G.A.C. Art

A collection of my creative output from jewelry to furniture. All pieces are hand made and use upcycled and recycled materials. I work as a full time carpenter and I draw inspiration as well as materials from various job sites and projects. The freedom I find in my artistic endeavors is a great juxtaposition to the relative rigidity of the world of carpentry. All pieces are one of a kind and hand made by me. If there is something you'd like to own please leave a comment on the posting .

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What do you do with an unexpected day off? I make something beautiful! Reclaimed wire tree on salvaged Douglas fir block. Aluminum and copper mix.

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Upcycled wire earrings.  Aluminum and copper hammered in a spiral form and connected with sterling silver findings.  

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Recycled/upcycled walnut and maple screw "plugs" stacked to make earrings.  

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Hammered aluminum upcycled wire earrings with gold filled findings.  The aluminum is from service cable.  

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Hammered Aluminum from upcycled wire with SS findings and walnut upcycled "plug"  wooden bead.  

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Tag sale found cart, combined with a salvaged piece of glass, some 5/4 Ipe decking material and voila, up cycled garden cart. 

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Tag sale found cart, combined with a salvaged piece of glass, some 5/4 Ipe decking material and voila, up cycled garden cart. 

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Ouija board table.  Found a rusty pedestal in a free pile and the Ouija board at a tag sale.  A few screws here, spray paint there, slap it on some plywood and trim it out, and bam, one of a kind Ouija board side table.

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Cherry and cedar bar style table.  100% reclaimed wood.  Custom designed for a friend. 

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This is what happens if you are my friend and complain about having too many stools and not enough table.  Repurposed cherry flooring, left over cedar railing material and a solid cherry trim.  All saved from the landfill and given a new home in a lovely kitchen.   Total build time, less than six hours. 

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Cedar and composite bench made, as a gift to my brother's family, out of salvaged materials.  

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Bird wall art.  Copper contact strip out of track lighting.  

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Wire tree sculpture.  Recycled copper wire on a maple base.

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Tree lamp sculpture.  Recycled copper wire, various gauge.  Tag sale brass lamp and recycled vanity fixture lightbulb.   

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Hammered recycled aluminum earrings with 14k gold filled findings.  

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Earrings. Bamboo, brass washer, white coral with sterling silver findings

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Hammered recycled aluminum trianglar earrings.