SooZeQues Arroyo Junkers and Other Resurrections: Arroyo Junkers Paradise

My art is an infectious need for me, sometimes a burden but most often a blessing.

This blog is about me and my obsessions, my loves, my need to create and my need of JUNK. I'm addicted to thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets and all roads leading off the beaten track to discover that perfect piece of junk. I recycle old license plates, old shovels, wheelbarrows, saw blades and anything else that's funky using my hand held plasma cutter. I love working with steel, sculpting, photography, watercolor painting, stained glass, and turning everyday utilitarian objects into art. Junked cars ~ I will always veer off the path to search out the beautiful wrecked Arroyo JunKers throughout Arizona, New Mexico and anywhere else the road may lead. When I'm not searching for those JunKers

I ~ RESURRECT ~ STEEL

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Arroyo Junkers Paradise

Ahhhhh, what a beautiful mess. The treasures I could find here. The found objects in this world are endless. I'm always upset when I go to the dump and I have to drive by the steel section and they don't allow you to take anything away. What a terrible waste for our planet this is. These pieces of old metal, rebar, wheels, wrought iron are an artists palette and it's wasted. So many times I've tried to talk to the people there and of course it's always... Sorry these are the rules and we have to follow them. Meanwhile our planet is drowning in what others could turn into beauty. I could go on and on about this subject, cuz it just make me heart sick.