Weekly Recycle Art Links

Christopher Wild – paper collages using paper money

http://www.artichokeyinkpress.com/phons/archive.php

 

Viet Tran – magazine paper collage

http://viettrancollage.blogspot.ca/

 

Rebeca Trevino – assemblage from dumpster diving finds

http://rebecatrevino.blogspot.ca/

 

Sloppy James – 3-dimentional paper collages using bottles as the canvas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038365@N05/

 

Kyle Johnston – collage and assemblage

http://kylejohnston.homestead.com/

 

Jen Bell – fashion and set design

http://www.discardedcouture.org/

 

Vollis Wilson – wind powered whirligigs

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Artist+leaves+wind+powered+whirligig+sculpture+legacy/8470777/story.html

http://www.wilsonwhirligigpark.org/

 

Art Made From Books published by Chronicle Books (available August 2013)

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/art-design/photography/art-made-from-books.html

 

Gary Harvey – his eco-couture clothing collection is inspired by vintage couture and made entirely from recycled clothing – my favourite being made from 42 pairs of Levi 501′s in various shades of indigo cut up and reconstructed to create a tiered ball gown with a corset waist

http://www.garyharveycreative.com/

 

DIY – what to do with all those old crayons lying around

http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/creative-ways-to-create-melted-crayon-art

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Dale Copeland – assemblage

http://dalecopeland.co.nz/

 

Lyndal Osborne – installations from saved/salvaged organic materials (she says she has kept the rinds of every grapefruit she has eaten)

http://www.lyndalosborne.com/

 

Ettore Guatelli – his collection now a museum (see, now you have an excuse)

http://www.museoguatelli.it/

 

M.T. Liggett – his kinetic totems line the pastures along US highway

http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130522/NEWS/130529649

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XrcuZuSJi4

 

Bob Rizzo – his totems and shrines use a wide variety of materials

http://www.bob-rizzo.com/

 

Elizabeth Fleming – dimensional collages

http://www.ehfleming.com/

 

Joy Floyd – collage

http://www.joymariefloyd.com/

 

Harriet Serenkin – Collage

http://www.harrietserenkin.com/

 

Ellen Golla – paper mosaic collage

http://www.zebracrossing.org/

 

Just for fun, a recycling flashmob to end this week’s links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODr0Fg8pNc&feature=player_embedded

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Andrew Chase – articulated mechanical animals from automobile and plumbing parts

http://www.andrewchase.com/

 

Andrew Benson – guitars from recycled wood

http://www.praxisguitars.com/

https://www.ndigallery.com/blog/entry/recycled-guitars

 

Joe Pogan – animal sculptures from watches, sprockets, nuts and bolts

http://www.joepogan.com/

 

Robert Brandford – large imaginative sculptures from discarded plastic toys

http://www.robertbradford.co.uk/

 

Brian Mock – detailed sculptures from recycled metal, check out his crazy guitars

http://www.brianmock.com/

 

Frank Russell – fish sculptures

http://www.theartmaker.com/

 

Julien Garcia – animal sculptures using discarded plastic

http://www.juliengarcia.com/

 

Ocean Sole – turn old flip-flops into colourful toys

http://www.ocean-sole.com/

 

Jen Hardwick – mixed media collage

http://jen-hardwick.com/

 

DYI – How to make a lamp from vintage cameras

http://www.starsforstreetlights.com/2012/05/how-to-make-lamp-from-vintage-cameras.html

 

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Gerard Collas – sculpture from roadside finds

http://gerardcollas.deviantart.com/

http://gerardcollas.hautetfort.com/

 

Garth Britzman – designer focusing on sustainability and environmental issues

http://www.recyclart.org/2013/05/1500-recycled-plastic-bottles-parking-canopy/

http://www.instructables.com/id/POPculture/

 

Lia Griffith – fashion from paper, enjoyed the irony of the dress made from Vogue magazine pages

http://liagriffith.com/craft/papier_couture/

 

Valentia and Riccardo Sartori – furnishings from unwanted doors

http://www.lacrimedarte.com/

 

Fontegrise – makers of furniture from industrial molds

http://www.fontegrise.com/

 

Walter Raes – wearable and design art entirely from household and industrial materials

http://www.walterworks.co.uk/

 

Peter Clark -  3D collage including animals and garments

http://www.peterclarkcollage.com/

 

Charles Koroly – costume designer (not all recycled, but unusual)

http://collectiftextile.com/

 

Lucy Norman - upcycled and sustainable lights, furniture and jewellery

http://www.luladot.com/

 

DYI – 50 things to make from old jeans

http://savedbylovecreations.com/2012/07/50-things-to-make-from-old-jeans.html

 

If you missed our presentation for the Craft Council of BC at the Vancouver Public Library, you can catch some of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIr86xXtbw

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Eva Jospin – cardboard forests

http://www.galeriepieceunique.com/infoframes/jospin.htm

http://chickgeek.org/eva-jospin/

 

Sean Avery – animal sculptures from CD shards

http://seaneavery.com/

 

Theo Kamecke – technology art

http://www.theokamecke.com/

 

Dominika Naziebly – upcycled fashion

http://www.recyclart.org/2011/04/upcycled-clothes/

http://www.dominikanaziebly.com/

 

Sarah-Jane van der Westhuizen – sculpture from trash

http://www.trashtotreasure.co.uk/

 

Balkan Tango – makers of bags and accessories from inner tubes

http://balkan-tango.com/

 

Steve Brudniak – mad scientist assemblages using among other things real human blood, mummified squirrels, octopus tentacles and centipedes

http://www.stevebrudniak.com/

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2013/05/steve_brudniak_avis_frank_gall.php

 

Stéphane Dubray

http://stephanedubray.be/

 

LauL – sculptures

http://laul.facthedral.com/

 

DYI – things to do with old thread spools

http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/01/upcycled-new-ways-with-old-wooden.html

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Susan Stockwell – maps from computer parts and dresses from maps (among other things)

http://www.susanstockwell.co.uk/archive.php

 

Kristi Malakoff – sculptures using among other things money and stamps

http://www.kristimalakoff.com/

 

Christopher Locke – sculptures from a variety of materials

http://heartlessmachine.com/

 

Zhu Kefeng – builder of Iron Robot – a park dedicated to Transformers made from recycled materials

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-03/27/c_131493025.htm

https://www.google.ca/search?q=zhu+kefeng+transformers&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l0yJUYmaEqGGiQL6hYBw&ved=0CGIQsAQ&biw=1536&bih=835

 

Marek Tomasik – a room made from computers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZx_zy2EDM

http://www.instalacja.oksir.eu/

 

Levente & Attila of Mamukko Designs – bags from upcycled fabrics including PVC tarpaulin, leather, sailcloth and banners

http://www.mamukko.ie/

 

Franc Grom – egg art

http://www.luxq.com/2012/10/27/franc-grom/

http://weburbanist.com/2010/05/22/insanely-intricate-eggshell-art-by-franc-grom/

 

Julia Strand – book carvings

http://hokeystokes.blogspot.ca/

 

Bottle Tree Ranch – Barstow California

http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/11/elmer-longs-weird-wonderful-bottle-tree-ranch-barstow-california/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlwZwmLvksQ

http://bottletreeman.blogspot.ca/

 

TerraCycle Canada is currently having a competition looking for item ideas made from cookie and cracker wrapper packaging, deadline June 20th

http://www.terracycle.ca/en-CA/pages/give-your-garbage-another-go.html

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Taiyo Onorato and Taiyo Onorato – check out their quirky cameras

http://www.tonk.ch/

http://www.ecofriend.com/artists-create-quirky-camera-photography-books.html

 

Emerson Bianchin – metal sculptures

http://www.emersonbianchin.com.br/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eizWpVekME

 

Dean and Carrie Wolf – new glass from old glass

http://www.wolfartglass.com/

 

Don Kennel – metal sculptures

http://donkennell.com/

 

Zilvinas Kempinas – blown away by is walkway made from VHS tape

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H8kvEjcW4I

http://galerialeme.com/en/artist/zilvinas-kempinas-2/

 

Sharon Recycling Park in Israel

http://www.ecofriend.com/sharon-recycling-park-hold-recycled-safari-passover-celebrations.html

http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Ariel-Sharon-Park-transforms-eyesore-into-paradise

 

Hong Yi – particularly enjoyed the sock portrait

http://hongyi.carbonmade.com/about

http://www.ecofriend.com/artist-creates-incredibly-detailed-portrait-socks.html

 

Meliors Simms – uses vintage cotton and wool blankets for her sculptures

http://www.meliors.co.nz/

 

Nick Gentry – portraits using floppy discs

http://www.nickgentry.com/

 

Naoko Ito – installations using branches and glass jars

http://www.naoko-ito.com/