{"id":404315,"date":"2026-01-13T08:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/404315\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:26:19","slug":"baltimore-sculptor-uses-lost-hubcaps-to-create-artistic-masterpieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/404315\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Sculptor Uses Lost Hubcaps to Create Artistic Masterpieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An aspiring Picasso in Baltimore specializes in an unusual medium \u2014 instead of bronze or marble, the scrappy sculptor uses lost hubcaps.<\/p>\n

An avid cyclist, Barnaby Wickham, 54, has collected more than 700 orphaned hubcaps as he rides around the city. He\u2019s also picked up a few from visits to see his son at Kent State University and even found one on a business trip to Italy.<\/p>\n

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Proving the old adage that one man\u2019s trash is another\u2019s treasure, he uses them to create masterpieces, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish and a large Snoopy head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s sort of the excitement of the hunt,\u201d the maestro of road rubbish told the Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cI love to cycle. I love Baltimore. I love to go out in Baltimore, and there\u2019s just enough hubcaps and other things like car grills to be interesting, but not so many that it\u2019s too easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It all started when Barnaby, who works in marketing for a defense technology company, spotted one while on a bike ride in early 2024. He strung it onto his backpack \u2026 and a new art form was born. He constructs his pieces using expanded metal as a framework, then adds sheet metal with holes in it so he can wire the hubcaps in place. Zip ties are then used to attach them to the sheet metal.<\/p>\n

His wife, Kate, acts as his assistant, offering a hand during construction as well as the occasional piece of advice.<\/p>\n

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Many see Barnaby as another reflection of Baltimore\u2019s alt-indie spirit \u2014 it\u2019s also the hometown of eccentric director John Waters and the American Visionary Art Museum, which features the work of self-taught artists.<\/p>\n

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