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Introduction to the Objects in the Traveling Exhibition

Beginning in August 2008 the nonprofit Landfillart Project invited professional artists to turn a

discarded hubcap into a work of art to endorse creative reuse in the stewardship of the

environment. The effort began in Pennsylvania, resonated with artists, and quickly spread. To

date, more than 1,000 artists, from every U.S. state and 52 other countries, have responded.

At its opening in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, from September

7, 2014, to March 1, 2015, Second Time Around: The Hubcap as Art will present 270 of these

objects; every state in the United States and 38 other countries are represented. From

November 10, 2015, to October 20, 2018, and assuming prospective museum venues display

sufficient interest, an abbreviated version of this exhibition—35 objects representing 22 U.S.

states (four states are represented by more than one artist) and six other countries—will tour the

United States. This tour is taking place under the auspices of ExhibitsUSA, a traveling exhibition

program managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance, a nonprofit regional arts organization based in

Kansas City, Missouri.

Within the context of the restrictions of traveling, the touring exhibition seeks to represent the

opening exhibition’s wide range of sizes, mediums, and creative approaches; many objects

incorporate multiple hubcaps and additional found objects, and two objects have kinetic

qualities. In this global expression supporting creative reuse, who participated, and why, has

particular interest; for that reason, descriptions, which begin on page 4, provide brief

backgrounds about the artists and include their websites. Information regarding the selection

process, including the university faculty members, consultants, and museum professionals on

the Second Time Around exhibition team, is included in the accompanying news release.

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Table of Contents

Pg. Artist Title of Work #1 U.S. State Country 4 Jim Lennox Flight of the Corvair 10 Pennsylvania

5 Jason Blue Lake Hawk Tiwa Sky 27 New York

6 Mike Kendall Child’s Play 34 California

7 Boris Bally Cap-Studded Cap 75 Rhode Is.

8 Jeb Prazak Once Upon a Turtle’s Back 80 Wisconsin

9 Michelle Rial Metallic Waters 83 Illinois

10 Robert Beck Discovery 88 New Jersey

11 Jim Rogowski Lemon on Wheels 96 Pennsylvania

12 Vivienne King Ndebele Inspiration 104 South Africa

13 Vera Curnow Pond 105 Indiana

14 Rich Dethlefsen Red Baron 132 Denmark

15 Noel Molloy King Queen Fool 141 Ireland

16 Eric Lankford Opossum College Class Ring

157 Tennessee

17 Pamela Druhen Reflection 218 Vermont

18 Donald Gialanella Loki 229 New Mexico2

19 Kevin Caron Mustang Sally 251 Arizona

20 Marla McLean Witness 258 Maryland

21 Lynne Oulman Remainders: Human Legacy

312 Washington

1 This column presents Landfillart acquisition numbers, which will be used to identify objects in the exhibitions. 2 Donald Gialanella created Loki while living in New Mexico; today he resides in California.

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22 Mark Chatterley Oil: Is It Worth the Price 342 Michigan

23 Paul Rowntree Wayside 405 Ohio

24 Susan van Blanken Mati 410 Netherlands

25 Paul Hill Chevy Envy 447 North Carolina

26 Alke Schmidt California Dreamin’ II 516 UK

27 Don Rash The Landfill Art Book 517 Pennsylvania

28 Tim Campbell Shaker Hubcaps 523 New Hampshire

29 Linda Mix Yates Becoming Again 549 Minnesota

30 Cetin Ates Behind the Sun 580 Louisiana3

31 Kathy Rebek Pasta Maker Machine 625 New Jersey

32 John Simms Bison of = Radii 630 Wyoming

33 Keith Lo Bue For Those Who Doubt 641 Australia

34 Ptolemy Erlington Metal Hubcap Fish 686 UK

35 Larry Carroll Egg in Space 687 California

36 David Medley Hidden Treasures 699 California

37 Steve Einhorn Pontiac 51 726 Washington

38 Sarah Thee Campagna

/CyberCraft Robots

Scout Ship for Secret Robot Parts

769 Florida

3 Cetin Ates was raised and educated in Turkey; he now resides in Louisiana, where Behind the Sun was created.

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Flight of the Corvair Jim Lennox Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, 2008 Hubcap, steel, acrylic enamel H: 14” W: 44” D: 5” Jim Lennox primarily works with hollow-form sheet metal, which he has learned over the years to move and manipulate into compound curves. His work is in public and private collections in Pennsylvania and California, and he creates art and offers sculpture- and furniture-building workshops in his studio in northeastern Pennsylvania, where “any idea is fair game for exploration by working with line, forms, abstracted shapes, and bio-morphs.” Jim has taught sculpture at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, and he will present his work in a solo exhibition at that school’s Sordoni Art Gallery in October of 2013. Jim has served on the Board of Directors of the Artists for Art Gallery in Scranton, Pennsylvania , where one of his sculptures set the record for the highest price paid for a piece of artwork auctioned at one of the organization’s benefit auctions. www.jimlennoxart.com

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Tiwa Sky Jason Blue Lake Hawk Albany, New York, 2009 Hubcap, ink, acrylic paint H: 15” W: 15” D: 3” Jason Blue Lake Hawk “creates a world laced with visual elements of Indian culture coupled

with elements of pop symbolism and familial relationships.” A member of the Tiwa Taos Pueblo

Nation, he earned an MFA from State University of New York-Albany and a BFA from Purchase

College, New York. He is an art instructor at The Doane Stuart School, Albany, New York, and

he served in the same capacity at the State University of New York. Jason has presented his

works in numerous solo exhibitions—including at Skidmore College, New York, and Berkshire

College, Massachusetts, and he has participated in numerous group exhibitions. Jason also has

served as curator and consultant to a number of exhibitions and projects.

www.Bluelakehawk.com

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Child’s Play Mike Kendall Benicia, California, 2009 Hubcaps, scrap metal H: 14” W: 10” D: 4” In creating Child’s Play, artist Mike Kendall remarked, “My thoughts were drawn toward the poorer third world countries whose people manage to create a life and sometimes just an existence repurposing and recycling the cast-offs of consumer goods. All my life, I’ve seen pictures of children playing with toys created this way and seem to remember making playthings myself from odds and ends. Imagination and thinking outside the box.” This artful toy rocks and creates a sound; in the traveling exhibition, a video monitor will allow visitors to see this motion. Studio artist Mike Kendall has widely exhibited his work, including in the Oakland Museum of Art, a number of public venues, and numerous galleries. Mike was the 2001 Artist in Residence of San Francisco Recycling and Disposal, Inc., and he received a Discovery Award of the Art of California Magazine. www.mikekendall.com

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Cap-Studded Cap Boris Bally Providence, Rhode Island, 2009 Hubcap, recycled aluminum traffic signs, bottle caps H: 30” W: 30” D: 5” A discarded, graffiti-marked stop sign supports a discarded school sign topped with a hubcap

studded with jewels fashioned from bottle caps. Artist Boris Bally notes that objects made from

society’s discards contain various layers of embedded messages. This description applies to

many objects in Second Time Around and finds literal expression in this object. Boris, who

earned his BFA in Metals from Carnegie University, transforms recycled street signs and other

found materials into objects for reflection. His work is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert

Museum; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National

Design Museum; the Yale University Art Gallery; the Museum of Arts & Design (MAD), New

York; The Mint Museum, Charlotte; the Brooklyn Museum; the Carnegie Museum of Art; and

many others. He has exhibited his artwork in 12 solo/duo exhibitions across the U.S. and in

England, in 18 U.S. and international exhibitions accompanied by catalogues, and in many other

exhibitions. www.borisbally.com

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Once Upon a Turtle’s Back . . . Jeb Prazak Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 2009 Hubcap, wire, newspaper, Rigid Wrap, acrylic paint, wire mesh H: 5” W: 21” D: 16” Many cultures contain a myth that a turtle supports the world on its back, and interpretive

content for this object will reference those myths. Julia Ellen Brownell (Jeb) Prazak earned a BA

from Gulf Park Women’s College in Gulfport, Mississippi, and a BFA from the Ringling School of

Art in Sarasota, Florida. Her body of work demonstrates a wide variety of styles and skills

working in various mediums and includes acrylics; collage/mixed media; oils; pastels; and

watercolors. She often incorporates animal themes in her work to depict human conditions. Jeb

has exhibited her works throughout the United States. Jeb founded Metropolitan Art, a large,

two-level gallery offering a variety of adult and children’s art classes, and she currently works

and teaches in her studio/gallery, Jeb Art. www.jebprazak.com

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Metallic Waters Michelle Rial Serena, Illinois, 2009 Hubcap, Bullseye fusing sheet glass, powders and chips H: 15” W: 17” D: 4” In working with a hubcap, Michelle Rial noted that, in her continuing interest to expand her

artwork’s applications by combining glass with other materials, metal seemed the next step. Her

object “is a statement for the future combining ‘fish’ living creatures in a toxic ‘metallic’

environment.” Michelle earned a BFA in Visual Communications from Northern Illinois

University. Exhibitions in which she has participated include, among many, the National Capital

Art Glass Guild Members Show, Annandale, Virginia. April through June of 2013 she is the

featured artist of the Hot Sands Gallery, Asbury Park, New Jersey, and she has won first place

in the Art Glass Festival, Lansing, Michigan, and second place in the 2013 Arts in Harmony

International Juried Art Show, Elk River, Minnesota. Today her works are available at such

places as the Illinois State Museum Thompson Center, the Springfield Illinois State Museum,

and the Southern Illinois State Museum Artisan Stores. Michelle was the featured profile in the

January 2009 issue of Glass Craftsman Magazine. www.glasstf.com

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Discovery Robert Beck Lambertville, New Jersey, 2009 Hubcap, oil paint H: 15” W: 15” D: 3”

Robert Beck feels that "when the surface to be painted has a voice, the entire piece has to be in

harmony; otherwise, a chance at eloquence is lost." To this artist, as for a number of other

artists in Second Time Around, the hubcap’s original purpose and past use add impact if

referenced in the hubcap’s transformation into art. Here, the object tells the story of the artist

reaching into a trash heap to reclaim this hubcap. Robert Beck has presented his works in

numerous exhibitions, including in the James A. Michener Art Museum and the City of Trenton

Museum. He works as a fulltime painter, instructor, and lecturer, and authors an art-related

column for ICON magazine. www.robertbeck.net

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Lemon on Wheels Jim Rogowski Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania, 2009 Hubcap, oil paint H: 11” W: 11” D: 2”

There is more here than meets the eye: Lemon on Wheels tells the story of a real lemon of a car

that this artist once owned. With a BA in Art Education and Fine Arts, Jim Rogowski is a

miniaturist who typically works on a much smaller canvas. Jim has exhibited his work in

numerous exhibitions, including the World Federation of Miniaturists Exhibition, Nagano, Japan,

and the World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature of The Smithsonian Institution. He also teaches

art history, design, and painting on the college level. Jim is director of design at BMC Inc., which

designs interiors for some of the largest corporations in the country. For a number of years Jim

organized and hosted on-air auctions of art and antiques to benefit the public television station

serving northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Ndebele Inspiration Vivienne King Cape Town, South Africa, 2009 Hubcap, glass beads, glue H: 11” W: 11” D: 3”

For their contributions to this global dialogue, many artists whose works are exhibited in Second

Time Around drew upon motifs or mediums to very specifically reference their homelands or

cultures. This object pays tribute to the Ndebele people of southwestern Zimbabwe. Vivienne

King, who began her career as a microbiologist, started studying at an art school in Cape Town

in her forties. She has exhibited her paintings in South Africa, including at the South African

National Gallery and in exhibitions of the South African Society of Artists.

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Pond Vera Curnow Rising Sun, Indiana, 2009 Hubcap, giclée of original, colored-pencil art, glue, spray paints, varnish, salvaged wood H: 14” W: 29” D: 3” Vera Curnow salvaged a piece of wood from a harp factory to incorporate into her object. She founded the Colored Pencil Society of America, which has 1,700 members worldwide and 23 district chapters in the United States. She has authored eight books on the art of colored-pencil art, and her articles and artworks have been published in numerous publications, including American Artist, Art Business News, and International Artist magazine. Vera has widely exhibited her work in numerous national juried competitions, including those of the Audubon Artists and the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York. She has received the top award for graphics at New York’s Salmagundi Club. With her works in a number of private and public collections, Vera serves as a juror for art exhibitions and conducts workshops nationwide. She is an invited member of the Masterworks for Nature Artists and owns the Main Artery Gallery in Rising Sun, Indiana. www.veracurnow.com

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Red Baron Rich Dethlefsen Esbjerg, Denmark, 2009 Hubcap, wood, paint H: 15” W: 15” D: 3” Rich Dethlefsen has exhibited his paintings and mixed-media work in Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Italy, Korea, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. He also participated in The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series at Broadway Gallery in New York. In his whimsical object, Rich incorporated the center emblem of the hubcap into the design, turning it into the propeller of the Red Baron’s airplane. In so doing, Rich echoed his philosophy: “I just want to have some fun with all kinds of people and from everywhere; art is an international language, and I love it.”

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King Queen Fool Noel Molloy Roscommon, Ireland, 2009 Hubcaps, pop rivets H: 14” W: 12” D: 3” / H: 13” W: 13” D: 3” / H: 16” W: 16” D: 4” Noel Molloy usually mixes a variety of found objects when creating his work but found the challenge of working only with a hubcap to be exciting. Noel, who graduated from the Limerick College of Art and Design with a degree in fine art, works in sculpture, mixed media, and performance art. He has exhibited his art and created performance art extensively throughout Ireland, Western and Eastern Europe, and the United States. His recognitions include Arts Council of Ireland awards, 1991–2006, and Travel Awards from the Cultural Relations Committee, Department of Foreign Affairs. Noel was a founder of the Working Artists Roscommon 1990 artists group, and his works are in numerous private and public collections internationally. www.noelmolloy.weebly.com

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Opossum College Class Ring Eric Lankford Burns, Tennessee, 2009 Hubcap, brass, stainless steel, epoxy, paint H: 10” W: 15” D: 15” Eric Lankford was inspired by a photograph showing the 1913 class of the Opossum College School, which once existed near his home. A self-taught metal artist, Eric has been showing his work since 2003. He has completed more than 300 sculptures using recycled metals, with steel and brass his most-often used materials. The sizes of his artworks range from small, handheld metal animals to seven-foot figures and life-sized raptors. Eric has exhibited his work throughout Tennessee, and he was the subject of a documentary by Nashville Public Television. Currently Eric is exhibiting his art at the Turning Leaf Wood Art Gallery, Blue Ridge, Georgia, and The Artisan Company on the Row, the Factory, Franklin, Tennessee. Eric’s art is in a number of private collections. www.ericlankford.com

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Reflection Pamela Druhen Northfield, Vermont, 2009 Hubcap, silk, cotton batting, rayon and silk thread, cotton backing, Jacquard silk dyes H: 16” W: 16” D: 3” Pamela Druhen creates representational landscapes with fabric and thread. Her “threadscapes” explore the relationships between light, depth, color, and texture in the natural world. She uses quilting and heavy threadwork as design elements, and most recently her work has incorporated procion dyes, applied with a brush on silk or cotton, to create an image, which she then embroiders and enhances with quilting. She has captured numerous awards in national and international quilt competitions, including, among others, The International Quilt Festival, the World Quilt Competition, the Vermont Quilt Festival, and the Deerfield Craft Fair, and her work has been exhibited at the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Shelburne Museum, Vermont. Ms. Druhen has published articles in the Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Fabric Trends Magazine, and the AQS Show Catalogue, and she widely teaches and lectures. Of this project, she said, “I love the idea of repurposing metal waste into great art . . . and I found the hubcap to be a superb foundation for my work.” www.pameladruhen.com

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Loki Donald Gialanella Taos, New Mexico, 2009 Hubcap, German silver discs (2) H: 14” W: 10” D: 3”

Donald Gialanella created Loki from a single hubcap. He cut and shifted its outer edges up to

create the horns, and the remaining center became the face. None of the original hubcap was

removed. Donald received a BFA in Sculpture from The Cooper Union, New York, where he

studied with Hans Haacke, Jim Dine, Milton Glazer, and Louise Bourgeois. After an Emmy-

winning career as a graphics producer at ABC News, he taught art and design at Bilkent

University in Ankara, Turkey. Today Donald works out of his studio in Los Angeles. After 20

years as an independent artist, his work is in public spaces, museums, galleries, and private

collections around the world. www.DonSculpture.com

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Mustang Sally Kevin Caron Phoenix, Arizona, 2007 Hubcaps, scrap metal H: 14” W: 10” D: 4” Kevin Caron creates sculptures for public and private venues. Known for his geometric and flowing sculptures, Kevin often incorporates whimsy into his work, which has been featured in numerous group exhibitions. These include exhibitions at the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix; Yuma Fine Arts Center; Pima Community College, Tucson; ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan; South Arkansas Arts Center; Provincetown Conservation Trust, Massachusetts; and 25CPW and Broome Street Gallery, New York, New York. In 2012 he was awarded Sculptor of the Year Award in the Artist of the Year Competition of Art Trends magazine of Edmonton, Canada. Kevin Caron’s public commissions include sculptures for the cities of Chandler, Avondale, Litchfield Park, and Tucson, all Arizona, and Temple, Texas. www.kevincaron.com

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Witness Marla McLean Silver Spring, Maryland, 2009 Hubcap, reclaimed metal, vine, paint on paper (drawing), house paint H: 15” W: 15” D: 5”

Marla McLean views the sparrow as “symbolic of our global connections . . . and collaboration

because sparrows partner and build/defend as a community,” clearly a “witness to both creation

and devastation of our planet worldwide.” Marla has a BA in Social Art and Education from

Godard College, Plainfield, Vermont; an Associate degree in Photography/Multi-Media from the

Art Institute of Pittsburgh; and an MA in Studio Art from New York University. Winner of

Outstanding Art Teacher, the Mayor’s Arts Awards, the District of Columbia Commission on the

Arts and Humanities, she currently is an art teacher at School-Within-School, a DC alternative

public school, and a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Corcoran College of Art and Design.

Her commissions include, among others, creating organic and found-material sculptural signs

for the children’s garden of the National Horticultural Society. She exhibits her art nationally and

internationally. Awards include a Jurors Award for her entry in Native Landscapes of the

Maryland Eastern Shore, Adkins Arboretum Gallery, Maryland. www.marlamclean.com

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Remainders: Human Legacy Lynne Oulman Bellingham, Washington, 2009 Hubcaps, wood scraps H: 26” W: 20” D: 5”

A large number of objects in Second Time Around reference specific environmental issues. For

artist Lynne Oulman, the endangerment of the world’s natural-wood resources is a touchstone.

She believes that “all our resources are interlinked and important to all living species” and that

“abuse of the environment degrades the habitat for all.” Lynne earned a BA in Sculpture and

Foreign Languages and an MFA in Sculpture. As a Fulbright Scholar, she studied at Zagreb

University in Yugoslavia, and she has served on the faculties of the departments of art of the

University of Oregon, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Northern Arizona University. Lynne

has presented her work in 14 solo exhibitions and in numerous group exhibitions at museums

and public and private galleries, as well as in a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Arizona

Commission on the Arts. Distinctions include a Governor’s Arts Award, the Arizona

Commission on the Arts, and awards by the Arts in Oregon Council. www.lynneoulman.com

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Oil: Is It Worth the Price Mark Chatterley Williamston, Michigan, 2009 Hubcap, bullet shells, glue H: 16” W: 16” D: 4” Mark Chatterley says that he is “doing work of our time for our time.” A figurative sculptor, Mark received his BA and MA from Michigan State University. He has exhibited his work in museums and galleries across the United States, as well as in Taiwan, New Zealand, and Korea. His work is in a number of public collections nationally and internationally and has been published in American Art Collector: Juried Competition of New Work; Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring Techniques; American Art Collector; andThe Figure in Clay, to name a few. Among his distinctions are the Silver Purchase Award at The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards in Taipei, Taiwan; First Place in Sculpture, Festival of the Masters, Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista; and Best Sculpture Award, Michigan Ceramics 2008. www.chatterley.com

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Wayside Paul Rowntree Columbus, Ohio, 2009 Hubcap, wood, Plexiglas, Velcro, pastels, cut paper H: 17” W: 17” D: 6”

Paul Rowntree paints landscapes and startlingly realistic images of reeds and grasses. He

studied painting at St. Martin's School of Art in London, England, and has worked in Montreal,

New York, and New York’s Hudson Valley as an illustrator and graphic designer for more than

30 years. Paul has twice exhibited his oil paintings in the Salmagundi Club, New York, and he

also has exhibited in numerous galleries throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio, and

Texas. With his work purchased by such corporate giants as IBM, Whirlpool, and Volkswagon,

he is interested in “the reality of a small section of the landscape—the hidden world revealed. . .

the moments between realism and illusion.” www.paulrowntree.com

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Mati Susan van Blanken Hilversum, The Netherlands, 2009 Hubcap, mosaic glass H: 11” W: 11” D: 3”

Susan van Blanken long worked in Greece, where a Mati (Greek for “eye”) is a traditional

symbol that many homes display to protect people and property against evil. She says, “I would

like to use my Mati to protect us from our own worst enemy: ourselves. As long as we are ‘being

watched,’ we more carefully consider our actions.” Based on this philosophy, says Susan, she

would like to place a Mati in the remaining forests of Greece, Sumatra, and South America.

Susan exhibits her work throughout Europe and the United States. In 2008, her work won first

prize at the Opus Mosaic Exhibition for UNESCO Year of Planet Earth. She says that, as an

artist, “it is an extraordinary feeling, working with the same briefing on the same metallic canvas

as artists from all over the world.”

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Chevy Envy Paul Hill Wilmington, North Carolina, 2010 Hubcap, metal, aluminum, cast iron H: 27” W: 10” D: 8” Metal sculptor Paul Hill works in steel, stainless steel, bronze, and copper and incorporates found objects. He has exhibited his work widely throughout North Carolina, with venues including, among others, the Fayetteville Museum of Art; the Cameron Art Museum; the Willow Walk Sculpture Park in Burlington; Pedestrian Art, a display of public sculpture in Wilmington; the 15th Annual Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough; North Carolina Veterans Park; and the Cary Visual Art Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Paul’s work is included in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections, including the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. www.absolutearts.com/metalforms

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California Dreamin’ II Alke Schmidt London, United Kingdom, 2010 Hubcap, acrylic paint H: 15” W: 15” D: 3” Alke Schmidt, who earned an MA in Fine Art from London Guildhall University, describes her art as an “ongoing exploration of the subversive potential of art’s aesthetic dimension.” Fusing painting with found objects and materials, she aims to create beautiful works to convey challenging themes that center on social and environmental injustice. Alke has widely exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in private galleries and museums in London and the United Kingdom, including, to name a few, the Freud Museum; the William Morris Gallery; and London City Hall. She also has exhibited in Germany, the United States, and South Africa. Her work is in private and public collections in Europe and the United States. She comments, “I like the trans-boundary aspect of this project, having hubcaps coming in from all over the world. I feel there are way too many cars, which creates all sorts of environmental and social problems, but I also love the shapes of hubcaps.” www.alkeschmidt.com

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The Landfill Art Book Don Rash Plains, Pennsylvania, 2010 Hubcaps, acrylic paint, leather, hand-made paper, book-binder’s board H: 11” W: 10” D: 5” (closed) / H: 11” W: 20” D: 5” (open) Don Rash earned a BA in American Studies from the University of Delaware and then worked as bookbinder and library conservator at Haverford College (PA) before establishing his bindery in 1997. His work has been presented in numerous exhibitions, among themThe Guild of Bookworkers Centennial Exhibition (New York); One Book Many Interpretations (Chicago Public Library); Contemporary American Bookbindings (Paris, Brussels, and New York); and Book Arts in the USA, an invitational exhibition co-sponsored by the Center for Book Arts and the U.S. Information Agency. He was a medalist in the exhibition Prima Mostra Internazionale di Rilegatura, presented in Italy, Belgium, and Paris. He also has exhibited in The Art of the Book exhibitions. Don has served as a juror for Guild of Book Workers Exhibitions, including the Centennial Exhibition, and he is in demand as a lecturer. Clients include Independence National Historical Park and a number of universities. www.donrashfinebookbinder.com

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Shaker Hubcaps Tim Campbell Keene, New Hampshire, 2010 Hubcaps, metal, wood H: 13” W: 37” D: 4” Tim Campbell exhibits and sells his work in galleries throughout New England and in Atlanta and San Francisco. His work is in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York, and in private collections around the world. Prints of his George & Martha Washington painting, as well as those of others of his primitive portraits, are featured in the widely distributed Sturbridge Yankee Workshop Catalogue. A number of publications have featured Tim’s work, and he has been included in the Directory of Traditional American Crafts, published by Early American Life, as determined by a panel of experts, including curators from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Hancock Shaker Village; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Old Sturbridge Village; Strawberry Banke Museum; and Winterthur Museum. www.tcampbellart.com

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Becoming Again Linda Mix Yates St. Paul, Minnesota, 2010 Hubcap, dishes, mirror, beads, glass tile, Italian glass Millefiori, polymer clay H: 16” W: 16” D: 4” Linda Mix Yates has a BA in Architectural Studies from the University of Minnesota and an AAS

from St. Catherine University, St. Paul; she is a professional artist who also works as an

occupational therapy assistant. Linda creates modern mosaic working in the folk tradition of

picassiette—from pique assiette, French slang for “plate stealer”—or mosaic made with broken

dishes. This tradition particularly expresses the concept of reuse, celebrating the “becoming

again” that occurs when broken, discarded objects assume new life and purpose as art. Linda

describes her phoenix—symbol of rebirth—as a tribute to the role that dishes play in our lives,

as well as to life after picking up the pieces. Her work has been part of Mosaic International, the

annual show of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, and she received an Honorable Mention

at the Bits and Pieces Contemporary Mosaic Exhibition at the Gateway Regional Arts Center,

Mount Sterling, Kentucky. www.LindaMixYates.com

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Behind the Sun Cetin Ates Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 20104 Hubcap, metal H: 27” W: 24” D: 10” With BA and MA degrees in Sculpture from Turkish universities, Cetin Ates uses an arc-welding technique to create sculpture that is concurrently whimsical and thought provoking, and he often uses the key metaphor. Cetin worked as a high-school art teacher in Turkey, was a visiting lecturer at the University of California, moved to the United States, and now teaches sculpture to youth in Baton Rouge. He has exhibited his work extensively in Turkey and now is doing so in California and Louisiana. Cetin believes that “metal will stay warm as long as it serves art.” www.cetinates.com

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Pasta Maker Machine Kathy Rebek Englewood, New Jersey, 2010 Hubcap, latex tubing, 3-D lettering H: 29” W: 14” D: 5”

Numerous Second Time Around artists approached the hubcap-art challenge with an eye

toward having fun with the medium. Kathy Rebek, who graduated from the Layton School of Art

and Design with a degree in illustration and design, has designed a line of party goods for

Gibson Greeting Cards, package designs for Helena Rubenstein, Inc., and Yardley of London,

and has illustrated a children’s book for Prentice Hall. She also exhibits her work, currently in

Rites of Spring, Gallery at 14 Maple, Morristown, New Jersey.

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Bison of = Radii John Simms Jackson, Wyoming, 2010 Hubcap, steel, flatbar H: 24” W: 36” D: 6” John E. Simms’s work is in private and public collections, including Art for the New Millennium, Colorado; Omniplex Oklahoma City; Bellevue City Park, Washington; Hudson Gardens, Colorado; and the Teton County Library and Highway 390, Jackson, Wyoming. One of John’s sculptures, Imploding Cube, has become an icon of The Indianapolis Art Center, and he was a finalist in the competition to create a sculpture for the Tulsa campus of Oklahoma State University. John studied at Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and the International Sculpture Center, California. He has presented his work in a number of solo exhibitions, and he has been included in numerous group exhibitions in Wyoming, Colorado, Washington, and Oklahoma. His awards include Jurors Choice, Garden of Sculpture Show, Colorado; First Place, Third Place, and Artists Choice Awards, Summer Art ’94, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and People’s Choice and Merit Award, Sculpture in Manitou, Colorado. John also has worked as a professional ski patrolman who received a Special Service Award from the American Avalanche Association for outstanding achievement in the service of North American snow avalanche activity. www.johnesimms.com

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For Those Who Doubt Keith Lo Bue Marrickville, Australia, 2011 Hubcap, brass, Fresnel lens, image-fused antique float glass, waxed linen thread, mice, sapphires, cicada wings, sterling silver, glass galls, mammal bones, “Frozen Charlotte” porcelain doll, gate element, copper, plywood, sealant, steel wire, soil H: 15” W: 15” D: 6” Keith Lo Bue has exhibited his found-object artwork in numerous solo exhibitions across the United States. His wearable art premiered in an exhibition at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, and several books feature his work, including One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today, Abrams; The Fine Art of the Tin Can, Lark Books; and The Art & Craft of Collage, Aurum / Watson Guptill. Metalsmith Magazine published an in-depth survey of his work in 1999. His “oddments” are exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad, and his work is in the collections of, to name a few, the Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) in New York; the Carnegie Museum of Art; the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum; and the Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh. Private collectors of his work include actors Robin Williams and Robert De Niro; musicians Laurie Anderson and David Bowie; and designer Gloria Vanderbilt. Keith has presented his workshop—Precious Little: Poetics of the Found Object—at dozens of prestigious art and crafts schools in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. www.lobue-art.com

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Metal Hubcap Fish Ptolemy Erlington Brighton, United Kingdom, 2011 Hubcaps, pop rivets H: 19” W: 25” D: 6”

In their artwork, many artists whose work is displayed in Second Time Around expressed

concern for the world’s waters and animals. Ptolemy Erlington remarked, “My fish try to say

things about our wasteful society and about our prejudices towards value. Hopefully they will

encourage people to reconsider before they discard something which apparently has no

purpose.” This artist derives the raw material for his art almost exclusively from discarded

hubcaps, of which he says, “Automatically rubbish when on the side of the road, but with a little

effort and imagination I transform them into something which gives people a great deal more

pleasure.” Ptolemy’s work, often monumental in scale, is exhibited and in public and private

collections throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Greece. www.hubcapcreatures.com

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Egg in Space Larry Carroll Hermosa Beach, California, 2011 Hubcap, oil paint over gesso H: 12” W: 12” D: 3”

Suggesting the fragility of our planet, this object also opens the door for educators to reference

the famous “egg in space” experiments of NASA astronaut Don Pettit. With a BA in Art from the

University of Florida, Larry Carroll is a respected and successful film and television

director/producer. He also is on the faculty of the University of Southern California, where he

teaches directing and producing to graduate students in the School of Cinematic Arts. Larry’s

many distinctions include the Gold Award at Worldfest Houston, the Chris Award at the

Columbus International Film Festival (for a feature-length documentary which aired on HBO),

and the Telly for Best Documentary and Best Director Award, the New York International Film

and Video Festival. Larry paints daily, thinking “in terms of wide shots and close-ups.” He has

exhibited his series of oil paintings, Soldiers, at the Group W Artists Exhibition in the Berkshires

of Massachusetts. www.larrycarroll.net

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Hidden Treasures David Medley Mariposa, California, 2011 Hubcap, wood, silver leaf, metal, plastic BBs H: 34” W: 34” D: 8”

Turn the wheel and BBs inside cascade down interior ledges to create a sound alluding to our

“trash flow.” David has exhibited his work widely, including solo presentations at the Fresno Art

Museum, the Art Gallery at Merced College, and the Multicultural Arts Center in Merced, CA. He

also has taken part in numerous group exhibitions at museums and private galleries throughout

California and in Chicago, New York, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. David’s work has

won numerous awards at the Cal Expo of Sacramento and Los Angeles County Fairs, and it has

been featured in periodicals; catalogues include David Medley and His Useless Machines

(Fresno Museum of Art) and A Survey of Kinetic Sculpture, 1992. David has served as the

Artist-in-Residence, Fresno Museum of Art, and currently teaches at Cathey’s Valley Charter

School in California. David is married to distinguished artist Karen LeCocq, whose work is

included in the opening Second Time Around exhibition.

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Pontiac 51 Steve Einhorn Olympia, Washington, 20115 Hubcap, guitar neck, assorted guitar parts, photos of rusty logging-truck parts, garbage-pail lid, half of a mandolin H: 40” W: 16” D: 16” Steve Einhorn collects all sorts of discarded objects and then converts them into playable musical instruments. Steve studied sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and he studied painting with the legendary Benny Andrews at the New School for Social Research, New York. These studies preceded Steve’s 25-year career as owner of Artichoke Music in Portland, Oregon. That musical-instrument shop provided a wealth of discarded instruments and countless possibilities for musical sculptures, each with its own nature and voice. Here, a 1951 Pontiac hubcap provided the perfect body for an electric resonator guitar. A video in Second Time Around will allow museum visitors to see Steve talking about and playing this instrument. www.qualityfolk.com

5 Steve now resides in Seattle, Washington.

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Scout Ship for Secret Robot Parts Sarah Thee Campagna / CyberCraft Robots St. Petersburg, Florida, 2011 Hubcaps, industrial and found objects H: 10” W: 11” D: 11” Sarah Thee Campagna began her artistic career making “serious art with a message” and then founded CyberCraft Robots. She now describes her earthly mission as spreading joy as the Primary Robot Creator and the mission of her company as “searching the earth for secret robot parts to reassemble them into the marvelous robots they were meant to be.” In constructing the robots, Sarah uses fasteners, with no welding. In 2013, Sarah’s robots will be exhibited in the exhibition Art of the Robot, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida. Her robots also have established a permanent earth outpost in the store of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. www.cybercraftrobots.com