"This is how I get even with time. Alarm clocks, work clocks -- they all steal time away. Mine take it back and poke fun." -- Jason Burnett

With his own brand of humor and whim, Bessemer, Alabama artist, Jason Burnett transforms salvaged materials into timepieces with forms ranging from robots and fanciful machines to post-industrial relics. His careful use of found objects strikes a balance in each work between the refined and unaffected. And the pieces embody a playfulness that challenges expectations of what a clock should look like.

"Having fun is my motivation and inspiration, and I think people respond to the playfulness in my art. Building the clocks is a way of sneaking back into fourth-grade art class. I get to cover a table with boxes, trinkets, paint, clay, and glue, let my imagination run wild, and build anything I want -- from time machines to Dali dreamscapes."

Jason believes that every piece must deliver intrigue and delight -- at first sight and for years to come.

His award-winning work has been featured in Southern Accents, Southern Living, The Atlanta Journal, The Birmingham News, Birmingham Magazine and Decorating Step-by-Step.