>> GREG AND HIS SEARCH FOR ZOOMER
Pictured below is the unretouched scan of an original photo that Greg sent to us. Photo was taken on Christmas morning, 1955!
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Greg wrote;
" Greetings Planet Robot!
Ran across this photo yesterday while looking through my Mom's collection! I didn't know it (photo) existed, but it gave me the ability to hunt down what was a foggy memory.
I had searched before, but thought his name was Sparky, which always led to a robot not quite the same as what I remembered. Today, with the search anew, I ran across a red face zoomer on eBay which seemed near, except for color, arms, and being a wind-up. I then googled "zoomer robot" and Bingo, there you were! I was excited to find that you offer what appears to be the exact model in silver.
Photo has print date on back of Feb. 4, 1956. I would have received Zoomer for Christmas, 1955 at the age of 5. And now, I will be receiving him again for Christmas 2007 at 57, as I just finished ordering him from you. I think I may be as excited now as I was then! I also am your most recent member!
Thanks so much for returning a once cherished object from my childhood days to me!
Merry Christmas!!! Greg Mason "
And a follow up note from Greg;
"Just a note to let you know Zoomer arrived well-packed and in pristine condition! I was very impressed by your presentation!
I did take a sneak peek and was hit with a deja vu moment... transported five decades back in time. Zoomer is awesome! Everything about him is exactly as I remember...
Peace and Happiness! Greg Mason"
About Greg;
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Greg Mason began working with found objects during the 1980’s while creating welded steel sculpture as a pastime on his farm near Anthony, KS. His creative impulses were fueled primarily by what happened to be in his scrap pile at the moment. From 1991 to 2000 Greg lived in Santa Fe, NM. During this time he served as director of a gallery specializing in fine art, antiquities, incunabula, and rare manuscripts. This association broadened his appreciation and knowledge of fine art and craft. |
Greg now resides in Flagstaff, AZ, where he works out of his garage, creating functional (and occasionally dysfunctional) objects assembled from the detritus of American culture.
Stylistically, his creations run the gamut from dada/surrealism to a much sleeker machine age style with occasional forays into pop. His creative impulses continue to be fueled primarily by what happens to be in his scrap pile at the moment. With the passing of time, Greg's scrap pile has become increasingly eccentric.
Greg (an inveterate collector of “Wow, this is really neat!” stuff) is a friend of second-hand shops and junkyards across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Greg’s work can be seen at Grandon Art, 20 N. Leroux in Historic downtown Flagstaff, and at Environmental Realists at Tlaquepaque in Sedona, AZ.
Visit Greg at his Surreal Time website.