Meet Pink Lady

Last weekend Eric and I went to Reno to participate in their regional Decompression. We brought Spin 'Em! and my newest Bottle Cap Bike, Pink Lady. It was for the daytime part of the party that was held at the Mangrove. I really enjoyed being able to expose my bottle cap art to the community and to get people excited about the things they could do with bottle caps. I had instructions on how to make bottle cap flowers and also gave a couple of demos. You can learn how to make your own bottle cap flower here.

It was really satisfying seeing people enjoy my art, especially Spin 'Em! People just love to play with that piece; it's great. The same thing happened at Decompression in San Francisco the weekend before. I especially love that kids seem to have a lot of fun.

Check out some photos from that day.

Me on Pink Lady with Bottle Cap Tree in the background.

Pink Lady up close. Dig the personalized plate?

Kids investigating the base of Bottle Cap Tree.

I really love that children seem to like to walk right into Spin 'Em! to play with it.

Here's Eric putting caps on the spokes of a spare bicycle wheel.

Eric had a lot of fun riding around downtown Reno on Pink Lady.

I have a new bottle cap sculpture that I am currently designing and planning. I am really excited about it though not sure if I'll be able to collect enough bottle caps for it. But I am working on it and if I pull this off I think it'll be my best piece of bottle cap art yet. Stay tuned and save your bottle caps. All donations excepted and appreciated.

Art Explanation of the Day: Here's a little bit of back story on Pink Lady.

I brought home from Burning Man a cruiser bike that had been abandoned on the playa after the event was over. My Trek mountain bike was on its last legs having survived ten years of riding that included going across Ireland and two trips to Burning Man. I was looking for a fun replacement and this cruiser seemed like the perfect fit. So, I stripped my old bike of its bling and I took off the front wheel to keep as a souvenir and loaded the "new" bike into my truck.

After I got the bike home I cleaned it up and tricked it out. I put on new pedals and handle bar grips; added bottle caps to the bike spokes; installed a basket and decorated it with bottle cap flowers and safety tape; and attached bottle cap flowers and pink stripes to the frame. I think it came out great. The gears need a little adjusting but other then that it's all ready for cruising around. No hills though. Despite its seven gears, this baby handles better on flat road. Perfect for the playa!