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Born from the bones of forgotten engines and rusted dreams, Grease, Gears & Grooves is a tribute to the rhythm found in machinery and the soul found in scrap. Every part of this guitar-shaped sculpture was once a cog in a much bigger machine — timing chains, sprockets, and transmission gears that once roared with purpose.
When the engines died, their music didn’t. Instead of being discarded, these pieces were reimagined, assembled into an instrument that can’t be played, but still sings in its own way — a celebration of mechanical motion, raw creativity, and the beauty of second chances.
It's a fusion of function and funk, grease and groove — where the grit of the workshop meets the spirit of a jam session. In this piece, the past finds new rhythm, and the junkyard gets its own anthem.
"Grease, Gears, & Grooves" is the winner of the Keep Brownsville Beautiful 2025 Annual Recycled Art Competition "People's Choice Award" held by the City of Brownsville in Brownsville, TX.
