=themed Images= Practical/functional Art (not Just Decor;-)

I'll get the ball rolling then...
Although this piece is offered for sale, I do use it regularly... ...and I would have difficulty parting with it!

Here's one Barry, I went thru a Jewelry phase about two years ago and that's all I was making, I sold them and I moved on for now. I will try to post a few more here as I rotate ffrom my allotted 25 free images.

Lovely work Mario... I couldn't find your "percrapps" sculpture on here for the OP so opted for my murder weapon :-)

Np, I will import it over. That squally could do a real number on someone.Lol

This sculpture has dual functions, I have actually seen people wait in line to use it, and at times it also can be a deadly weapon as deadly fumes may be emitted from it.Lol The other is a size 9, can be worn but missing the other foot and may not be to comfortable. ef='http://fineartamerica.com/featured/per-crapps-mans-greatest-invention-mario-carta.html' size='20'>

Your work is superb Mario.. Your toilet and your shoe could also be used as planters ;)

Does this count?

I designed and had made to my specifications:

"Wing-tipped Rennie Boots"

If you designed them Roger..then sure they count.. I like them. Great amalgamation of different classic styles!

Barry thanks for the compliment, I actually sold the toilet to a doctor who wanted it as business card holder at his reception desk.

Roger, what's a wing tipped rennie boot?

Well here's another Door stop. It used to be part of a wall..it may well end up being part of a wall again.

That one is my favorite work of your's Barry! Exceptional!

Thanks Mario

Great thread, Barry! You inspired me to pull these down from the top shelf of our bedroom closet where they've been gathering dust. My son has been in Scouts since he was in first grade, which means that we've been through five Pinewood Derbies. These are the ones that I made, and I won the "Best Design" in the adults category all five years. (Talk about impressive accolades!)

Screamin' Banshee:


Pink Fury:


Scorpia:


Screamin' Eagle (lots of screamin' going on):


The Car of Cars:


And here's my son modeling one of the hats that I crocheted. (The pose was all his doing):


I also crochet scarves, blankets, dish cloths, and pot scrubbers.

Great stuff April.. I remember reading somewhere that you made toys for the kids and its nice to see them. They are excellent! The crochet's cool too..although I'm not sure it's his style:-)

True, it's not really his style, but I think he is pulling it off. LOL! He did ask me if I could make him something in camouflage this winter and I asked him if he wanted me to add a flower too. He thought I was being serious, and I could just tell that he was trying to think of a way to phrase his answer so he wouldn't hurt my feelings. It was the funniest thing!

A few years back... this creation sat on the floor of my first retail studio...

I made a central stand/tripod with several layers of stained glass 'lily pads' ...set it in a plastic square tub, installed a fountain water pump up the center copper tube which I'd soldered all the attachments to.

Also set in an electronic 'mistmaker' that created quite the ambiance with lights off....
Found it looked unfinished -- eventually made that topper that sits on the rim of the tub.

Thee philendendron vines thrived in the fountain..

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And into hand painted leather brooches, beaded necklaces, earrings & ceramics for a spell...

..Fused glass jewelry came later


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Beautiful work Carmen. I love the fountain. I imagine it would be very relaxing listening to the water trickling. Great stuff .

Thanks Barry, & for the opportunity for a trip down memory lane...here you can see the fountain set just inside my studio entrance... It did add much to the 'artmosphere' ;)

Another bit of functional...stained glass hanging lamp.



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This was a bit of fun created especially for FAA.... My attempt to get in on the growing phone case market:) It's made from Welsh grey slate. The same slate covered almost every roof in Great Britain at one time. My pal Anita recently suggested it could also double as a weapon (don't mess with Anita:-)

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:-) I'll keep them in mind if I'm ever in Chicago.

Being follicly challenged I'm past haircuts.. but I can always use a threading of the eyebrows..I seem to be able to see much more of them as I get older...they get in my coffee nowadays.

I've mention this other times before, why not again??

I had created/invented a new shoe box, way back in the 70's, (long before the "Rennie Boots)

For a brief period of time, a very brief period of time, it was the Big New Thing in the shoe industry..Donning the cover of the Shoe News Magazine

Here is a crummy photo of one of many, many prototypes I personally made by literally cutting and pasting and folding cardboard and paper




Here is an example of one of the production boxes, actually used in selling shoes...A bit worse for wear and floods..

Roger..The Art of invention! Great stuff. I've got a few up my sleeve..but they're staying up there for now(-; copyright's too much of a grey area on this here worldwide forum. Good to see others make a go of it though, and I hope your brief success rendered the marketing/licencing worthwhile. Its hard work!
No-matter how good the invention.
I used to make Architectural scale models for a living. Always working to drawings done by Architects or designers for government public projects and various other private builds and random work. This ranged from motorway(freeway) extensions, business complexes and mock-up hardware systems for military helicopters..to prototype chocolate boxes and props for ad's..Every time I completed a model, after pouring my sweat and imagination into it (it takes imagination to make 20,000 trees at 1in tall:) I felt like it was mine..my hard work..my "creation". They were always difficult to part with. I considered them as works of art..despite the image and design credits belonging elsewhere.. (your other aerial pic thread has influenced my thinking here:)
Grey areas aye!
Very cool invention Roger.. definitely practical and functional.. and definitely ART!

I used to design and make one of a kind accessories. Sometimes I still make a few. This ones I've created a few years ago.




Here is a one of a kind mini journal necklace. Great to write notes or draw on the move, or keep passwords in it.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/64781238/wearable-art-enchanted-mini-journal-one?

I sell them in my Artisan Accessories shop on Etsy and Dawanda. Here is the link to Etsy if you want to see more.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MGMart

Back in the 50's I came up with this concept.... And I'm quite certain that I was the first..

For the Museum of Modern Art was interested of carrying it in their shop, if I could get the price down...That seemed impossible.

So, I went on to something else.

Hi Barry, I enjoy making boxes. I buy cheap 2 dollar boxes at Hobby Lobby and cover them with modeling paste. I then sand, paint, varnish, and finish out the interiors. It's not top of the line wood working, but it passes the time nicely.

just spent 40 minutes editing my last post..getting tired.
If only you had developed it further Roger.. ahh what could have been; )
Beautiful boxes Kelly. it doesn't really get more practical than a box.. apart from maybe a lever:-) check out Roy's thread http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1983205 box craftsmanship in the attached video.
Nice Jewelry Marianna.

edit: my lovespoon also makes a handy lever:-)

This sculpture only lasts until 'shower time'...

Brilliant Ed!..

This one would make a great stepping stone in the garden... until it rains...at which point it will turn to mud...and you will slip on your ass:-)

That's a really nice piece Barry, those lines are tough to keep straight and remember which one goes atop which...


Great description too:

"Plaster carving.

Relationships born of physical attraction... so often short-lived.

The material is weak.... as was the relationship
The carving is shallow...as was the relationship
So self absorbed are these serpents that they don't realize they are a part of the same whole.
They both struggle for control and both fail in the end.

A little stormy weather and the piece will dissolve into mud!"


And your price of $0.01 is insane... LOL