Michael Weems Collection

Loved this gallery! Super fun art, and I love that there is the gallery with big pieces next door but then a more costly way to take home a piece of his art in the story next door with trays, coasters, posters and much more to choose from to take home. I would have spent thousands here if I had it to blow! We came home with a few trays as gifts and a set of coasters with some cool cactus/​Joshua tree photos on them. Also, Michael make every visit a blast when you walk in. But, this is a must for anyone (except prudes) when visiting town.

Repeat customer here. We have several pieces from Michael Weems Collection in our home including the baby heads. We LOVE them. I am already planning my next purchase which will likely be via mail as Michael does ship. We purchased a large piece and he shipped it to our home across the country. The piece arrived timely and in perfect condition. My favorite gift is the Betty Ford Was Here coaster. Friends scream with delight when I gift this little jewel. Michael is fun to talk with while you shop.

Michael is my newest addition to my collection of best friends. He and I both joked in filthy jokes. The colours of the place attracted me as my hubby and I walked to ward another gallery to pick up a sculpture we bought earlier. On the way back to the car I had to stop in because the trays and vintage circus display in the window screamed, «girl you better get your ass in here and cool off then buy some sh! t».
Thus I followed the orders I was given. Immediately I loved the tray I saw do three nude guys peeling into urinals, but Michael steered to to the better «candy tray» with the X-​ray of a BJ. My brain screamed «must have!!!» Yes I’m classy. Immediately I put that at the cash wrap. As I was walking there I saw these awesome metal sculptures looking like paper cranes or airplanes on the wall. Brain again voiced «get those now!» So I did. Then I saw rings that were much too big for any human finger and I joked with said proprietor and my husband blushed and tried to hush me. Yes I’m an embarrassment. So then we went into the awesome room with the photos on the vintage car scraps and I was in awe. Though I was unable to purchase the one I wanted (right now anyway) we walked away with a beautiful print of the sign with the girls diving.
I’m headed back to PS next month with a bunch of girlfriends and you better believe I’m stopping by this establishment. Get ready to talk Michael I’m coming!
Xo

Thanks again for such a fun and informative afternoon! Michael, are you reading Unilocal yet? You are a fountain of creativity and joy. Such a cheerful and giving person! Really enjoyed visiting you with my friend Faye and hope she will be your new friend as well. I always learn some new things about art when I visit. If I lived close I would bake you cakes and pies and bring them. All sweet things to you

Really enjoyed the acerbic wit displayed in some works like the coasters and jewelry trays. Good mix of artsy housewares, deconstructed auto part er, personal jewelry; and photo prints on auto metal like hoods & etc. For bakers or steam punks, industrial mixer paddles turned into lamps & chandeliers are phenomenal. I missed out on a nice little tour because I had to take a work call, but I loved the shop.

Not only great original pieces of art but the artist is crazy funny, wicked smart and provocative. Just buy a piece and you’ll want more.

So I went in just randomly shopping, beautiful art gallery, and a shop filled with lots of unique dish-​ware, jewelry and other fun art pieces. I didn’t get anything, but I went back a month later for an item that stayed on my mind. I went back and luckily it was still there! I picked it up and walked right to the counter. The man working was the artist and he said I couldn’t buy it until he told me how he got the idea for it. He was so friendly and funny and honestly I wish he was my friend. I’ll be back and I love what I got and put it out as soon as I got home. I love it there and I wish there were more places like it. Thank you for your art!

Exceptional Art! Exceptional Artist!
Micheal was great and his art is fantastic. Picking up a few pieces very soon for me and the wife.
Worth a look and make sure to try on the rings!

what can I say… super great guy… super nice stuff… I want to own a little bit of everything in there… everytime I go to the springs I have to visit… its a must see !

Even if you are not the type of person who goes into art galleries, the Michael Weems Collection is a great place.
His pieces are fantastic and he is far from my idea of the standard «too good for you» gallery owner/​artist. He is warm and charming and seems to really enjoy having people in, even if you’re buying small items or not purchasing at the moment.
We originally went in to see some hanging light pieces and found so many cool things. His x-​ray pieces are great and the jewelry unique. But what you’ll be dying to own are the Autoerotica pieces. The color, subject matter and materials are so brilliant together.
On your next trip to Palm Springs you should go in. His stuff is great and HE is even better!

After admiring his handiwork from outside (I always seem to pass in the evening when he’s closed), I finally made it into the store one Sunday afternoon.
Michael is charming and fun to talk to. We chatted about Palm Springs and restaurants. He walked us into his Autoerotica gallery next door. The pieces are pretty cool, but my current rental situation won’t let me hang car parts or industrial-​size dough hooks. The lamps made from dough hooks were what drew the bf and I to the windws the first time; maybe if/​when we buy a place we can come back for one.
In his collection, Weems has beautiful plates with PS architecture, mid-​century modern items, and photos of Joshua trees. We chose a PS plate and I vowed to come back for some jewelry when I got another paycheck.
It’s worth a visit to see the unique items Weems creates.

We were walking down the street and my boyfriend saw a sign that said «auto» and I saw the word «erotic» and we were both intrigued.
We must have walked through the door on the right day, because the owner/​artist Michael was inside and gave us a 2 hour tour. Yes, he does a photo process that mounts images to car parts, but what really intrigued me was the other objects.
Spread across the floor was a collection of commercial whisked that had been turned into light fixtures.- really stunning. We walked through a doorway and could not believe there was an additional space also full of Michael’s talents. Jewelry cut with blow torches, x-​ray images mounted on porcelain platters, car parts that had been powder coated and fashioned into bowls, light fixtures… the merch didn’t stop there!
He called me out for being an artist because I was asking weird questions that only an artist would ask. Fact is, my house is full of other artist’s work and none of my own.
I am so glad we ignored the stucco façade and tinted glass of this little gem. What is inside is what counts! Michael is a character and his pieces spoke to us so much, we walked away with two! They should arrive at our doorstep this week!
This is a must visit in Palm Springs!

I wandered into Michael’s gallery yesterday evening and was completely taken by his creativity, warmth and wit. If you love vintage modern, there’s something here for you. And Michael will be full of quips and advice about your Palm Springs visit. Don’t miss him!

When I win the lottery, you’ll find me here. Don’t get me wrong — his pieces are fairly affordable — but my art budget is non-​existent right now. Loved everything I saw, AND he was extremely warm and welcoming in telling us about his artwork. If anyone wishes to purchase the ’72 Impala pieces for me, I’ll send you my address.

I came in here by happenstance. After just arriving in the desert for Modernism Week and having brunch at a restaurant near by I stumbled in here. I met the owners and the designers who were friendly and elaborated a little into what they do. They do something unique with their jewelry. They up-​cycle vintage car parts and make one of a ind pieces. I am fond of handmade as I too am a crafter and design jewelry with repurposed vintage materials. So, when they explained what they did I grew more in love with their shop. It’s worth a look!

I was walking by the gallery in Palm Springs and the Autoerotica collection caught my attention.
The collection is made from mixing together vintage automobile bodies with photography. It sounds confusing (and is a bit confusing to try to describe with no visual aids) but it is breathtakingly beautiful. Michael (who was there, and is a sweet, talkative, extremely down-​to earth guy) explained that a photographer friend of his had taken the photographs, most of which were stunning photographs of iconic signs around Los Angeles. The photos were then printed out in a very large opaque format and pasted onto the metal hoods and siding of these auto’s as canvases. You can see the car color, rust, and so forth through the film, which is especially wonderful and the way Michael went about pasting the photos on in pieces creates a pattern and dimension that is very eye-​catching and modern. I fell in LOVE. I wished I could afford a piece but alas, I was unable to purchase one.
THANKFULLY, Michael also makes some affordable pieces! He designs smaller magnetic installations, cufflinks, and beautiful jewelry. Being the woman that I am, I walked away with a lovely necklace. A plain black rope holding a chunky, non-​uniform piece of metal that Michael had hand crafted into a one of a kind piece for me. And so now I get to wear art around my neck… and not just any art, art made from a vintage cadillac. So there. I win :)

The man is talented!!! Great eye for things… whether it be his jewelry or the art pieces on the wall. We had an enjoyable afternoon at this gallery… talking with Michael about his inspirations, his work, and life choices. My partner was smitten by a piece in the «housewares» section and bought it after trying it on… I predict many years of enjoyment.
I can’t wait for our next visit to PS… would love to get a pair of cufflinks next time.
OHHHH…and the gallery is BEAUTIFUL… great and novel presentation of the items… just truly amazing!

I love the Michael Weems Gallery!!! This man carries beautiful jewelry and other metal work, much of it made from recycled material. Every time I walk in the door I end up spending too much money and walking out with a smile on my face.

The Michael Weems Collection is filled with molten metal scupltures for your home. You will find exquisite tabletop pieces reminiscent of porous lava rock, crinkled paper and steel drums of the islands — all candy coated in brilliant color.
Michael is a friend of mine and you will usually find him in his gallery. Go in, meet the artist and see his work.