
WIDE LOAD WANDA vintage toy and teak sculpture 1000 PIECES no. 142, originally uploaded by catbishop.
Recycled Assemblage Art of Cat Bishop


Wanda's hips are so wide she's taken on airplane proportions...baby got back.
Wide Load Wanda was created with a Danish Modern teak tray, vintage toy wooden bottles, old tin of salve, vintage doll arms and a very old cool ridged alarm clock head that's removable. She's red, green and yellow wood and tin. Wanda is almost 10" tall and 18" wide, she's named, signed, dated and number 142 in the series of 1000 Pieces.
Rotunda is as well rounded as a girl can be...
She was created with a vintage red wooden candy dish with perfect paint loss, a car clock from the 40's, vintage doll arms and old tuner thingys from some kind of musical instrument. Rotunda measures 12" tall and 9" wide and hangs on the wall, she's named, signed, dated and number 144 in the series of 1000 Pieces. Thanks!

Sexy Centaur Boy is my version of the mythical creature with the head, arms and chest of a man but the legs and lower half of a horse. He was created with vintage toy bowling pins, old doll arms, bishop chess piece tail, vintage blocks and a very cool handmade folk toy rattle with a wood ball inside. The rattle is made with half light wood and half dark and spins in the block base so he can pose and look around. Centaur Boy measures 17 1/2" tall by 5 1/4" wide. He's signed, named, dated and my new boyfriend:)

Global Poultry is a big headed chicken who wants to come live at your house :)
He was created with an old world globe I never thought I'd part with, it actually was part of an assemblage table I made years ago...it's old, banged up and really discolored as seen in the pics. He has a vintage car turn signal beak, toy wooden bowling pin legs, old wood doorknob and a vintage hammer. I'm assembling my tools, it's officially a sickness...
Global Poultry is made to hang from two nails under his hammer head or could be leaned up against a wall. He measures 17 1/2" tall by 6" wide and sticks out from the wall about 7 1/2"
He's named, signed, dated, number 143 in the series and a barrel of barnyard fun. Thanks!


Jill the Dutch Girl was created with an old Brooks leather bike seat, vintage red wooden clogs from Holland, old yarn spindles, vintage shoe stretchers and an old brown croquet ball head. The colors in the photos didn't come out quite right, she's browns and tan with very red shoes. Jill stands 18 1/2" tall by 10 1/2" wide at the hands. She's named, signed, dated and number 113 in the series of 1000 Pieces. Thanks!
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Cat Bishop elevates recycling to an art form. Vintage objects collected from flea markets and thrift stores—old toys, dishes, cameras, car parts, game pieces—get assembled and reenvisioned as oddly human and animal sculptures. Singles, couples, and whole families emerge from her ability to imagine anything as a body part—domino feet, cue ball heads, xylophone torsos, teapot bellies. The beings that populate her world of art are both strange and proud—"feel good" creations that evoke sympathy and humor at the same time. Great gifts.
Cat Bishop has sold over 150 sculptures to date on Etsy.com, many of the buyers being repeat customers, evidence of buyer satisfaction. Her work resides in private collections worldwide, including Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland and the UK.
Added on Jul 9, 2009
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Fun and funky car guys, be the first on your block to have one.. since there are only two your odds are pretty good:)
Created with vintage wooden toy cars and vintage blocks with 1950's dudes photos. Named, signed, dated and numbered on the bottom. Not intended for children. Thanks!
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Carney Baby is the newest offspring in the carnival clan, I have no idea who he belongs to although lots of the carney adults around here have xylophone parts. Carney Baby was created with a vintage alarm clock head, toy vintage metal Tudor xylophone body and vintage baby doll parts. His head is not attached so he can pose any which way you like...
He's looking to leave the circus and come live at your house. Carney Baby measures 16 1/2" tall and 12" wide, he's named, signed, dated and number 108 in the series of 1000 Pieces.
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