What I Do

[hmhaines]

I spend my days melting things, typically glass and steel. With glass, I like to recycle broken antiques. Steel, I basically do whatever I want with. Being the attention hog I am, I love to show people what I make. Forgive me, and enjoy!!!

Beads made from Depression-Era Uranium Glass candy dish.

Eggs made from 1940s Milk Glass. Used to be a mixing bowl!

Ashtray made of used Railroad Spikes (This one was given to Mike Ditka)

Fossilized Shark's Tooth encase in glass from a bottle

Abstract Sculpture made from the window of a 1940s Ford Sedan

Wire and glass sculpture made as a wedding gift

Die made out of railroad spike. Later learned that I messed up dot placement. Need to make a new one!

One of my steel ashtrays, this is called Mr. Hyde.
Thanks for letting me show off!
Harvey

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Pretty cool!!!

 

[derfatdutchman]

Very cool!!

 

[bryguysc]

I love glasswork, and that last ashtray is way cool!

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

Super cool stuff. I especially like the wire sculpture.

 

[cossackjack]

Outstanding! Very creative.
How about trying a fusion of the Ditka ashtray with the Mr Hyde ashtray to make MC Escher stairs. That would be very cool.

 

[zack24]

Very nice!

 

[kanse]

The first Ash Tray is amazing.

Do you live in Europe?

 

[hmhaines]

I'm in the U.S., but have no issues shipping to Europe if you want something want!

 

[hmhaines]

How about trying a fusion of the Ditka ashtray with the Mr Hyde ashtray to make MC Escher stairs. That would be very cool

Already done! I'll dig up a photo and post it later.

 

[kanse]

The workmanship seemed to me like something an Eastern Europian artist would do, more than an America(Me and my stereotypes, I am aware.)
Do you have an etsy or someplace where you sell your work?

 

[aldecaker]

Nice looking stuff! I have always enjoyed the true fusion of "industrial" and "arts". I have a pretty good welding bone; I wish I had an artistic bone half as good as yours.

 

[hmhaines]

The Escher-esque tray. Made this one for a friend.

 

[rblood]

Wow nice, love the ashtrays.

 

[iamn8]

Yeah those ashtrays are stunning! Great work!

 

[hmhaines]

The workmanship seemed to me like something an Eastern Europian artist would do, more than an America(Me and my stereotypes, I am aware.)
Do you have an etsy or someplace where you sell your work?

Never heard that before, interesting.
Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBigPurpleBarn

 

[jpmcwjr]

Nice work all around!

 

[pagan]

Very cool, I like the ashtrays

 

[jacks6]

Badass HMHaines! You have a gift. Killer ashtrays too!

 

[dottiewarden]

Great work! Best of all, you really love what you do. Thanks for sharing.