This Artist Turns Old Hubcaps Into Awesome Looking Creatures

Most of us get annoyed when we see old hubcaps littering the roadside, but artist Ptolemy Elrington has spent the last 12 years putting them to good use. Elrington takes discarded hubcaps and repurposes them into beautiful creatures. The interesting thing is that he doesn’t try to disguise the fact these sculptures are made from hubcaps, instead he makes the brand emblems and other parts form features of the animals’ faces and bodies. It’s amazing to think that these gorgeous sculptures, which can fetch up to £10,000 (roughly $15,500) a piece, were once unwanted bits of trash!

Website: Hubcap Creatures

hubcap-sculpture-wolf
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-warthog
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-stag
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-snake
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-shark
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-seahorse
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-scary-fish
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-penguin
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-owl-sit
Ptolemy Elrington

hubcap-sculpture-octopus
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-mouse
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-horse
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-fish
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-chicken
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-bird-side
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-bird
Ptolemy Elrington
hubcap-sculpture-armadillo
Ptolemy Elrington

These sculptures are just amazing. You really get a feeling of the life behind the creatures. Elrington currently lives and works in Brighton, UK and can be contacted via his website should you wish to purchase an existing sculpture or have one commissioned. 

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