Monday, June 28, 2010

Step into the Afterlife

Here it is, the 44th week of the Year of the Chopper. We're in the home stretch! Next week I'll have a financial update of what we've raised thus far for Home Fur-Ever and LifeBuilders Detroit.

I'm working on doing some Day of the Dead inspired pieces. David Lozeau has been a big help to me in my fledgling art career, and his DotD work (along with his Tiki and Lowbrow Art) is out of this world! This bike was done while I was messing with some of those ideas. Look for some more "Día de los Muertos" news from me coming soon!

In the meantime, get in on the bidding action for the Afterlife!

Metal Art

Metal Art

Metal Art

Monday, June 21, 2010

"Shake and Bake" Harley Chopper Sculpture

Ape hangers, suicide shifter, springer front, and a panhead. YOTC #43 is one tough looking chopper.

You still have time to scoop this motorcycle up for a sweet deal HERE.

After Thursday, if someone doesn't snag it you can find it with my other Choppers for Charity HERE.

The Iron Crosses in the pictures are key chains, you can buy them HERE.

Chopper Sculpture by josh welton

Chopper Sculpture by josh welton

Chopper Sculpture by josh welton

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Hello Maestro

I was a bit under the weather last week when the idea for this bike struck me. I wanted kind of a "full body" look, from the full fenders in the back up through gas tank and the sweeping fender in the front. So I got out to the shop and made it happen, and this is the result.

It's bike #147, and I call it Maestro. It's the 42nd bike I've built for the Year of the Chopper project. I used expanded metal in some of the pics to give them kind of a "spy shot" feel.

Check the links on the right side of this page for info on purchasing this piece.

Harley Chopper Sculpture

Harley Chopper Sculpture

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The Dark Side

This is the 41st bike for my project. It's another chopper sprung from my own mind, I didn't really have any particular motorcycle in mind when I built this guy. I think my favorite little piece is the internal of a ratchet for the air intake(check it out by going to the "original size").

"The Dark Side" is available to bid on at an exceptional price until Thursday.

Welded Metal Art

Welded Metal Art

Welded Metal Art

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Dirty Harry

As one friend told me, I finally did a "real" bike. I've got a lot of buddies that are into dirt bikes, so I figured it was time I tried my hand at building a sculpture of one.

It's loosely based on a Kawasaki KX 250. This is the 40th YOTC, and the 145th bike overall that I've made. You can get your bidding on HERE, or if it makes it through the week without selling you will find it in my Choppers for Charity section on Etsy.

Welding Art

Welding Art

Welding Art