•The Custom design that I came up with was a sculpture made from found items that were thought of as trash but once put together they became a piece of art that should be displayed proudly in the home. The design came from my love of repurposing found, unused pieces most people wouldn’t look at twice. It will be displayed in one of the many bookshelves in the common area of the home. The functionality of this design is purely for enjoyment and a piece of conversation. The challenges faced with the design was how to connect everything together and to manipulate the materials to what I envisioned.

•The materials used in the sculpture were a block of maple, wire and an fender ornament off of a 1958 Chevy sedan. The aesthetic quality of the materials make a great piece of conversation which should be used though out any design but especially modern designs with the lack of orientation. The block of maple was found in the scape wood pile in my families small work shop, the wire was acquired from Doctor Harlan when she gave me an old lampshade she was going to throw away, and the ornament was taken from a junked 1958 Chevy sedan from a salvage yard in Russellville, Ar. The materials were put together with the use of heavy duty glue. The custom pieces were put together by me. The Maple block of wood was first planed, sanded, touch burned and oiled. The wire was heated to remove it easier form the lamp shade and then hand bent to the correct shape. The fender ornament was wire wheel brushed to clean, soften the rough edges and to make it shine. A small piece of wood was carved and fitted to the underside of the ornament to have a space where the wire could be connected.