Friday, May 29, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Bordalo II – trash murals on the streets of Lisbon
https://www.facebook.com/BORDALOII/

Salvatore Cerceo – sculptures of people
http://scerceo.com/

William Turner – guitars
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WunkywerksGuitars?ref=shopinfo_shophome_leftnav
https://www.facebook.com/wunkywerks/

Hans Eijkenboom – maker of Voegelhotels, bird condo units
http://www.kunstweb.net/vogelhotel/

Michael – metal sculpture using copper wire and keys
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moerkey/538873869482994
https://www.etsy.com/people/Moerkey?ref=owner_profile_leftnav

Jola and Justin – built their own castle truck
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/05/19/couple-creates-a-tiny-sustainable-three-story-house-truck-take-a-look-inside/

James Korpan – metal sculpture
http://www.jameskorpan.com/

Valerie Bunnell – her ceramic figures incorporate lots of recycled materials
http://www.valeriebunnell.com/

Project LUV Seat – a collaboration between Loopworks and Soithwest Airlines
http://looptworks.com/LUV/

Reima Honkasalo – sculpture using recycled materials
http://www.reimahonkasalo.com/

Friday, May 1, 2015

Recycle Art Links

Lauren Milroy – love her shoes made from colored pencils
 
Karen Mueller – found art assemblage
 
Anya Beaumont – sculpture using maps and discarded plastic (among other things)
 
Dave Davis – sculpture from a variety of materials
 
Fantome – line of bags from bicycle inner tubes
 
Rosy – folded book art
 
Nolia Shakti – jewellery from nespresso cups
 
Barbara Franc – animal sculptures
 
Dave Gowman – his Legend of the Flying Monkeys band makes and performs with instruments made from recycled materials
 
Upscale Style – a fashion show of wearable trash fashion at the Schack Art Centre in Everett WA May 2, 2015

Friday, April 10, 2015

Recycled Art Links


Veronika Richterova – PET art sculptures
http://www.veronikarichterova.com/en/

Ann Smith – sculpture from reclaimed electronic trash
http://www.burrowburrow.com/

Paul Villinski – sculptures including butterflies from beer cans
http://www.paulvillinski.com/

Rosy – folded book art
http://www.thefoldedpage.com/

Crea-re – love the lamps from wooden clothes pegs
http://crea-re.com/

David Olschewski – another take on lighting using clothes pegs
http://www.olschewski-design.com/

Melinda Tidwell – mixed media artist using found books
http://melindatidwell.com/

You can check out photos from RARE (Recycled Art and Resource Expo) during the past weekend
https://www.facebook.com/RAREBellingham

Nathalie Kalbach – watch her video of the making of a mixed media painting using found materials around the home for a little creative jump start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5PThtFdnE

DYI - Upcycled Chic and Modern Hacks: Thrifty Ways for Stylish Homes by Liz Bauwens and Alexandra Campbell
http://www.amazon.ca/Upcycled-Chic-Modern-Hacks-Thrifty/dp/1782491856/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428171462&sr=8-1&keywords=Upcycled+chic+and+modern+hacks%3A+thrifty+ways+for+stylish+homes

Friday, April 3, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Joe Eddy Brown – sculptures from junk
https://www.facebook.com/joe.e.brown.90/about?section=bio
https://www.flickr.com/photos/53635309@N03/

Miriam Zink – lampshades from wire hangers
http://get-mi.com/entry/2

Pierre Lota – check out his DIY videos including his tables using wooden hangers
https://www.youtube.com/user/LOTAdesign

Natalie Sampson – lamps from wooden hangers
http://www.nataliesampson.co.uk/

Gordon Froud – check out his minibus made from hangers
http://www.art.co.za/gordonfroud/

Amandine Drouet – sculpture and installation from found materials.  Love the mobile made from piano keys
http://amandinedrouet.com/

Federico Uribe – sculpture from everyday materials, including pencils
http://federicouribe.com/

Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi – lamps from trash
http://www.lamponislamps.com/

Evan Bench – his dragon located in the Paris Zoological Park at the Jardin de Plantes is made completely of aluminum cans
http://news.nster.com/922-crazy-and-masterly-ways-to-turn-trash-into-art.html?b=5

And if you are in the Bellingham area this weekend, check out RARE, April 3 and 4
https://www.facebook.com/RAREBellingham/ 
http://www.alliedarts.org/

Friday, March 20, 2015

Recycle Art Links

 
Sue Beatrice – pocketwatch sculptures
 
Victor Nunes – drawings of faces incorporating everyday objects
 
Anne – love her creations incorporating old lace
 
Kate Cusack – zipper jewellery
 
Michelle Brand – art from plastic bottles
 
Kosuke Tsumura – body architecture
 
Adrian Kershaw – crocheted sculptures using video tape
 
Zilvinas Kempinas – installations using video tape
 
Erika Simmons – portraits from video tape
 
The monks built the Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew temple in Thailand from a million green Heineken and brown Chang beer bottles

Friday, March 6, 2015

Recycle Art Links

Matt Torrens – driftwood and recycled sculptures
 
Wayne White – word sculptures
 
George Goehl – watch the many videos he has made of his sculptures
 
Martiens Bekker – scrap metal sculptures
 
Bill Boyce – sculpture and metal fabricator
 
Matt Drysdale – metal sculptures
 
Greg Congleton – steel sculptures
 
Al Gamto – kinetic sculptures