Yep, I’m still on my “restoring drive-in speakers” kick. And this time, I took an old speaker that once hung on the poles at the Aspley Drive-In in Brisbane, Australia – yeah, JUST a little bit outside of where I live – and cleaned it up, restored the innards, and made it look great once…
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After I repair this speaker … I ain’t selling it!!
I recently acquired a vintage drive-in speaker that once called the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas its home. Of course I did. And I know this because … Well … The chassis casting SAYS it came from the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas. See? Thankfully … the speaker’s internals were actually in very good condition.…
Read MoreThe Drive-In Speaker Project: The Malta Drive-In Speaker (with YouTube video!)
Okay, it’s official. I’m doing this, and I don’t feel like stopping. In fact, I really want to make more of these, and I’ve got at least four drive-in speakers – in various stages of restoration – going forward. Yes, I do. And as I restore them, this time I’m putting the drive-in speaker restoration…
Read MoreIt was held together with yellow masking tape. For reals.
Okay. Normally, when I work on any DIY / arts and crafts / restoration project, I take a ton of photos, document everything on my blog, post the blog, and then work on the next project. This time around … I tried a new tactic. As I began work on another drive-in speaker restoration project,…
Read MoreWhen the Second Feature Starts – The Drive-In Theater Wall Art Project
A few years ago, back during the COVID-19 pandemic, I dabbled in restoring drive-in speakers and turning them into swank art projects. It went well for a time – heck, one of them sold at an art auction a few years ago for big bucks – but eventually I stopped repainting the speakers, and went…
Read MoreThe Yonder Farms Mask Rack
A couple of weeks ago, I was at a local farm stand. Amongst all the vegetables and mums for sale, I found several old farm crates. I asked if I could purchase one. $5 later, it was in my car. Take a look. Now that looks nice. It’s just a simple pine box crate. Nothing…
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The “Alliance for Progress” Pillow
It is official. I have been cooped up for too long. It’s gotten to the point where I’m making homemade pillows. No, I’m serious. Chuck Miller has stitched together a homemade pillow. This COVID-19 quarantine sequester has turned me into a hobbyist that crafts in realms I haven’t experienced before. At one point in time,…
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A Saratoga Water Memo Board Collage
I’ve been bantering around this idea for a while, and I finally came up with something solid. A few years ago, I created an art project which combined a Saratoga Vichy water crate, nine empty bottles of vintage Saratoga Vichy, and electroluminescent wire. The artwork was entered at the Saratoga Springs Trask Art Auction (it…
Read MoreThe cork and the magnets arrived in the mail…
Sounds like the start of a very weird poem, doesn’t it? Okay … background. A year or so ago, I started messing around with a Dremel tool – to the point where I started “power carving” the end of an old Coca-Cola soda crate. Not bad, eh? And then I put the artwork aside and…
Read MoreResults from the 2018 New York State Fair
So let’s recap. After getting shut out in 2017 – and in 2016 – and in 2014 – one of my pictures broke through and made it to the walls of the second floor of the Harriet May Mills Art Center at the New York State Fair, effectively stopping the #syracurse streak. For now. Whether…
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