Two recycled penguins
I’ve been making penguins from random bits and pieces. Mostly empty paint tubs courtesy of Forest Recycling Project (via East London Community RePaint), but also tennis racquets, a kettle, light fittings, plastic bottles and coathangers and lots of other objects from reclamation yards and charity shops.
I made six in my studio with the [...]
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Rabbit, recycled scupture Originally uploaded by michelle3duk Here’s the other sculpture I made in Hong Kong. A 3 metre tall rabbit. Both this and the chicken were made for an Easter exhibition in a shopping mall. Materials for this one include newspapers, envelopes, leaflets, tissue paper, plastic bags, juice cartons, fabric and cardboard [...] Chicken, recycled scupture Originally uploaded by michelle3duk Here’s the recycled sculpture of a chicken I made for ‘apm’ shopping mall in Hong Kong. It’s approximately 2.8 metres tall. Materials include yellow pages phone directories, coffee tins, coffee cup lids, gloves, juice cartons, fabric, plastic bags and cardboard [...] I’m off to Hong Kong on Sunday. I’ve been making some big recycled Easter-themed sculptures for a shopping mall there (called ‘apm’). A 10ft rabbit and 8ft chicken. They built the main body structures for me locally, and I’ve been making the smaller detail parts at my studio in Walthamstow – heads, feet, tails, skin…. [...] Object Details | Public Sculptures of Sussex Database. |
 
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