Does the publisher of Better Homes and Gardens have a sister publication devoted to garages? Oh. ... It does? And it's called Popular Mechanics? Well they must have quite a few subscribers in the areas of Vancouver I frequent, because often as not, garages have been tricked out as workshop-playrooms where grown up boys can relive the fun of shop class.
Chris is a card-carrying member of this garage band. His space brings to mind Santa's workshop, with just a hint of mad scientist. And consider how Victor von Frankenstein might have turned out if, rather than graveyards, he'd had Vancouver's alleys to scour for materials. That's where Chris finds the junk stuff, he "re-purposes" to make steampunk-ish light fixtures.
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Here he's used an old meat grinder to make a light fixture, and he has plans for some baking pans he found.[/caption]
Chris explained how he was turning to his skill with lighting to generate some income since being hit by a car a while back. The accident left him with serious injuries and he was unable to continue in type of work he had been doing. He said he currently had one paying lighting project on the go, so we can hope, as the saying goes, that the future looks bright.
Chris "shops" the lanes of the Kerrisdale neighbourhood (about 30 blocks South of Broadway Avenue), where he naturally finds lots of cool stuff. Here he shows off two real prizes: An old, seemingly mint condition, Fisher-Price medical kit, and Spider-Man board game, also in great shape, probably dating from the early 1970s. The box cover illustration sure looks like it's by the great John Romita, Sr. Click the images to enlarge them.
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Drool all you want, you'll just mess up your computer screen.[/caption]
Chris is a card-carrying member of this garage band. His space brings to mind Santa's workshop, with just a hint of mad scientist. And consider how Victor von Frankenstein might have turned out if, rather than graveyards, he'd had Vancouver's alleys to scour for materials. That's where Chris finds the [caption id="attachment_4867" align="alignnone" width="497"]
Here he's used an old meat grinder to make a light fixture, and he has plans for some baking pans he found.[/caption]Chris explained how he was turning to his skill with lighting to generate some income since being hit by a car a while back. The accident left him with serious injuries and he was unable to continue in type of work he had been doing. He said he currently had one paying lighting project on the go, so we can hope, as the saying goes, that the future looks bright.
Chris "shops" the lanes of the Kerrisdale neighbourhood (about 30 blocks South of Broadway Avenue), where he naturally finds lots of cool stuff. Here he shows off two real prizes: An old, seemingly mint condition, Fisher-Price medical kit, and Spider-Man board game, also in great shape, probably dating from the early 1970s. The box cover illustration sure looks like it's by the great John Romita, Sr. Click the images to enlarge them.
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Drool all you want, you'll just mess up your computer screen.[/caption]Another "garage band" member ►
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