No, really, I would.

German Clock on a Stick
(clock #629  sold at Windsor Hotel (Desirant) Asheville)



Rusty Motorcycle (love, love, love this clock.
(clock #654 - NFS)

Truckin' Time
(clock #652 sold at Desirant, Asheville)


Big Ben's Old Foot
(clock #663 sold at Origami Ink,  Asheville)



                                                                 Gilbert's Cherry Stone -Clock 827

Ford Composite - Clock #909 NFS

                                                                        This is a "Banjo" Clock - sold, but I have more


All three above sold in 2016


                                                                                            Clock #931 - The Sound of Music
                                                                                           Sold at Desirant in Asheville


                      Industrial Clock - Sold

  
This coffee tin is sold but oh, there's more.



New in 2017


                                                                                                      Clock #885 NFS 



       Clock #954 Marvelous -SOLD at Desirant, Asheville


Clock #966 Gold Medal




Two new 2017 clocks called "Everything But the Kitten's Teeth"

                                           Clock #964   NFS


Clock #965 NFS

                                                         New in 2018

    Clock #1,019 Spice Clock (This one NFS; more available)


                     Clock #1,033 "Music Box" in the collection of "Everything but the kitten's teeth."



"Fido" Clock #1,039 SOLD


Can you see it? It's a parking meter Carolbilt Clock that sold at Desirant Gallery in Asheville.


Check out the links below:

Here's a video about my clocks:

Galleries where my clocks are sold.


Asheville, NC
Desirant at the Windsor Hotel (downtown)

Waynesville, NC
Art on Depot on Frog Level

Morganton, NC
Hamilton Williams Gallery
Artist of the Month: May 2015

Indianapolis, IN 
The Bungalow in Broad Ripple
 Bungalow Inc. is found on Facebook

FEATUERED ARTIST
MAY 2015 EDITION\
LAUREL MAGAZINE
Highlands, NC
www.thelaurelmagazine.com






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