Canadian artist Roger Wood of Klockwerks presents his amazingly creative portfolio filled with Steampunk and fantasy assemblage.
Artist Roger Wood with one of his large scale clocks.
I am a hopeless romantic with a love of an idealized past – a dreamer, longing for times gone by. I have always been fascinated with machines, gadgets and mechanical devices of the early Industrial Revolution. I am inspired by people like Jules Verne, Heath Robinson, Roland Emmett, and Rube Goldberg.
“Clock on Wheels” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I don’t really have any formal goals – I just try to do the best I can on a daily basis, and see where my intuition takes me.
Currently. I’m working on a 360º installation for the front window of a gallery.
“Jules Verne Type II Clock” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I grew up on the east coast and now live and work in a former flower shop in Hamilton, Ontario. I’m now an assemblage artist, but have been an interior designer and a heavy construction field engineer in previous careers.
“Astrological Clock” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I source the raw materials at flea markets, auctions, thrift stores, junk barns, etc. There are more than a thousand boxes and drawers of catalogued artifacts now.
“Clock in Glass Dome” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I don’t work from sketches very often. I usually start with an image in my head of the general shape and theme, then gather a bunch of parts, spread them around on my bench and start assembling the piece.
“The Steampunk Tricycle” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I mostly work intuitively while trying each part, discarding those that don’t work and quickly gluing those that do before they can escape. I use both sides of the brain when working – the left for solving construction problems and the right for the creating.
“Seeder Clock” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
My approach to design is similar to other sculpture – attention to form, materials, proportion, eye movement, scale, unity and harmony. It’s an additive process, building on a simple framework. The process is self-taught and very low tech, using nothing more than nails, screws and glues and adhesives of various kinds.
“The Decanter Clock” Mixed media assemblage by Roger Wood
I prefer to work with things that have the patina of time but sometimes have to speed the process up a bit using chemicals and dyes to age new materials.
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Wonderful!
Outstanding! Good luck!
Your work reminds me of a fellow who’s known as Dr. Evermore. He works on a much larger scale ( the largest fits on 2or 3 semi-trailer beds). It is on display a little north of Sauk City, WI. I don’t know if he has awebsite. He is quite old and failing. I look forward to viewing more of your work.