Found object art

Michelle Stitzlein creates art from found objects such as piano keys, broken china, license plates, rusty tin cans, electrical wire, and bottlecaps.  Michelle exhibits her work in venues around the United States.

 Image c/o Art Grange

For more information, check Michelles bio here

Nespresso Coffee Capsule Insects

Swiss Biologist, Alex, reuses discarded Nespresso coffee capsules to create intricate insect art sculptures, inspired by nature.  Documented on his website recycleandplay

"Waste is an untapped source of high quality building material! As a biologist, I find my artistic inspiration in nature. By creating objects from our wastes my aim is to stimulate people’s imagination and encourage the eco-citizen within each of us, while having fun! I started this project by building toys from recycled material, for my kids, during a two-years scientific stay in Edinburgh (the name’s origin…). At first solely dedicated to toys recycleandplay slowly started exploring other artistic horizons…"

Nespresso Coffee Capsule Insects

More insects

 

For more inspiration, check out www.recycleandplay.ch

Introducing Craftworks Cambodia

It is with absolute pleasure to introduce fair trade ethical producers, Craftworks Cambodia, to Recycled Market.

"Working towards a better future for our people and the planet"

Craftworks Cambodia did not have an option to sell online, so approached Recycled Market to see if we could help expand their online presence.  We are delighted to help Sapbay's project, working with producer groups living and working around the capital city of  Phnom Pehn, help artisans achieve a better life of dignity, and better education for their children.

 

  "We aim to provide the underprivileged Cambodian home based producers the opportunity to be trained in the production and marketing of contemporary craft. We are committed to the personal development of our workers as individuals in an economic, social enterprise. We provide employment to home based workers and we pay fair wages for their work and a safe work environment.

We work very closely with the home based workers and producer groups with disabilities, disadvantages, and vulnerability in the communities of Cambodia.  This project is to help those producers or artisans with life of dignity and better education for their children "

Craftworks Cambodia will be furnishing Recycled Market with an abundance of ethically made recycled products in the coming weeks.  To start with, Craftworks Cambodia have listed their ironwork products for sale, including nut and bolt creatures made from second hand car scraps.  Ironwork artisans skillfully mold recycled nuts and bolts into creative little creatures.  Additionally, recycled bomb shell bee sculptures.  Bomb casings are left over from Cambodia's wartime three decades ago.  Products are made and sold to introduce a small income to underprivileged communities

 

 

 

Freight charges out of Cambodia are ridiculously expensive, but less money for larger weight volume.  It is very hard for Craftworks Cambodia to sell products individually, due to the high cost of shipping ($25 for 1 kilo weight through DHL).   

Shipping costs for higher weight volume are much cheaper, therefore we are suggesting that wholesale orders are recommended for orders.

Here is an example chart of DHL shipping costs for weight 20kg and above

Customers are most certainly welcome to buy individual products but need to be aware of very high shipping charges.

  

 Shop Craftworks Cambodia > here

One Plastic Beach

It is not often we get to see 'behind the scenes' of an artist using recycled materials.

Here is a wonderful video c/o Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang. The couple make sculptures, prints, jewelry and installations with the plastic they find washed up, raising a deeper concern with the problem of plastic pollution in our seas.


One Plastic Beach from High Beam Media on Vimeo.

They can be found on BeachPlastic

Repurposed Toilet Paper Roll Craft

The average Australian household uses 94 rolls of toilet paper every year. If each household substituted four rolls of ordinary toilet tissue with 'SAFE' recycled toilet tissue, an extra 10,000 tonnes of office paper could be recycled, saving trees from being used as raw materials.* Source PlanetArk Recycling Near You

So what can we do with 94 empty toilet paper tubes? Re-purposed toilet paper roll craft ideas...

Toilet Paper Roll Art

c/o Anastassia Elias

Toilet Paper Roll Cat

c/o crafts by Amanada

Toilet Paper Roll Birthday Crowns

c/o Creative Jewish Mum


Toilet Paper Roll Stars

 c/o Muffin Tin Mom

 Toilet Paper Roll Prints


c/o totschool.com

Toilet Paper Roll Gift Boxes

 c/o Bell In Spires

Watercolour birds with recycled wings

We love to stumble upon artists (painters) using alternative materials in addition to their standard canvas and watercolour. We found Geninne, an artist living in Mexico. She creates such a magical, beautiful bird pictures using paint, but one piece grabbed our attention. Take a closer look, and you'll see these colourful winged creatures have wings of recycled-ness (map pages)....

A Flock of Birds 

Recycled Materials Come to Life!

We found an artist creating sculptured creatures from reclaimed tin. Will Wagenaar, has been a professional artist since 1972.

"In 1993 he opened a very experimental storefront on Miami Beach where he twisted all manner of found materials into new usable objects and fine art. A couple of years later the concept expanded to The Miami Design District. That larger workshop and gallery showcased over a dozen artist's work in reclamation art. Furnishings of all types, home accessories and fine art were displayed. Everything in the gallery was made of at least 80% recycled materials."

POSY - A Fresh And Flowery Robot Dog

 

POSY measures: 12" tall, 7" wide and 10" long, a vintage Dutch tin is the body

RUSTY - A Robot Dog Assemblage

 

RUSTY measures: 16" tall, 6" wide and 18" long, a vintage lunchbox is the body

PRECIOUS - A Robot Girl Jewelry Box

PRECIOUS measures: 14" tall and 8" wide, Her feet are vintage, bronzed baby shoes, 

with an antique clock key in back

Check out more of Will's work here

Hubcap Creatures

We discovered something quite special over on UpcycledWorld's facebook page.  Critters made entirely from recycled materials; hubcaps found, usually on the side of the road, therefore still bear scars of their previous lives.

These remarkably detailed Hubcap creatures, are made by UK artist Ptolemy Elrington

Baby Triggerfish

Butterfly fish

Silver flying fish

Frilly Lizard  (Frilled Dragon Chlamydosaurus kingii)

Owl with BMW eyes

Reduce, Reuse, Reinspire.  Recycled Market the first online marketplace to buy, sell and find all goods made from recycled materials. Coming soon... 

Vintage globe chandelier

Is this the most beautiful chandelier you ever did see? Ideal for the worldly eco-traveller!

Made by Benoit Vieubled.