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Recycled Christmas Decorations

Tin drum upcycled Christmas Decoration
I recently made some recycled Christmas decorations for Recycle Now.  These are now up on their website and feature on e-cards which you can send to your friends.
Here’s the link:  Recycle Now Christmas 09
The Recycle Now Christmas campaign is trying to make people aware of the waste created at Christmas and [...]

December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Techniques, Environmentalism, Recycled Art & Craft, Recycling | One comment

Puppet parts at Emergency Exit Arts

Polystyrene hand
Originally uploaded by michelle3duk
I recently took part in a course for artists run by Emergency Exit Arts. They make giant puppets and create outdoor spectaculars with and for community groups, and are based in North Greenwich, London. I spent a day working with Tony Mason learning how to make puppet body parts [...]

October 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Art Techniques, Workshops | Leave a comment

mental_floss Blog » What to do with 66,000 business cards

mental_floss Blog » What to do with 66,000 business cards.
I just came across a post about this mathematical construction made from thousands of defunct business cards – a ‘level three Menger Sponge’.  Made without the use of glue or tape, just [...]

February 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Art Techniques, Recycling | Leave a comment

Juice Carton Wallets

Orange Juice Carton Wallet
Originally uploaded by michelle3duk
I’ve recently started making these wallets out of juice cartons. They’re easy to make and withstand a few months of heavy usage. The size is just about perfect, they fit credit cards, though too much loose change can be a problem!
I’ve got a few for sale on [...]

February 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Art Techniques, Juice carton wallets, Recycled Art & Craft | Leave a comment

Aluminium Can Elk

Aluminium Can Elk
Originally uploaded by michelle3duk

This Elk is made from aluminium cans, with an internal support structure made from wood offcuts. I experimented with lots of different ways of working with the aluminium. Cutting, folding, nailing, wrapping, gluing…
I still need to try soldering – apparently it is possible to solder aluminium cans – [...]

February 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Art Techniques, Recycled Art & Craft, Recycled Sculpture | 2 comments