I am not a particular fan of “steampunk” art.  But when I saw this wolf in a gallery I felt he should come home with me.  Of course I have always been known to take liberties and see wolves where there are instead cousins … such as coyotes and foxes.  I still see a wolf.  This clever guy was made entirely of used bicycle parts.  His teeth are made of gear chains, he has brake pedal handles for eyebrows, and there is even an old headlight switch on his forehead.  Real cyclists would no doubt recognize every nut and bolt.  So, although he is out of my usual genre, it is really no surprise that I was drawn to him.  Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake once said:

“The purpose – where I start – is the idea of use.  It is not recycling, it’s reuse.”

From bicycle parts that once turned, to the artist’s ingenious imagination, a bunch of old scrap bits and parts have now been transformed into my Cycle E. Coyote.