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Nemo 20,000

October 27th, 2008 in member junk     
artfoundango artfoundango, member
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The Nemo 20,000, guitar assemblage.

The Nemo 20,000, guitar assemblage.
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I just finished up a new guitar assemblage that I'm calling "The Nemo 20,000." It reminds me of something Captain Nemo might play in the Nautilus on a rainy day. ;P

I bought the guitar off of eBay for about $5. I sanded it and coated the entire guitar with copper and iron acrylic paint. Added some dabs of rust and copper patina to age it.

At Goodwill I found a cool oxygen gauge which I stuck at the top of the guitar. That piece gave me fits. It was too heavy to glue, so I had to drill a hole and then seal it with Liquid Nails.

JoAnn's craft shop had some neat little wooden pegs that looked like rivets.

There is a piece from a cheese grater with a handle so Nemo can really "shred" when he wants to.

Finally I put an exhaust pipe on it and a temp/humidity gauge and a couple of plastic firemen to watch over the whole flammable mess.


Pattern or design used: My own design - Randy Hill
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Comments (9)

catbishop writes: Love it, looks alive!

Cat Posted: 7:07 pm on November 22nd
piecesofthepast writes: Jimi Hendrix never had it this good! This is a wonderful piece. My son plays guitar and he would love this in his room...Hmmm...maybe a project for him! Posted: 9:35 pm on October 28th
Chovey writes: What a fabulous piece of art. Very nice! Can't wait to see your other projects! Let's see more pics!
cynthia Posted: 7:26 pm on October 28th
artfoundango writes: Thanks for the great welcome Cindy, Sue and Kathy! I think I'm going to feel right at home here! :) Posted: 11:02 am on October 28th
shabbychick writes: What an awesome guitar - thanks so much for sharing! And, welcome to our "not too" crazy junkin' world!! :)

Kathy Posted: 8:52 am on October 28th
suewhitney writes: This is awesome, thanks so much for sharing and can't wait to see more of your creations! BTW, love your bio. I'm with Cindy, this is not a sickness, but crazy fun. Welcome to the site...Enjoy!

Be well,
Sue Posted: 7:42 am on October 28th
junkinhart writes: Never a sickness, some may call us crazy, but never sick!! LOL!! Very creative piece you've done here!! I checked out your website, some very inspiring art you have there!! Can't wait to see your "blues" piece you're working on.....

Welcome, and keep junking!

Cindy Posted: 7:14 am on October 28th
artfoundango writes: Thanks Kimberly...really glad I found this website too! Nice to find others with the same passion (sickness?)! :) Posted: 7:39 pm on October 27th
KimberlyMelamed writes: Well, well, well... Welcome Randy. You have some amazing pieces, including this one here. Fabulous use of Junk and found materials. Just fantastic. So glad you found us and are sharing your talents with us.

Can't wait to see what you come up with next!


Kimberly

Posted: 6:26 pm on October 27th
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