#recycled art
More art jars. I’ll be putting these on Etsy once I get to ten jars.
I’m having so much fun with these.
I’ve been making these spooky art jars lately out of old pickle jars and things, I think the blue one is my favorite. I’d like to upload them to Etsy eventually, but I’d like to get a couple more done before that.
Honestly the hardest part is just fitting them in the toaster oven. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My Marc Jacobs perfume came in!
I’ve been saving a long time for these . My fav is daisy love because it’s more floral but daisy is a more romantic smell. I like to spray it on the areas of my body that tend to be the hottest (ex the back of my knee, inner arm behind the elbow, neck, wrists, inner middle thigh)
I found this painting in an ally . How could someone throw it away it’s gorgeous. #recycleddecor
At the Finish Line
Vintage railroad spike, recycled steel finished with anodized metallic paint, burl of American Black Walnut
Peppercorn Studio
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In 2012, Jennifer Maravillas set out on foot to each block of Brooklyn, collecting litter for an art piece titled 71 Square Miles.
“If you look closely you see an array of languages, elements of design, and ideas represented in these bits of garbage.”
Walking more than 70 miles around Brooklyn felt like a tour of the world’s religions, Maravillas says: “There were neighborhoods with strong religious identities. It always feels like reading a book when you go on a big walk.”
71 Square Miles is currently on display at the BRIC House gallery’s “Mapping Brooklyn” exhibit, alongside other artists’ cartographic renditions of the borough.
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Yesterday, we had the pleasure to meet the French artist Yannick Beslot. We had a private visit of his light sculptures exhibition. Robots, mechanical insects and strange machines…
If you are in France, you can meet him at the GAAMA gallery, Moulin des Tours in Barbaste.
Video by Steampunk Tendencies
I’ve been starting new pieces while working on and finishing others. I never used to make art this way. I always had to finish something before starting something else.
Now I find that taking a break from one piece keeps me interested and produces better results.
27 years of making art and still learning.
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I’ve got a bunch of stone slabs to work on, thanks to my friend Danielle. Rescued from her parents’ yard! They’re very absorbent, so it takes a lot of layers to create definition. This little buffalo is still a work in progress, but I love the shape!
No pretty hiking photos to share this week. I spent the weekend at a wedding and hanging with friends. Even though I love the woods, it was a good change of pace. Sometimes I get lost in my solitary activities for a bit too long.
Upcoming weekend will be around friends, but with some hikes thrown in, too.
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REVOLUTION (2017) / National Festival of Making, Blackburn
Mixed media installation
In the first part of Robyn Woolston’s project, tens of thousands of pieces of injection moulded plastic from the factory floor of MGS Technical Plastics, Blackburn, form a vast and immersive installation. Using mis-moulds, ‘sprue’ and ‘purge’, the installation works ambitiously in colour, form and scale to illustrate the nature and scale of industrial manufacturing waste.
In her complementary piece, a documentary film contrasts the 1st Industrial Revolution against our contemporary 4th. The artist’s father spent his whole life in plastic injection moulding and Woolston found herself drawn to the intergenerational narratives emerging in interviews with MGS employees, producing a film that not only draws on their stories but reaches further into our industrial heritage.
As the two halves of her work come together, historical parallels proliferate; design, fabrication and plastic moulding processes are shown in parallel with the ebb-and-flow of the Leeds to Liverpool canal, culminating in a meditation upon Lancashire-based manufacturing and its legacy.
MANUFACTURER:
Passionate about reducing environmental waste and committed to recycling, MGS Technical Plastics is a plastic injection moulding company based in Blackburn, Lancashire. Established in 1974 they are now the production partner of some of the world’s leading brands.The company operates 20 plastic injection moulding machines, weighing from 22 - 800 tonnes, and riveting, heat staking, over moulding and pad printing are all standard processes for the team.
“Having Robyn here has been an exciting change from the ‘norm’. The team have really enjoyed the conversations that have taken place - Robyn is breath of fresh air and will always be welcome here at MGS.”
FESTIVAL BACKGROUND:
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and produced by The National Festival of Making and community-led arts commissioners, Super Slow Way, Art In Manufacturing seeks to develop the ideas of artists in unfamiliar environments and create engaging and accessible new work, as well as encouraging investigation into Britain’s manufacturing heritage, specifically that of Lancashire with direct engagement from staff members in each participating company.
“The ‘Art in Manufacturing’ commission does exactly what it says on the tin; exposing the art at play in countless, largely invisible, factories across this area where hundreds of people embark each day on creative tasks, undertaken with remarkable attention to detail, resulting in the production of the beautiful, the delicious and the complex, from the most delicate to the most durable products on earth. These people, often coming from generations that have worked in these industries, have very generously imparted their knowledge to the nine artists who, in turn, have shone a spotlight of excitement and curiosity onto their formidable skills and dedication.
We think that the outcomes of these collaborations perfectly capture the enthusiasm and mutual admiration that took place in the few short weeks it took to create them and help us all appreciate the creativity taking place in the historic factories and anonymous business parks at the end of our roads. We hope that it inspires viewers, particularly young people, to look to manufacturing as an outlet for their own creativity.”
Laurie Peake, Director of Super Slow Way
You can watch the companion film here: https://vimeo.com/215108977
Festival website: https://festivalofmaking.co.uk
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