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Wyldebyrd Art
Capturing the emotional connection between art and flight drives Lance Lockhart, a fulltime airline captain based in Mesa, Arizona, with history flying the Beech 1900 and Beech 99. His passion project is Wyldebyrd Art (a mashup of his sons’ middle names), which he calls the world’s largest genuine part aviation art store.
He turns reclaimed aviation parts and materials into industrial art, wall art, jewelry and functional pieces such as furniture and luggage tags. Retired seats become office chairs, galley carts are converted to side tables for your home or office, and engine blades are cleaned up to become key chains or pendants.
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MotoArt
This California-based workshop handcrafts one-of-a-kind functional office and home furniture using salvaged structures from decommissioned airplanes. In business since 2001, MotoArt has several desks and tables featuring Beech 18 tail assemblies, vertical wing stabilizers and wing flaps. Glass tops showcase the vintage details, which can be left raw or polished and powder-coated.
MotoArt’s artists also create PlaneTags, oval-shaped mementos hand cut from the skin of retired aircraft, stamped, shaped and individually etched. They have a general aviation line, though no King Airs yet. Some enthusiasts collect these, others use them for IDs on luggage, keychains and more.
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