BALTIMORE — Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to turn litter into art, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish and a large head of Snoopy.
It is a hobby that developed nearly two years ago from his love of cycling and the joy of making something out of the junk he has collected.
“I think it’s sort of the excitement of the hunt, for one thing,” Wickham said. “I love to cycle. I love Baltimore. I love to go out in Baltimore, and there’s just enough hubcaps and other things like car grills to be interesting, but not so many that it’s too easy.”…