Friday, May 23, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links

ReVision – the Art of Recycling Society’s 2014 juried exhibition will take place on Granville Island in Vancouver from September 5 to 7, 2014 featuring art made from recycled materials – art submission deadline July 15
 
Yusuke Asai – mud art
 
John Lopez –  scrap iron sculptures
 
Vladimiras Nikonovas – birds and other creatures
 
Natascha Boel – dioramas
 
Geoff Harvey – animal sculptures
 
10 upcycled architectural projects
 

Friday, May 16, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Guy Laramee – carved book caves
 
Gregory Kloehn – homes for the homeless from junk
 
Linda McClamrock – paper collage
 
Stafano Capaccioli – recycled oak wine barrel creations
 
Robbie Rowlands – installations
 
Patrick Bremer – paper collage
 
John Wilhelm – found object sculptures
 
Chris Maynard – birds from feathers
 
Ken Gerberick - Opening of “Uncommercial Scrap and Steel” at ArtStar Props Studio on May 23, 2014
 
Scrap – check out this creative reuse store and donation centre in Portland
 
DIY – 20 things to try at home

Friday, May 2, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Will Wagenaar – sculptures from flea market finds
 
Christian Faur – pictures using crayons
 
Brian Marshall – robots
 
James Doran Web – driftwood animal sculptures
 
Shawn Dubois – moisaics
 
Melissa Gazzaneo – bags from retired firefighter uniforms
 
Ivar Arulaid – more bags from decommissioned fire hoses
 
Joshua Allen Harris – street artist

Friday, April 25, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links


Paul Villinski – birds and butterflies from beer cans
 
Ernie Adams – “dwarf cars” made from scrap
 
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson – paper collage
 
Kristin Bunyard  – bone jewellery
 
Thor Myhre – sculpture with a fondness for farm implements
 
Ann P. Smith - animal inspired sculptures from broken electronics and machine parts
 
Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi – cool lamps from objects such as an old steam iron or ice cream scoop
 
Alex Andromeda – sculptures from electronics
 
Wasteland – coming to a theatre near you
 
Landfill Art Project – perhaps some of you would be interested in this project

Friday, April 18, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links


Ryan Jude – check out her gown made from Golden Books
http://www.ryanjudenovelline.com/

Tanith Rohe – jewellery from things such as guitar strings, electronics and paper
http://www.etsy.com/ca/people/Tanith
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tanith

Suzanna McMahan – upcycled vintage jewellery
http://www.suzannamcmahan.com/

Peter Clark – paper collage
http://www.peterclarkcollage.com/

Kim Adams - imaginative tableaux and hybrid sculptural forms using industrial, mass-produced materials – car relics, hardware store goods and toy figures
http://ggavma.canadacouncil.ca/archive/2014/winners/kim-adams

Max Dean – sculpture and installation
http://maxdean.grandportfolio.com/

Derek Arnold – takes his muse from heavy equipment graveyards
http://www.derekarnold.com/

Moaffak Makhoul – recently broke the Guinness world record for the largest mural made from recycled materials
http://www.buzzfeed.com/miriamberger/these-artists-in-war-ravaged-damascus-have-broken-a-guinness

R&D – an Italian design company making furniture using rebar, roof wood, rubber tubing, brushes and mops, among other things
http://www.testadilegno.net/

DIY – Jenna De Angeles shows you (with a lot of humor) how to make a wreath from old books.  Might want to start now for Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnfjBxNIfcY
http://www.JennaDeAngeles.com

Friday, April 11, 2014

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Alvaro Tamarit – art, sculpture and furniture design
 
Katri Oikarinen – framed books. The video is inspiring
 
Eric Langert – animal sculptures
 
Left 4 Dead Art & Furniture – just what it says, check out the photos
 
Dirk Vander Koolj – check out how he made his chair from melted plastic bottles using a 3D printer
 
Rick Ladd – bottle cap furniture
 
Gregory Brotherton – author of three interesting books
Device Volume 1: Fantastic Contraption
Device Volume 2: Reconstructed
Device Volume 3: Traveling Device
 
Looking for used textiles in Vancouver for a project?  Try one of the monthly sales at Our Social Fabric
 
Looking for used wood in the San Francisco area for a project?  Try Heritage Salvage for reclaimed wood from barn doors to flooring
 
DIY – some things to do with tin cans