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Langford mounted an empty ballbearing case on an functioning one; a gentle push swivels the top in the base. He finishes the pieces with the dials he's found and "Mike's C l o c k s " fly off the shelf at Hope Unlimited, a Robson Street shop, at $ 150 each. Two very high-tech looking clocks on a bookcase at Langford's N o r t h Vancouver home turn out to be anything but. "They're transmission gears and ball bearings," says Langford,"and the faces are recycled from old clocks I find at antique shops and flea markets. I've sold clocks to people from all over the world, including a guy in Michigan who bought one here, called back, and had me ship him five more." Langford doesn't limit his w o r k to clocks. He's made C D and magazine racks, bookcases, and a bed (which Homunculus. Metal Michael sculpture Graham. Sticking to teaching full time Is metalwork and mechanics specialist Mike Langford. Looking for projects that would interest his Killarney Secondary School students, he spotted timepieces made of found objects in a Robson Street shop. Experimenting with materials from both the metal and mechanics shops, he traded to another artist for a painting). A clever umbrella stand is in the shape of an umbrella skeleton, and his herringbone-style shelves can be used for C D s , wine, o r as one client did, both. visual arts "It's a hobby for me," Langford smiles, "I enjoy looking for the old clock faces, and I really enjoy meeting people at the sales." A n obviously dedicated teacher, he hopes his success inspires his students."Killarney is one of the last schools to offer shop, and registration is up for next year. I'm really encouraged." These are just three of more than 100 artists participating in VOX '98:The Vancouver Outdoor Art Exhibition taking place July 10, II, and 12 on Robson and Georgia Streets plazas, outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.There is no admission charge and the artists will be selling their works directly to the public. For more information, contact Brad Foster at 984-6756. 0 and photo by L e o n n e Campbell is a freelance writer living in Vancouver. 1 JÉ i ^ P ! * » 5 A i l A n example of one of Mike's C l o c k s . P h o t o and clock by Mike Langford. ^ W ) u i L K E i r & RI©AFDIII sponsored hy Hongkong Bank of Canada sponsored by M C L Motor Cars Tuesdays thru Sundays Under the tent in Vanier Park J U N E 10 to S E P T E M B E R 26, TicketMaster: (604)280-3311 Bard Box Office: (604) 739-0559 1998 BCTEL Tlll.UMOIMKMS