belt buckles

In the summer of 2003 I noticed that I had an attraction to picking up 'junk' off the ground that grabbed my eye. I decided to amass it and try to be creative in some fashion. So, I now have a tupperwear that is full of off-the-sidewalk/roadside things ranging from segments of pipe, hairpins (below), washers and insulated wire, to cork, beach glass and shards of copper. I return to it every once i a while, so check back.

I made these that summer in 2003. I also made a necklace and 'flower' which i gave to Talia. Above is made of metal lathe, steel wire, a washer and a hairpin. Below is a segment of what looked like flattened, yellow, metal pipe. with steel wire run through it. When in SF for my birthday that summer, I took a walk through Golden Gate park and found the belt below, on the ground. The snap (the only part I paid money for) was apart of a collection of things I got at the ____, next to the ReBuilding Center in north Portland, with a $5 coupon.

This buckle is one I like because it's fairly simple just a gaint square washer and some copper wire.

This started with what looks like a gate hinge, which I found in the gravel lot of a gas station somewhere in South Carolina... it may sound like the beginning to a mystery novel, but no. Rather it was from when I was with the Flyin' Squirrels returning from our trip down to GA, Spring 2004. I managed to bend the triangular section so it better fits the curve of body & belt. I filed the threads off the bolt I put through for the pin, so that it doesn't chew up the belt.