Will Wagenaar's curious robot contraptions -- photos
Artist Will Wagenaar scours yard sales and flea markets for discarded objects that he transforms into playful works of art. Here's a gallery of some of his best.
Jiggles
This canine robot of yesteryear wiggles when petted. It was fashioned from a lunch box, camera, opera glass parts, pie servers, springs, gooseneck lamp part, drapery rod finial, clock key, and tin cups. It might leave a few nuts and bolts on your carpet.
Commander Cupcake
This character's nickname is Costume Kid Steampunk Robot (real name: Commander Cupcake). According to Wagenaar, Cupcake's grandfather bought him a mail-order uniform and the Kid loved it so much he refused to take it off.
This curious assemblage features a brass planter, candlesticks, a silver box, sugar bowl, French opera glasses, a torch tip, silver-plated forks, a brass dish, vintage brass cuckoo clockworks, an antique clock key, and vintage metal buttons.
Wanda
Sparky
Timer
Professor Portly
Radford
Ticker Too
Geo
An old cough drop tin forms Geo's body. He has a lantern for a head and roller skates for feet. His eyes are opera glasses.
Beetle
Greta
This alluring fembot is made up of a vintage Dutch tin, candlestick parts, brass fittings, a silver plate box, knobs, and a spring.