Roach Clip Metal Print
by Roger Swezey
Product Details
Roach Clip metal print by Roger Swezey. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
Design Details
This supersized replica of a Roach Americana (Palmetto Bug) has been created from an Atlantic Ribbed Musselshell, painted and stained and filled with... more
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Artist's Description
This supersized replica of a Roach Americana ("Palmetto Bug") has been created from an Atlantic Ribbed Musselshell, painted and stained and filled with an epoxy resin.The copper wire legs have been" feathered" with epoxy gel for that roach leg look. An alligator clip has been adhered to the belly. Among it's many uses, it makes a perfect hair barrette. Roach brooches and roach magnets are also available
About Roger Swezey
The first half of my eighty plus years were spent in the field of architecture working on the design and construction of some of the more notable structures in this country. A prime example would be the Metropolitan Opera House. In the mid-seventies I changed my life's course, by devoting it to my first love- Sculpture. Initially my work was only on one topic. That being vultures. All the pieces were made from personally scavenged natural matter. I felt a kinship to these birds, taking scavenged matter and creating the likeness of the greatest scavenger of them all-THE VULTURE Throughout the subsequent years I 've...
$71.00
Isabella Abbie Shores
I LOVE my roach family. They sit with my vulture in my glass cabinet just waiting to be spotted as people walk past. They are probably the best things I have here!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Could cause a lot of problems on someones head, with people swatting it, trying to get it off. ;)
Andy Mercer
Go on you just dip real ones in epoxy resin.. don't ya ?
Beth Edwards
Does the antenna fold down for transit?
Roger Swezey replied:
Beth, not only can it fold down, it can be put into a heart shape