Unable to travel during Covid, David saw the potential to create art from the mundanity around him. He began to create found object sculptures made of old or used common household items, toys, and sports equipment. Each whimsical, thought-provoking piece displays the balanced composition of a trained artist and the skilled construction of an engineer.
The Works below were created between 2022 - 2026, and are currently available for purchase. New pieces are added frequently, and if you see something you like in sold works, commissions and custom pieces are also available!
Please note that some of these available pieces have been committed to various galleries or shows and may only be available through the gallery or show they have been committed to.
AVAILABLE; "A Rare View of the Diet of The Great White Shark". 27" X 40" X 14"
Batfish #1
Darth Viewer v2
Vanishing Grace
AVAILABLE; "The Well-Groomed Penguin" 12" X 5" X 6"
Forged Forager
Is the Science Teacher an Alien?
AVAILABLE: "Chain Link Charlie". 12" X 5" X 5"
Ride Sally, Ride
The Domesticated Trophy
AVAILABLE: I'm Drowning in Books, But I Buy More! 13" X 11" X 9"
AVAILABLE: Flashdancer. 11" X 7.5" X 7.5"
AVAILABLE: Abe view 3
AVAILABLE: "Abe, The Scottish Terrier" 16" X 5" X 13"
AVAILABLE; Abe view 2
AVAILABLE; "Sophia the Spotted Seahorse Shoefish" 12 X 3 X 7. Constructed from a Calvin Klein black cloth high heel shoe, wood and plastic shoe tree, flashlight battery compartment spring, furniture nails.
AVAILABLE: You're My Type, V2; Swept Her Off Her Feet. 8" X 6" X 5"
AVAILABLE; Monochrome in Yellow; Look in the Junk Drawer. 14" X 19" X 2.5"
AVAILABLE: "Convergent Evolution; It's Getting Hard to Tell the Wildlife from the Tourists" 3" X 12" X 19"
AVAILABLE: "Miss Melody and her Musicmobile" 18" X 8" X 12"
AVAILABLE: view 2
AVAILABLE; “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde; Two in One” 11 X 3 X 2 Two sculptures in one; can hang handle up or handle down. Constructed from an old paint brush, vintage stamped steel screen panel hanger, drawer pull, and snap parts.
AVAILABLE: "Mike, the Emcee" 11 X 7 X 5 Hi, I’m Mike… Wait! Please don’t drop me!! I’ve been dropped so many times I think I’m going to go crazy! Constructed from a deconstructed old MXL 3000 condenser microphone, old fuses, a vacuum tube, furniture nails and Snap parts.
AVAILABLE; Monochrome in Pink; The Texture of Toys. 14" X 12" X 2"
AVAILABLE. "Is the Science Teacher an Alien?" 9" X 5" X 7" Constructed from: Antique Japanese Microscope, test tube holders, test tube, colored salt, chalk, glass slide of leaf section.
AVAILABLE: "Mickey the Black-Crested Macaque Monkee" 10 X 3 X 4 Constructed from: Antique wood and metal shoe last, snap screws, paint brush.
AVAILABLE: "Knight in Shining Armoire" 9" X 9" X 4" Have you, a friend, relative or loved one been searching for your very own Knight in Shining Armoire? Have no fear, the solution is here! Or will be on September 8th, your chance to adopt your own Knight in Shining Armoire at The Francis Kelly Gallery at the Featherstone Center for The Arts... Large chess piece, reconstructed cigar box, doll clothes, hardware, paint.
AVAILABLE; "An Udderly Adorable Alpaca" 9" X 3" X 3"
AVAILABLE. Dr. Phil McCavity! 12" X 4" X 7" Vintage 1940’s Colgate Tooth Powder tin, dental impression tray, loose leaf tea infuser, Dental Matrix Bands Retainer, wingnuts, acorn nut, sawtooth hanger, furniture nails, charms. This piece can hang directly on a wall via the attached D-ring or can stand using the included table stand. A perfect gift for your favorite dentist!
AVAILABLE. “Mr. Al U. Minium” 1940s aluminum juicer, 1950’s drive-in movie speaker, old faucet handles, vintage egg slicer, drawer pull, hardware. Free-standing. 11" X 7" X 11"
AVAILABLE. "How was School, Dear?" Old wire cutter, old wire stripper, old cutting board/serving board, hardware. Wall-hanging. 9" X 22" X 2"
AVAILABLE. "The Level-Headed Engineer" Parts from a vintage 1957 Singer sewing machine, eyeglasses, vacuum tubes, antique wooden level, slide rule, wooden block. Wall-hanging. 13" X 10" X 3"
AVAILABLE. Close up of Dr Phil McCavity's arms/hands.
Another close-up.
AVAILABLE: "Dr Brussian Flossmour" 12" X 6" X 6" Vintage 1950’s Pepsodent Tooth Powder tin, dental impression tray, dental mirror, dental pic, fishing bobber, furniture nails, floss tin. This piece can hang directly on a wall via the attached D-ring or can stand using the included table stand.
AVAILABLE: "Rookie of the Year" 8.5" X 3" X 4" Extra-large Chess Rook, baseball, toy baseball bats, furniture nails, baking tin, baseball medal.
AVAILABLE. "Penny Penslar" 7" X 3" X 3" 1930’s Penslar Tread-Easy Foot Powder tin, Vintage lamp switch, keys, cabinet knobs
AVAILABLE. The Nutcracker Suite. 11" X 14" X 3". Wooden frame, sheet music, vintage spice tins, steel nutcrackers, steel nut picks, vintage buttons, monopoly hat, furniture nails, hardware, charms, walnut shells (meat removed and shells boiled then reassembled).
AVAILABLE. "Ben, The Time Traveler." 7" X 9" X 5" 1950's Hubley Kiddie Toy Fire Engine, doll parts, Ben-Hur Thyme tin, miniature beverages, toy dinosaur, vacuum tube, copper coil, 1956 Texas mini license plate, tiny people.
AVAILABLE; Jason Tatum aka Taco Jay
AVAILABLE: "Captain Copper" aka "The Loooong Arm of the Law" 17"T X 12"W X 6"D Constructed from"Dietz Visi-flash 670 Yellow Barricade Safety Light, Garlic press, plaster washers, sunglasses, drawer pull, rheostat knob, wrenches, toy gun, walkie talkie, leather light meter cases, vintage thread spools, police badge, police patch, whistle, captains bars patch. Check out additional views and details. DM for pricing and availability; perfect gift for your favorite law enforcement officer!
Side view with custom holster made from a leather light meter case.
and a walkie talkie holster from another leather light meter case
Head shot!
AVAILABLE; "Bluefish" 6" X 13" X 2" Heart-shaped baking tin, emesis basin, cleat, doll’s eye, marbles, steel ball bearings.
AVAILABLE. Mr Coffee Strikes Gold! 21" X 8" X 9"
AVAILABLE; "The King of Lake Tashmoo". Hard hat, knife sharpener, guitar pics, doll eyes. Horseshoe crabs are quite literally the “blue bloods” of the marine kingdom, and the extremely rare golden horseshoe crabs are the Kings and Queens. Charles was born and raised in the Lagoon Pond, where his ancestors have lived since the Mesozoic Era, when dinosaurs roamed Martha’s Vineyard. Charles currently reigns over one of the largest populations of horseshoe crabs in the Northeastern US. While Charles usually feasts on the abundant supply of clams in Lagoon Pond, he has been known to occasionally sneak off for a burger from Fat Ronnies or the Barn Bowl & Bistro. Of note, Charles can be displayed on a table/shelf/flat surface, or hung on a wall.
AVAILABLE "While Mom's at Work, Bobbie takes a ride." Old metal yard sprinkler body, roller skate, vintage French flashlight, doll head, light bulb, toy British Bobby helmet, propeller blades.
AVAILABLE; Bobbie Takes a Ride, view 2
AVAILABLE; "Cool Cat's got Game" Vintage 1950’s Juice King juicer, PlayStation 2 game controller, doll eyes, paint, elbow grease.
AVAILABLE; "Big Papi"
AVAILABLE; Nicolas Gaugefish.
AVAILABLE: “Ground Control to Major Tom” 22" X 6" X 5" Vintage steel paint cups, hotel key cards, unidentified star-shaped tall tin with caps at both ends, Duck Soup hand cleaner tin, pastry tin, drinking glass, rubber ducky, brass chandelier part, vacuum tube. Thomas “Tom” Mallard is a native Vineyarder. His dream, ever since he was a toddler, was to become an astronaut. After graduating from MVRHS, he attended MIT, majoring in Aeronautical Engineering. He was accepted into the NASA astronaut class of 2011, and was top ranked in his class, however his pathway was derailed when he suffered a full ACL tear and needed a surgical repair. He was told he would never be able to pass the NASA physical exam, and he began to become depressed. However, his nurse at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Jessica, would not let him give up on his lifelong dream. She made sure he made every physical therapy appointment, even going so far as to pick him up and drive him to his PT appointments. Soon Tom and Jessica’s relationship turned romantic, and in 2013, Tom and Jessica married. In 2014 Tom passed the physical exam to resume astronaut training, and by 2018 Tom was the top-rated astronaut in his class. As such, he was able to negotiate a very special deal; his wife Jessica would be allowed to fly with him in a special compartment in the space capsule. The purchaser of this piece will have the opportunity to meet his wife, travelling in her special compartment just under his landing capsule.
AVAILABLE. "Pablo the Bull Calf" 11" X 11" X 3" Bicycle Seat, broken pliers, washers, nuts, screws.
AVAILABLE. "Found Robots #6 & #7; Bob & Betty Bolin" 17" X 8" X 15" (each) Bob Bolin has been a ‘car guy’ since he was a kid; he loves buying them, driving them, fixing them, and racing them, so no one was surprised that he became a Master Mechanic. Bob was a confirmed bachelor into his early 40’s, until he met Betty. Bob met Betty at the Bowl & Board, back when it was on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. He first noticed her curly golden locks and her hourglass figure. Bob was smitten; he immediately asked her out, and took her to Nancy’s, where they bonded over their shared love of onion rings and clam strips as well as their disdain for candlepin bowling. By the end of lunch, Bob knew he could stare into her deep blue eyes forever. Luckily Betty felt the same way; Bob was a cocky, boisterous mechanic, the yang to her yin, as Betty was a quiet and somewhat shy artist, musician and chef. After a whirlwind romance, they were married at My Toi on Chappy, followed by a clambake on East Beach. Twenty years later, they remain inseparable, and return to My Toi every year on their anniversary.
AVAILABLE. "Tina Sawl" 9" X 16" X 5" Vintage saltine tin, bottle brush, wooden thread bobbins, vintage bank, vintage faucet washer tin, earrings, necklace pendant, steel paint cup, plaster washer, hardware, miniature rhino statue
Tina, view 2.
AVAILABLE. Found Robot #9; "Ginger the Ironwoman" 16" X 10" X 12"
AVAILABLE; Found Robot #9, postero-lateral view.
AVAILABLE. Photobot #4; "Milli". 10" X 6" X 6"
AVAILABLE. "Dr Pepper" 18" X 9" X 7" 1970’s Dr. Pepper glass bottles, Pepper tin, antique typewriter keys, reflex hammers, toy medical bag, toy stethoscope, doll head, emesis basin. Free-standing or Wall-hanging.
AVAILABLE. Photobot #9; "Metal Mouth" To be exhibited at The Old Sculpin Gallery, Dec 8 & 9, for the Christmas in Edgartown show. 10" X 6" X 5"
AVAILABLE; Photobot #9; oblique view
AVAILABLE. "Brownie, the One-Legged Elephant" 8" X 6" X 12" Brownie camera, flagpole holder, gate hinges, sofa leg.
AVAILABLE. "Belle of the Ball" Baseball, bell, hose barb, finial.
AVAILABLE. Photobot #8; "Penni". 10" X 6" X 5"
AVAILABLE; Photobot #8, oblique view
AVAILABLE. "Cal" the Skibot 11" X 5" X 11"
AVAILABLE. "The Nutcracker" aka "FAO Schwarz IV" 21" X 10" X 8"
AVAILABLE. James 'Jim' Nast. 17"H X 7"W X 6"D
AVAILABLE. Señor R. Médillo, 5"H X 6"W X 15"D
AVAILABLE; Señor R. Médillo
AVAILABLE. Marilyn Merlot. 11"H X 8"W X 3"D.
AVAILABLE. “Poultrygeist” Vintage spice tin, rubber chicken head, test tube stopper, antique knife blades, Jell-O mold, vintage noisemaker.
AVAILABLE; Side view
AVAILABLE; Poultrygeist, Back view.
Mid-Century Mouser