Artist Donovan Fell III Moto Art in 1998 by chance. One morning he noticed a pile of B-17 propellers on top of the junk man’s scrap aluminum heap. They were dented and greasy, but they were beautiful to him.

“What beautiful shapes they were and what countless memories of engineering, combat and freedom they contained.” Donovan saved them from the furnace, polished them up and a lucrative hobby soon became a business.

Moto Art offers freestanding sculptures, tables, desks and chairs. Prices start at around $2000 for some of the larger items. That’s fair enough for those with money. For the rest of us working schlubbs, there are affordable small items such as desk lamps and clocks for under $200.