Friday, May 31, 2013

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Eva Jospin – cardboard forests
 
Sean Avery – animal sculptures from CD shards
 
Theo Kamecke – technology art
 
Dominika Naziebly – upcycled fashion
 
Sarah-Jane van der Westhuizen – sculpture from trash
 
Balkan Tango – makers of bags and accessories from inner tubes
 
Steve Brudniak – mad scientist assemblages using among other things real human blood, mummified squirrels, octopus tentacles and centipedes
 
Stéphane Dubray
 
LauL – sculptures
 
DYI – things to do with old thread spools

Friday, May 24, 2013

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Susan Stockwell – maps from computer parts and dresses from maps (among other things)
 
Kristi Malakoff – sculptures using among other things money and stamps
 
Christopher Locke – sculptures from a variety of materials
 
Zhu Kefeng – builder of Iron Robot – a park dedicated to Transformers made from recycled materials
 
Marek Tomasik – a room made from computers
 
Levente & Attila of Mamukko Designs – bags from upcycled fabrics including PVC tarpaulin, leather, sailcloth and banners
 
Franc Grom – egg art
 
Julia Strand – book carvings
 
Bottle Tree Ranch – Barstow California
 
TerraCycle Canada is currently having a competition looking for item ideas made from cookie and cracker wrapper packaging, deadline June 20th

Friday, May 17, 2013

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Taiyo Onorato and Taiyo Onorato – check out their quirky cameras
 
Emerson Bianchin – metal sculptures
 
Dean and Carrie Wolf – new glass from old glass
 
Don Kennel – metal sculptures
 
Zilvinas Kempinas – blown away by is walkway made from VHS tape
 
Sharon Recycling Park in Israel
 
Hong Yi – particularly enjoyed the sock portrait
 
Meliors Simms – uses vintage cotton and wool blankets for her sculptures
 
Nick Gentry – portraits using floppy discs
 
Naoko Ito – installations using branches and glass jars

Friday, May 10, 2013

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Aesop’s Boutique – check out the ceiling made from recycled glass bottles
 
Juan Gavras Quintero – figurative sculpture from metal and found objects
 
Sayaka Ganz – animals from thrift store plastics
 
Greg Mueller – architectural sculpture
 
Ward Wallau and Milan Micich – nostalgic memorabilia made into functional gifts
 
Dave Hind – scrap metal art
 
Ry Scruggs and Nadia Yaron – deconstructed furniture and textiles
 
Pam Hall – art works that examine social and ethical issues
 
Maurice Mbikayi – sculpture from tech hardware and found objects
 
EVOL – cardboard city

Friday, May 3, 2013

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Anya Beaumont – I especially enjoyed her 3D map series using old maps and other papers
 
Amanda Versaci – creating with zippers
 
Sarah Turner – plastic drinks bottles become lighting and décor; recently commissioned by Coca Cola to create a sculpture for Chick-fil-a Leadercast
 
Ken Oliver – mixed media collage mixing found objects with paint
 
Hayley Kendal – creatures and robots
 
Augusto Esquivel – button art
 
Tiffany Threadgould – TerraCycle’s chief designer  described by Make Magazine as the “Martha Stewart of garbage”
 
Erwin Timmers – new glass objects from recycled window glass
 
Francesca Vitali – paper jewellery
 
Mary Ellen Croteau – currently on exhibition this week at the Dittmar Gallery are her plastic bottle cap portraits