Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Recycled Art Inspirations

I enjoy taking used materials and turning them into fun and creative pieces. I came across a great blog that features products and artwork that people have made using recycled materials: www.greatgreengoods.com.

An artist by the name of Sandhi Schimmel Gold creates eco-friendly fine art using bits of old menus, junk mail, magazines, and other salvaged paper. She creates mosaic-like portraits like the photo below (from greatgreengoods.com)



Another artist, Lane Patterson, creates lamps from old lawnmower parts and license plates:



Lyndsey, Studio Manager

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