Constable: West Chicago man finds purpose by repurposing junk into functional art
After his career as a maintenance man and welder, Randy Meyers starting fooling around with all the motorcycle gears, industrial gauges, copper pipes and other supplies he had accumulated. Now the West Chicago man sells steampunk lamps and one-of-a-kind greenhouses and sheds. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer An imagination and desire for repurposing items that outlived their original purpose give Randy Meyers of West Chicago the opportunity to make steampunk lamps. Courtesy of Bruce Rohr Photography
Seeing the possibilities in items that many people would consider junk, Randy Meyers crafts steampunk lamps, greenhouses and sheds out of things he has accumulated in his sprawling West Chicago garage.