Wall-Hanging Sculptures from Salvaged Materials
Artist Lisa Hoke uses salvaged materials to create room-sized, wall-hanging, collages as a thoughtful commentary on our consumer culture.
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Nandan Ghiya’s Hacked Picture Frames
Artist Nandan Ghiya uses all kinds of crafty processes to modify pictures and mashup their frames to create these fascinating works from the deFacebook Project.
Crafting With Plastic Six-Pack Rings
Although I’ve taken scissors to countless plastic six-pack rings, it’s never occurred to me to craft anything out of them until now. Origomu is a movement that encourages people to transform plastic six-pack rings into unique pieces of wearable art.
Gingerbread Art Museums
These spectacular images of famous art museums made from gingerbread and candy were created by Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin for this year’s Art Basel in Miami.
Crocheted Flowers Installation
I love the way that simple and repetitive craft processes can turn into something so subtle and complex, like this installation of crocheted flowers by artist Wendy Kawabata called Grow In Light, which captures the feeling of the long daylight hours in Iceland.
Watercolor Bud Vases
These watercolor bud vases over on Design Sponge are a sweet DIY to spruce up your Thanksgiving table
The Fake Taxidermy of Troy Emery
These whimsical creatures are the work of artist Troy Emery, which he calls “fake taxidermy.”
