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 [...]
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 [...]
Recycled award
Originally uploaded by michelle3duk
I was asked to create an award by LCRN (London Community Resource Network) – their first ever award, for ‘Lifetime Achievement’, to be given to Cam Matheson. Amongst other things, Cam pioneered a scheme for the composting of food waste on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney.
This sculpture is about 30 [...]
RedshankWWT
Originally uploaded by michelle3duk
This is the sculpture I made for the Recycled Sculpture Show at London Wetland Centre in Barnes. I used 3 types of venetian blind (wood, metal and plastic), plus lots of other recycled materials – e.g. shelf brackets for the beak, shower curtain hooks for the talons.
The exhibition is on until [...]
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 – [...]
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