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Lizard King
by Doug Makemson
Steel & stainless
2.5x 6 x 11

Location: 250 Bypass at
Meadowcreek Heights Road


Doug Makemson Sculpture

Value: $4500

Artist Statement

Lizard King is a playful piece that was suggested when I obtained a worn out ditch witch chain. The chain looked perfect for a reptile's back and I began by welding it to the contours needed. There is a piece of sawmill chain topping the ditch witch chain for added detail. The body is rounded out with a pair of truck leaf springs, and the back was made from steel fence posts bent to a gentle curve so that the knobs provide texture. Front legs are truck universal joints, back legs are the supports for truck fuel tanks, and if anyone knows what the head was, please let me know.

Doug Makemson
1307 Tal Phillips Road
Nicholson, GA 30565
706-424-1169
makemson@mindspring.com


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