Can you find the automobile in these pictures?

My old car, 1985 Toyota Tercel, it was white but one day in 1999 I decided it needed a new look. Unfortunately I only owned it for a year after I painted it. It was always in need of repair, and so I gave it to a friend who drove it for another year before realizing it would not pass inspection, and was not worth repairing, and it was junked. So it goes.

Collages

Late 90's, x-acto, glue stick, paper, cardboard. Close inspection reveals these are not aging well; the glue has dried and the paper has begun to bubble. But then ultimately everything is a type of ephemera. So it goes.

Circuit Board collage

Measures about 10 x 8 inches, discarded circuit boards and discarded frame. I made another much larger one but it did not survive my last move.

Damaged Photographs 3

My continuing project to emulate damaged mystery photographs you might find on the street. These were soaked, then rubbed/scraped against various objects.

Collages

Late 90's, x-acto, paper, glue stick, cardboard. I believe I pieced these together semi-randomly from leftover pieces with the specific intent to make something completely abstract. Note the "crease" from where I had to scan these in 2 parts and piece together using the pedestrian "paint" program that comes with Windows (never bothered to install or learn Photoshop on my Mac). Most of these collages are kind of fragile-- I didn't put much thought into their longevity when I was making them.

Damaged photographs 2

I used to love finding discarded photos on the street, especially if the weather/pedestrian feet had turned them into psychedelic abstractions. Digital photography means I don't find them anymore, so I make my own from thrift store photos. These were done by placing them under the rubber mat in my bath tub for a few days.

Collages

Again, late 90's, x-acto/glue/paper/cardboard. This is what I did instead of having any kind of social life.

Stencils

I did these stencils several years ago for a Lewis Recordings UK tour (clockwise from top left: Andrew Thompson, Edan, Mighty Casey, Dooley-O). These were reprinted on t-shirts, rather than tagged throughout London. (There are still some available at lewisrecordings.com/shop).

Damaged photographs 1

I used to love finding photographs on the street, especially if the elements had damaged the emulsion, causing it to disintegrate into abstract/psychedelic designs. Thanks to digital photography I don't find many photos on the street anymore, so I decided to create my own from thrift store photos. These were done by leaving them in the sink for a few days with the dirty dishes.

Collages

Late 90's, x-acto, glue paper, cardboard. These aren't being posted in any particular order.

Sticker cut-up

Inspired by a Laurie Anderson cut-up of two newspapers (which was inspired by William Burrough's/Brion Gysin's cut-up technique). This was two copies of a music promotion sticker sliced in different directions and interwoven.

Bazooka camera photos

In 1990 I bought a camera from Bazooka Bubble gum ("$1.29 and 90 comics")-- cheapo thing that used 126 film (which they didn't make for much longer at that point), but it was kind of like a poor man's Holga. I loved how the shutter was independent of the film advance so it was easy (dangerously easy, if you weren't keeping track) to take multiple exposures. Here are a few.