How to Make a Dali-Style Melting Clock

Salvador Dali was an artist whose works of art are iconic. One of those iconic pieces is the melting clock. It's possible to create your own Dali-style melting clock very inexpensively. This eHow can help.

Things You'll Need

• Record
• Baking pan

Instructions

1. Choose a record that you would like to use. It can be an album of a group you like, or a record you found at the thrift store. Also, find a piece of PVC that you can use when creating the clock. You may be able to find this at the thrift store as well.

2. Preheat your oven to about 220 F degrees. Pull out a baking sheet that's large enough to accommodate your record. Place the record on the sheet, and place it in the oven. Keep an eye on the record, and determine when it begins to look as if it's melting. Quickly remove the pan from the oven and put it on a protective pad on the table.

3. Press the edge of the record against the edge of the table, and allow the record to hang down. Make sure the label is aligned as you would like. Let the record curve as it would like so it will look very much a Dali-style work of art.

4. Purchase an inexpensive wall clock. Open it up and remove the hands and the clock movement. Secure the clock movement in place on the back of the record with hot glue. Attach the hands to the front of the record by slipping it on the clock movement's pin that extends through the hole in the album. You may have to cut the arms of the clock a little short so that you can see them easily against the color of the record's label. You don't have to use the second hand.

5. Drill a small hole on the portion of the clock so that you can attach it to the edge of a bookcase or a mantel.