Garage Archive

$275.00

17” x 8.75” x 2.5”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Garage Archive transforms mechanical remnants into a portrait of memory and industry. By carefully composing salvaged handles, gears, and a weathered emblem, the work evokes the tactile history of workshops and garages, reframing discarded hardware as a poetic archive of use and resilience.

17” x 8.75” x 2.5”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Garage Archive transforms mechanical remnants into a portrait of memory and industry. By carefully composing salvaged handles, gears, and a weathered emblem, the work evokes the tactile history of workshops and garages, reframing discarded hardware as a poetic archive of use and resilience.

Materials List

  • Vintage cast metal valve handles

  • Industrial gear components

  • Metal emblem plate (“Duro Metal Products Co.”)

  • Textured board with layered finishes

  • Wooden frame

Garage Archive presents a striking vertical arrangement of salvaged industrial parts set against a richly textured backdrop. The work suggests the ordered chaos of a mechanic’s trove, where each piece retains traces of its former utility while now forming part of a visual record. The assemblage bridges memory, labor, and preservation.