Making for a fun environment.

In yesterday’s piece I illustrated how continuous improvement of a workspace makes for a better work environment. More welcoming, more useable, more efficient.

I also mentioned how art works interspersed with the various tool walls and shelves lighten up the space, making for a warm welcome on every visit. More fun!

Here are the twenty varied pieces on display in my garage.

These four prints are from images snapped at the Laguna Seca Historic Races in 2008, where the paddock is nothing less than a cornucopia of vintage machinery. As always, it’s the details from the height of the mechanical age which fascinate. All snapped on the Canon 5D with a 100mm EF Canon Macro lens and a ring flash:

Classic motorcycles are always of interest, here displayed on tinplates:

When it comes to classic BMW air cooled twins, nothing beats period posters:

I first encountered the Sinclair Dino when filling up on a long motorcycle trip through beautiful Utah:

Ford advertisement from the early days:

Back in the day 250,000km was deemed a high mileage for an engine. So much so that Mercedes would give owners a certificate commemorating the event. My 1983 300SD turbodiesel was on 343,000km when I finally sold it in 2005:

License plates from my many locations:

No self-respecting garage is complete without some bawdy tinplates:

So there!