Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art
December 15, 2025
Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on his bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to turn litter into big, eye-catching art, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish and a head of the Peanuts character Snoopy. It is a hobby that developed nearly two years ago from his love of cycling, an interest in the hubcaps he often finds during his rides and the desire to make something out of the junk he has collected. He sometimes includes the occasional grill of a car that turns up, but his assemblages are almost entirely comprised of hubcaps.