Weekly Recycle Art Links

Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang – art from their plastic debris collected on the beach

http://www.beachplastic.com/

http://vimeo.com/18672227

 

Jeffro Uitto – recycled driftwood sculpture

http://www.jeffrouitto.com/

 

Jennifer Strunge – monsters from secondhand clothing

http://www.cottonmonster.com/

Celeste Azulada and Poi – sublime sculptures from a variety of recycled materials

http://www.elhangar09.com/

 

Eric – funky clocks from an assortment of recycled items

http://www.etsy.com/shop/IMOTIME

 

Coach – has come up with a line of wallets made from heritage baseball gloves

http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/-men_heritage-10551-10051-5000000000000298301-en?t1Id=82&t2Id=5000000000000298301&tier=2&LOC=LN

 

Michael Ferris Jr – sculptures from reclaimed wood

http://michaelferrisjr.com/

 

a waterfall project in China made from toilet seats, urinals and sinks

http://www.recyclart.org/2010/08/toilet-seat-waterfall/

 

Bird on the Beach with Mary Bennett at Vancouver Maritime Museum - learn about plastics pollution in the ocean and the effect on seabirds.

4 Thursdays in September and the finale on Worldwide Bird Art installation Day Sept 29

http://birdonthebeach2013.tumblr.com/

 

Constanza Bardi – little robots from found disposable items

http://www.recyclart.org/2013/08/re-beings-robots/

http://pinterest.com/constanzabardi/my-recycled-art-project/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

John Bassett – recycled glass creations

http://basglas.com/

 

Nancy Salas – another glass artist who uses recycled glass

http://www.kaleidoglassstudio.com/

 

The Yanque Co – Peruvian sandals from rubber tires (held together with nails rather than glue)

http://www.yanquecompany.com/

 

Michelle Stitzein – wire sculptures and bottle cap art

http://www.artgrange.com/

 

Nek Chand – a found object and rock garden in India

http://www.nekchand.com/

 

Kitty Wales – animal sculptures and animatronics

http://www.kittywales.com/

 

Gugger Petter – 2 and 3 dimensional works using newspaper

http://www.guggerpetter.com/

 

Ptolemy Elrington – hub cap creations

http://www.hubcapcreatures.com/

but has recently added shopping carts to his toolbox

http://stevyncolgan.blogspot.ca/2007/11/off-his-trolley.html

 

Steven Siegel – large trash forms set outdoors

http://www.stevensiegel.net/

 

a recycling story - America’s largest library was once a Walmart

http://weburbanist.com/2012/09/04/abandoned-walmart-is-now-americas-largest-library/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Roger Schultz - had his willing friends mail him lids for an entire year

http://www.rodgerschultz.com/

http://rodgerschultz.blogspot.ca/2011/01/blog-post_1842.html

 

Carolina Fontoura Alzaga – chandeliers from bicycle parts

http://www.facaro.etsy.com

http://www.etsy.me/facaro

 

Valerie Buess - takes books, disassembles them and twists and shapes them to create sea-forms

http://www.valeriebuess.com/

 

Jori Phillips - Vancouver-based actress, model and former circus artist spent months ripping pages from a second-hand thesaurus to create a dress

http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on/vancouver-actress-jori-phillips-makes-dress-thesaurus-pages-162221797.html

 

Jimmy Dechenes – sculpture and lighting

http://www.jimmydeschenes.com/

 

Alexander Farto – chips away at walls and deconstructs billboards to create his work

http://alexandrefarto.com/

 

Michael - balls, bowls and sculptures made from keys, reclaimed copper pipe, wire and coins

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Moerkey

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Moerkey/about?ref=announce

 

David Mach – his sculptures using coathangers are rather impressive

http://www.davidmach.com/

 

Canadian Gregory Colbert’s The Nomadic Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadic_Museum

http://www.recyclart.org/2009/08/nomadic-museum/

 

Cardboardia

http://www.cardboardia.info/?lang=en

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Mike Ross – his Big Rig Jig is made from 2 discarded tanker trucks

http://mikerossart.net/

 

Damien Louch-pelissier – insects from plants

http://damien.lp.free.fr/

http://www.recyclart.org/2012/04/art-glanor/

 

Sandhi Schimmel – paper mosaic

http://www.schimmelart.com/

 

Dan Phillips – houses made from recycled materials

http://inthralld.com/2012/11/dan-phillips-turns-trash-into-recycled-homes/

http://www.homedit.com/affordable-houses-by-dan-phillips/

http://www.phoenixcommotion.com/

 

Xu Bing – his Phoenix project is made from  Chinese construction debris

http://laughingsquid.com/phoenix-a-pair-of-massive-phoenix-sculptures-made-of-chinese-construction-debris/

http://www.xubing.com/

 

Sebastian Errazuriz – his zipper dress lets you customize on the fly

http://www.ecouterre.com/sebastian-errazurizs-upcycled-zipper-dress-lets-you-customize-look-on-the-fly/

http://meetsebastian.com/78907/about

 

David Edgar – fish from plastic garbage

http://www.plastiquarium.com/

 

Henrique Oliveira – recycled plywood art

http://www.henriqueoliveira.com/

 

Gille Monte Ruici – robots from metal kitchenware

http://gille-monte-ruici.over-blog.com/

 

DYI – 151 upcycling projects

http://www.savvysugar.com/Cool-Upcycling-Projects-24338804?slide=2&image_nid=25011149

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Nina Lindgren – check out her cardboard heaven project

http://www.ninalindgren.se/

 

Jason Mercier – mosaic portraits

http://www.jasonmecier.com/

 

Bernard Pras – anamorphosis

http://www.bernardpras.fr/

 

Dolman Geiman – mixed media using Southern ephemera including old textbooks and nature magazines, handwritten civil war love letters, metal ornaments, wooden nickels

http://dolangeiman.com/

 

Mark Reigelman – especially liked the Reading Nest made from 10,000 discarded wood boards

http://www.markreigelman.com/

 

1001 Pallets – a blog dedicated to repurposing pallets

http://www.1001pallets.com/2013/06/pallet-creative-corner-for-your-child/

 

Jeremy Underwood – his Human Debris sculptures are made from collected beach debris

http://www.jeremyunderwood.com/

 

Jeremy Mayer – typewriter assemblage

http://jeremymayer.com/

 

Orson Li – robots from aluminum cans

http://www.canbot.com/

 

A list of creative reuse centres in the USA and internationally

http://www.lancastercreativereuse.org/directory-creative-reuse-centers.html

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Nathalie Trepanier – animal sculptures from industrial scrap

http://www.nathalietrepanier.com/

 

Michael Sachs – interesting assemblages

http://www.sachsart.de/

 

Mirjana Smith – tea and coffee pot assemblages from discarded and unwanted items

http://www.mirjanasmith.moonfruit.com/

 

Paul Madoc – bags from various upcycled materials (each unique bags details what materials have been used)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/peace4you

 

Insite into the Brazil's catadores (trash  collectors) of the Asmare cooperative

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/12/world/brazil-catadores-trash-treasure

 

Domino’s Pizza initiative to upcycle corporate materials that have old logos

http://www.thedrum.com/stuff/2013/06/17/domino-s-launches-upcycling-initiative-save-company-materials-old-logo-scrapheap#Ju5zRM5TEe9GBmEs.99

 

Jennifer Kuhns – mosaics from scrap porcelain, ceramics and glass tiles

http://jkmosaic.com/

 

Lisa Kokin – sculptures and installations using sewing buttons and book spines

http://www.lisakokin.com/

 

Sarah Turner – lighting from plastic bottles

http://www.sarahturner.co.uk/

 

Art without Waste: 500 Upcycled and Earth-Friendly Designs – opportunity to submit to this upcoming book

There is no submission fee, nor do you get paid, but you can add it to your resume

Submission is all online

http://submissions.rockpaperink.com/art-without-waste/?utm_source=Call+for+Entries-Art+Without+Waste&utm_campaign=CC-Call+Upcycle&utm_medium=email

Previously Rockport published 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse

http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=1&group=search&keywords=1000+ideas+recycled&searchContext=&searchOrgID=&searchCatalogID=&searchMailingID=&sku=1592535402

 

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Meg Hannan – fabric jewels made using items such as  bedspreads, placemats, t-shirts and towels

http://www.meghannan.com/

 

Andrea Boriani – his canvas is made of computer parts, floppy disks, hard disks and CD-ROMs

http://www.andreaboriani.it/

 

Cedar Meuller – life size metal animal sculpture

http://www.cedarmueller.com/

 

Jacob Jorgensen – furniture from found wood

http://jacobojorgensenrecycle.blogspot.com.es/

 

Hong Kong Willie – creator of Tampa Bay reservation site

http://video.wedu.org/video/2365012097/

 

Sandhi Schimmel – paper mosaic

http://www.schimmelart.com/

 

Worn Again – messenger bags from Virgin Atlantic plane seats and Royal Mail bags

http://www.wornagain.co.uk/

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-airplane-seat-cover-bags-worn-again-virgin-bags

 

Pamela Paulsrud – book arts

http://pamelapaulsrud.com/

 

Ginger – check out the jewellery from plastic bottles

http://www.creep78.com/something_to_do/

 

Stefanie Nieuwenhuys – fashion from biowaste, including plywood pieces

http://www.recitymagazine.com/project.php?id=41

http://www.glamjam.co/lang/en/2013/01/stefanie-nieuwenhuyse-recycles-wood-chips-into-snakeskin-like-couture/