Hi Everyone! Welcome to my post about recycled art. As you might already know, I always am really impressed when people use garbage and turn it into something cool. There are so many recources on earth that go unused and so much garbage with potential to be something cool. Check out how the following artists use materials like milk cartons and ink cartriges and turn it into something cool!


Amy Mahnick turns everyday trash into art...







Taking objects that would otherwise be discarded, Amy Mahnick uses found materials such as plastic bottles, packaging tape and milk cartons and then fashions these items into three dimensional sculptures. Afterward, the sculptures become subjects for beautifully crafted paintings. The result gives a new meaning to the idea of still life.

A Starship Enterprise from Ink Cartridges...







Some people like arists Faith Pearson seem to be just bursting with ideas and seem to have a lot of time on their hands! Pearson took some empty ink cartridges worked her magic..


Gabriel Dishaw’s Junk Art...






This design by Gabriel Dishaw is an original creation constructed from little more than old junk such as adding machines, typewriters, and computer parts bound together using wire.

Kenneth Armstrong’s salvaged material designs...



There’s definitely no shortage of junk in the world, so it’s great that people like Kenneth Armstrong are re-purposing it all into functional items such as clocks, handbags, briefcases, and furniture.

Kevin Titzer at Goldesberry Gallery in Houston...







Kevin Titzer’s creepy little people and creatures — sculpted out of wood, inlayed metal, woven and sewn elements, and various pieces of junk — definitely crawled out of some unresolved childhood fever dream. Check out his work currently at Goldesberry Gallery in Houston.

Yuken Teruya’s shopping bag and toilet paper art...







Artist Yuken Teruya creates stunning tree sculptures out of shopping bags and toilet paper rolls. By using Tiffany, Paul Smith, and fast food shopping bags, he reminds us that we are in a state of consumer over-indulgence, using up natural resources and need to reconnect to nature. Transforming these bags into the magical world that he creates inspires one to run for the nearest forest and take a little walk, spending time with the real thing.


I hope you like this post! Remember, before you head off to the art supply store there might be something in your house you can use!