CelebratioN + Freedom

Gordon’s vehicle to freedom
Gordon
mixed media

Note: Gordon's motorcycle sculpture was inspired by the Eagles' songs Take It to the Limit and Hotel California, and was made as follows:

• HUBS: toothpaste caps and tops of tubes

• RIMS: combs and cardboard

• TIRES: folded edges of rags turned inside out - stuffed and dyed with colored pencils and shavings

• FRAME: plastic spoon and a few dead tree twigs -- covered with stained pieces of rags and toothpaste

• ENGINE: shampoo container, tooth paste tubes for pistons; heads from bar soap, toothbrush handles, chip bags inside out for pipes and push rods, glue caps for air intake and battery

• SEAT: cardboard wrapped with dyed rags and toothpaste

• LIGHTS: caps wrapped in chip bags and candy wrappers for color

• FORKS AND SHOCKS: pencils wrapped in chip bags inside out 

• WHEEL FENDERS: straps from old shoes dyed and plastic strips for shape

• HANDLEBARS: dyed twigs wrapped in chip bags inside out

• HAND GRIPS: foam earplugs

• GAS TANK: deodorant containers

• SIGNS: pencils, light cardboard, colored paper

• CACTUS: tube edge of rags stuffed and dyed and tooth paste

• FLOWERS: rags and toothpaste dyed to color

• RABBIT: rags 

• TOP HAT: eraser wrapped in colored paper

• SNAKE: wrapped up paper colored with tooth paste

• SKULL: carved bar of soap

• ROADWAY: cardboard, black marker for line; brick red colored pencil, lines yellow colored paper, road gravel and sand