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Photos: This Nomad parks curbside

Dominique Moody shows how to use the hand-pump kitchen sink inside her tiny home known as "Nomad," crafted from found objects. Moody, a longtime assemblage artist, has parked Nomad on the lawn of the California African American Museum, where she will be in residency through Saturday. The public is invited to visit.

Dominique Moody shows how to use the hand-pump kitchen sink inside her tiny home known as “Nomad,” crafted from found objects. Moody, a longtime assemblage artist, has parked Nomad on the lawn of the California African American Museum, where she will be in residency through Saturday. The public is invited to visit.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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PHOTO GALLERY: Dominique Moody’s innovative tiny house ‘Nomad’ — a living space and art project made entirely from found materials.

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

A Tibetan meditation bell hangs on the front porch of Nomad, the tiny mobile home crafted from found objects by L.A. artist Dominique Moody. To the rear is a globe suspended in the domed door of an old dryer.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

A look at the interior of Nomad, Dominique Moody’s 100-square-foot home on wheels made out of recycled materials. This main room functions as sleeping, eating, sitting and cooking area.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

Nomad parked on the lawn of the California African American Museum. The mobile tiny house will be on view at the museum through Saturday.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

The food storage and preparation area in the Nomad kitchen area. The counters and shelving units are made from scraps of Douglas fir.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

A pitcher -- which the artist found in a pile of detritus -- is used for water in the Nomad bathroom. There is also a small camping shower.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

Industrial washing machine doors on Nomad get new life as windows.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

Nomad’s recycled materials include bits of wood and these industrial washing machine doors, which function as the mobile home’s windows.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

The bathroom’s sink doesn’t have a drain or running water; a pitcher is used instead.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

Nomad’s mailbox is among the pieces salvaged by Los Angeles artist Dominique Moody.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Moody's 'Nomad'

L.A. artist Dominique Moody hosts an open house for her mobile dwelling Nomad, which stands for Narrative, Odyssey, Manifesting, Artistic, Dreams. She’s usually parked at the Zorthian Ranch in Altadena, but is in residency at the California African American Museum through Saturday.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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