Green Door Studio:

Alex Wilson

 

Alex fixed an old guitar that had travelled around Mexico with Marc Picar. Then he covered the guitar with images and glue. With guitar in tote he ambled around Alaska for a summer and now resides in Bellingham, Washington.

 

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Alex displaying the broken guitar.
The front was braced, stapled and glued back to the sides.

 

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Glueing using pva based mod-podge

 

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The back was dedicated to the folk singer Leadbelly.

 

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After finishing covering the guitar with paper he applied ten
coats of glue and let it cure for a week before he played it.

 

Link to Alex's website and travel blog

 

People's Republic of Paper