Beam Me Up Scotty
$1,000.00
Scotty’s Story
One day during my many thrift store outings I found this fabulous dog head! Is it a Schnauzer? A Scotty? I don’t know. But my witty sister saw the finished piece she named it Beam Me Up Scotty! Perfect!
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Parts & How it Was Made
It began with me getting out my Dremel to fix some things on Scotty, as well as some clay work to fix his ears. Then a couple of coats of metallic silver before aging, embellishing, etc. just the dog head. For some reason, he had to have a propeller! Maybe it was because my own little mini schnauzer was spinning around at my feet in my studio.
The head is mounted on an antique post newel, a great find from my favorite architectural salvage place. There was a gap around where the dog’s head met the wood piece so I created little discs from Apoxy clay and applied them all around. The wood piece is mounted to a cast aluminum gear and somehow just didn’t seem finished. Then while rummaging around in my garage junk pile I remembered this vintage nut box that was a souvenir piece from about 1947 in the Redwood forest. YES – it’s a redwood nut box! I left the label on the bottom and sealed it. Fabulous! So I cleaned it up and screwed the top to the bottom of the post newel and I LEFT IT A BOX! Surprise! It’s also a hidey hole. I just love it! I hope you do to.
DETAILS
✅ SIZE: approximately 17″ Tall x 9″ diameter
✅ Michelle’s Assemblage Sculptures are made out of the most interesting vintage objects she can find. While the pieces are cleaned, she leaves a bit of patina, scratches, dings add to the charm. The entire piece is sealed. Each sculpture is a one-of-a-kind art piece.
✅ Please note that while this is a Fun piece, it is an art object and NOT for children or a toy to be handled.
✅ Signed Original Piece of Art. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.