The Fall/Winter 2005 Dodge Magazine had an article with pictures about artist Michael Kalish who makes a living fusing old license plates into art.
It said that about ten years ago,he saw a license plate from the Peace Garden state, North Dakota, and where others might see "a metal rectangle decorated with a prairie scene and a bunch of letters and numbers. He saw art."
Some folks like me just nail them up in garages if they're not thrown out. But not Michael. With metal cutters and acetylene torches,he creates works of art that are sold in the country's top galleries.
He has amassed a huge collection of license plates from all states by going to flea markets and junk yards. I'm sure this is getting more difficult since states today just send out stickers instead of new plates every year.
He has done license plate portraits of Einstein, John Wayne, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe and even Mickey Mouse.
www.michaelkalish.com
He says he is obsessed by Americana.
I Guess So. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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