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Hubcap Creatures

Ptolemy Elrington is known as the Hubcap Artist. He collects various brands of discarded hubcaps and works them into metallic creatures of all varieties. His origin story is simple:

"I started collecting hubcaps from a ditch at the side of the road and planned to turn them into a suit of armour but I noticed they were quite marine-like and could be turned into fish or other sea creatures - the Ford Ka hub cap looks like a shark's mouth, for example."

To describe it, it sounds like a kitschy roadside attraction but the level of detail and 'personality' to each creation gives it a true legitimacy. View a BBC gallery of his creations here or visit his official site.