Rachel Betty Case made another appearance on Oddities; instead of the Human Ivory works, she presented a teddy bear made of belly button lint. (The example shown here is of her Siamese version.) Incredibly creative? Yup. Nice way to recycle or reuse things that exist? I suppose… But still rather creepy? More than you probably [...]
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Nike Says, “Just Do It”
Go see the incredible sneaker art of Sean Paul. You might never toss your old shoes in the trash again.
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Inspiration For Making Your Own Frames
I like this post at Elemental Cheapness in which Sabrina Mantle shares her creative ideas for reusing items to frame art. Creativity doesn’t end with the artwork — display can be creative too! Most, if not all, of Sabrina’s examples come from cheap discounted, discontinued and As Is items from Ikea. That means what she [...]
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An Interview With Ghosts In The Machines Creator Erika Iris Simmons
I so fell in love with the stunning art made from cassette tapes by Erika Iris Simmons that I just had to speak with her and learn more about her incredibly iconic works. Erika, I don’t like to ask a lady her age — especially right at the start! — but in this case I [...]
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Recycle Pop Cans into Tin Art
I started reading about using pop cans to make pretty tin boxes at Mag Ruffman’s Tool Girl site. I wonder if someone has used this technique to make a tin ceiling. That would be pretty thrifty, crafty and pretty smart recycling too. I wanted to see other ideas for working with beer and pop/ soda [...]
