found objects

KREEGA

Nic East - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 3:35pm

This is our household mascot, Kreega. He is a welded steel and cast iron sculpture with woven wool wings and singlet done by my wife, Eileen. He is a character from my MINDFLASH series of novels and it is his job to ward off negative energy from our home.

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FACES IN THE MIST

Nic East - Monday, June 23, 2008 - 10:56am

architectural ironwork | found objects | security gates | Window guard

This is a window guard I made from found objects. The client was a yoga instructor who wanted faces. This is one of two screens I made for her.

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Big Remote Shutter Release

Nic East - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 7:31am

Architectural Gallery | architectural | found objects | front door art | sculpture

Here is a door handle that I made for a camera store. The owner suggested I make something that signified operating a camera, so I chose to make this remote "shutter release". He wanted a nickel finish rather than the chrome that I suggested.

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HIGH RISE

Nic East - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 9:24am

assemblage | found objects

I love color, in fact I never met a color I didn't like for some reason. Here is a piece that is a part of a series I did for the joy of it using some junk found around the studio. I picked pieces and, like a stone mason making a dry wall, I "listened" to what the pieces told me to do. It was all very intuitive and, in the end, harmonious as well.

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