Junk turns artsy in sculptor’s hand

“My job is to find something nobody else wants,” Amiot said. “When I go to the flea market, I let the scavengers go first. If they’re going to pay top dollar for a clock that still works, I don’t want it. If it’s busted, I’ll take it.”

You can reach Staff Writer Dan Taylor at 521-5243 or dan.taylor@pressdemocrat.com. See his ARTS blog at http://arts.blogs.pressdemocrat.com.

ROAD TO ART
What: ARTrails offers free self-guided open studio tour at more than 150 sites all over Sonoma County.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 13 and 14) and Oct. 20-21.
Information: sonomaarts.com/artrails; 579-2787.

ARTrails exhibits
- Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and during the Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., through Oct. 24.  579-2787.
- Graton Gallery, 9048 Graton Road, Graton. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, through Oct. 21. gratongallery.com, 829-8912
- Santa Rosa Convention and Visitors Bureau, 9 Fourth St. in Railroad Square, Santa Rosa. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, through Oct. 28. visitsantarosa.com, 577-8674.