Commemorative Wall Clock

Commemorative Wall Clock

$60

A customer had approached me looking for a gift for her sister who was about to graduate with a degree in architecture. We talked back in forth to get an idea of the direction to go and found that Frank Lloyd Wright was one of her favorite architects, and she had even visited several of his projects. Of those, Falling Water was one she talked about at length. Falling Water wall clock was created using steel reclaimed from a 1971 pickup truck hood. I later heard from the customer that her sister was so impressed with her gift, that she took it back to school with her to show her professors and classmates.

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Bob Chapman

Bob Chapman

Chappy Productions

Troy, MO
Member since: 2013
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My interest in metalwork began at a young age while visiting my grandpa's farm when he was shoeing the horses. I was fascinated with how the metal could be formed and shaped. Several years later, while in high school metal shop, I learned the basics of forming sheet metal as well as gas and arc welding. This reinforced my love of metal and opened up a whole new world of creation that, unfortunately was put on hold shortly after graduation. A couple decades later, I began work resto-modding a '53 Chevy pickup. This ended up a reminder of my love for metalwork.

During the process, I was able to see the craftsmanship and metalwork performed by human hands as compared to modern cars. This also caused me to take notice of other everyday things once made of metal with fine detail but are now hum-drum and made from plastic.

This prompted me to take the skills I had learned so far and see what else I could do with the old metal. So, I dusted off my grandpa's anvil, portable forge and oxy-acetylene torch, along with the metalworking tools I acquired for the truck and began making… more scrap.

Over the next few years my creations became more and more refined and recognizable, and more people approached me to make a creation for them.
I still use primarily recycled metal, most of it is transformed and no longer recognizable from it's previous form, but in some cases it does remain intact. Many times it still has some of the character em-blemished on it from it's previous life.

No automated equipment is used and, with the exception of found objects in some pieces, no mass produced parts are used. Each project is a unique, one-off, original piece of art created by hand, by me, using "old school" techniques in my studio just outside of St. Louis, Missouri.

Thank you for stopping in to learn more about me. I look forward to working with you soon!

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