The Interior
On this page are a few photos showing the constant evolution of the dash board of "Merc"
In the photo below we see the very beginning of "Merc's" dash board start to take shape. The photo is a little grainy..so, I will point out some details.

You can't make it out in this photo, but the very first piece that I added was the ceramic blocks on the top center..they say: www.ARTCARS.com

Harry and Penny at ArtCars.com were very helpful when I began this project. Support their web site and give them a visit.

You can also see the interactive Tarzan figure that screams when you touch his chest.  Above and to the right of him is The Army Man held at bey by the Poision Arrow Dart Frogs In Primary Colors. 


The photo below shows the journey underway. So much stuff has been added since it all began..and it continues to grow even to this day.  The surface is covered with tiny bric-a-brac, and buttons.

Bottlecaps, plastic figures, & odds and ends that have become something other than what they used to be make up the artwork.
The dash is a huge assembledge of this and that.

I tried to work with patterns of colors, and multiple items.. There are 5 blue paper clips that make a geometric road across the dash, above the glove box.  Matching sets of ear rings patterned at angles to one another are found throughout.  At first glance it may appear that this was haphazardly done..but, I assure you..each piece that was applied earned it's keep so to speak.



  The photo below shows more detail from a side angle, looking in from the open door. Notice the pair of figures, on the far right, created from assorted items. One figure is a sports figure. The other is a moutain climber. Both got their start from G.I. Joe action figures.  The sports figure has a polished rock for a body..a wooden bead for an arm, with a baby doll hand.  He has a football helmet button for a head, and appears to be going out for a pass..but, for an incoming "basketball???"   And, what's up with the bat..is he playing football, or baseball?   
The mountain climber has a fancy glass bead body..and head. He too has a pair of mis-matched arms.

Take a few minutes, and study the detail that can be made out.  It doesn't matter how many times you sit in "Merc", you will always find something new that you hadn't seen before.