The chopper motorcycle represents the antithesis of convention and conformity. The “over the top design”, use of gaudy ornamentation and over-exaggerated form of choppers in the fifties and sixties represented a means of escape from everyday responsibilities and blue-collar jobs. The chopper became a uniquely American backlash against the engineering comforts of the post-economic boom. The custom bike became a way of transcending the mundane existence of the work week through the close identification with a highly personalized vehicle. My work represents the stylistic and flamboyant embellishment of these groups who live on the fringe of popular culture. The pizza cutters and chopper motorcycle I created for the MFA thesis embodies these same ideals and at the same time becomes an alternative to the conformity of the so called avant-garde and their production of commodity