Clothing is a powerful metaphor for the cycle
of life, a new dress is fresh and beautiful, worn for a special occasion, then it ends up in the back of the closet where it fades and is eventually cast aside. nancy youdelman dresses
the dainty show----robin masi's wedding dresses---The exhibition, curated by Alessandro Guerriero, presents self-portrait dresses designed by key figures from design, architecture and art.----
detail of a mosaic floor of an old aviary, inside a huge beautiful private garden that alex and i have found wandering around Parco delle Groane, around Milan suburbs.
mosaics ...Michael Conrad, who started Hand-Mosaics 5 years ago, lives and works in France and is a regular visitor to his mentor and tutor, Luciana Notturni in Ravenna, Italy. Michael formed Hand-Mosaics to maintain the tradition of creating hand crafted mosaics – “the free flowing arrangement of small imprecise hand cut pieces of stone and glass, creating a unique and harmonious arrangement of form and space”.
The purpose of the Mosaic The City Community Unity Society is to help create a world where people of all ages, from all walks of life, feel connected-in the spirit of "Community Unity"- to their neighbourhood, organization, municipality, region and the planet.---wow, soemthing I made you can find here-----
Pique-assiette: Just what is pique assiette mosaic? The short answer is that pique assiette is a style of mosaic that incorporates pieces of broken ceramics - plates, dishes, cups, tiles - and other found objects into the design. The longer answer, to think about the appeal and expressiveness of pique assiette, must take in ideas of lateral thinking, humour, the art of recycling, and the significance of found objects---previous art for housewives mosaic links----In a fit of pique / Now when you feel like breaking something, go ahead, be creative-----My pieces are made mostly from very old china shards collected from area antique shops, junk stores, our local Salvation Army Store, E-bay, tag sales, estate auctions, and from the basements and attics of friends and clients-----A Pagosan's Passion for Pique----
First GardenMirror; Broken china, molded glass tiles
My sculptures in the series "Twisters" are made of recycled umbrella parts configured to create spiral forms. Spirals in nature range in scale from swirling celestial galaxies to a DNA double helix. But my spirals are pet-sized quirky constructions. "Twister #9" is made by twisting umbrella fabric around armatures made of umbrella frames and is hung from the ceiling.
After a rainy day, everyone lets their umbrellas dry in the halllway. ----umbrella isotype----These are special umbrellas, made of thread for Ganesh..----another umbrella dress---- -----Umbrella Redesign Dress---The outdoor umbrella stands on a recycled concrete pipe and the umbrella itself is adorned with pieces of metal from lpg tanks ----Simon Cavenough's inflatable cloud made from recycled umbrella's drifted across central Sydney in November 2005. --Red and Black Recycled Umbrella Purse------Umbrella Skirt Convert an umbrella into a waterproof-skirt ---under the umbrellas---
What is an Altered Book? Consider it a recyling project for saving books from the landfill! In this class we will take a book and begin the altering process, breathing new and personal life into the pages.
BOOK MOOCH exchanging old books----haandbags made frombooks----ex-libris anonymous----- PINBALL PUBLISHING-----Specimen books are handmade with antique and vintage collected objects and natural beeswax.----This Into That offers functional art furniture, primarily book shelves on any theme. Each is made by Jim Rosenau at his studio in Berkeley, California.---Selections from Sketchbooks, Portfolios and Studio Archives ---
-(Reciclar, comprar, vender, donar, alquilar y reparar artículos usados)----El Museo del Reciclado muestra cómo son los procesos de transformación en la cadena. Desde el producto que ingresa a la casa, su uso y post uso. Ilustra cómo se hace la clasificación de materiales según sea su naturaleza. Muestra qué puede hacerse con los nuevos materiales logrados y cómo utilizarlos. Capacita a la población en la fabricación de los materiales y Ecoproductos.-----Contaminación ambiental por mal manejo de residuos tóxicos urbanos ------more---- THE VISIBLE TRASH SOCIETY-----
Welcome!Upcycle Art is a place you will find fun projects that you can make from those things you've been tossing into garvages bins or recycle bins. Follow the step by step instractions and enjoy making cool items by yourself.
Throwplace ....give away what you don't use-----Using Pop Bottle Pots as seed starters----Toys from Trash----SCRAP is a creative reuse center, store and workshop space founded in 1976 in San Francisco, California. Donations of re-usable materials such as textiles, paper, jewelry findings, wood, buttons and plastics are collected from businesses, institutions and individuals and distributed to art and educational groups. ---
the Walker Rock Garden on my last trip to Seattle. This site was built by Boeing mechanic Milton Walker and his wife Florence over 20 years. It is located in what was their back yard in a fairly humdrum neighborhood ----PORTLAND ART NEWS----22nd ANNUAL WREATH INTERPRETATIONS EXHIBITION THE ARSENAL GALLERY---
Wearing Propaganda is an exhibtion of World War II textiles from Japan, the UK and the USA-----FASHION BLOG-----Clizia Ornato. Augurale viola, Giappone. BRACELET----Purple Flower Recycled Pin-----A range of innovative pieces made from paper, often from recycled magazines and wrapping paper. The jewellery is light to wear yet durable. Each bead is hand rolled, glued and triple varnished.
Egglings...The best gifts come in small packages! These ceramic EGGLINGS look and feel just like real eggs. Just crack one open, add water, and you’ve created a springtime oasis for your desk or window (even if it's winter outside).
PLUGGING IN THE PLANTS: little is known of the physiological influence on plant growth of the electric field environment which prevails at all times everywhere......Effects of electricity on plants -----Protein Power: Solar cell produces electricity from spinach and bacterial proteins---What effect on plant metabolism and growth does electricity have?---Some effects of high electrical fields on barley growth---- Electromagnetic fields & public health: Effects of EMF on the Environment----
No Design in Essen, Germany have put old tyres to good use by making them into bowls and magazine holders.-----RECYCLED RUBBER SURFACES ----Pink Mohair A Sojourn into Living Creatively...Redesigning my house, lusting after the lustworthy and crafting anything improved by sequins
Absolutely Beautiful ThingsA collection of things which inspire me to create beautiful interiors----BELLE VIVIR Design spot with chic finds and design ideas for a beautiful living.---Eclectic Detective Notes from an internet addict whose favorite category is "Miscellaneous."----Dress Your Nest -------all the best ----so sylvie----
This colorful metal belt buckle is made from a can of Korean orange soda. It's a perfect blend of asian street fashion and recycling.
qualia Everything - matter, energy, you name it - comes from curvatures, patterns and other properties originating at the Planck scale. If consciousness does have some fundamental, irreducible precursor it must originate as some sort of pattern at the same basic level of the universe. Philosophers call the raw components of conscious experience qualia. We're suggesting that qualia are specific patterns or properties at the Planck scale. Why not? If there's something fundamental and irreducible about consciousness or its precursors, as Spinoza and Whitehead said, then it has to exist somewhere. The Planck scale is all there is.
Camille Young pins, paintings, and posters....clay jewellry
Ariadne's Thread and the Labyrinth in Classical Mythology----Ariadne's thread, named for the legend of Ariadne, is the term used to describe the solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding - such as a physical maze, a logic puzzle, or an ethical dilemma - through an exhaustive application of logic to all available routes. It is the particular method used that is able to follow completely through to trace steps or take point by point a series of found truths in a contingent, ordered search that reaches a desired end position. This process can take the form of a mental record, a physical marking, or even a philosophical debate; it is the process itself that assumes the name.-----Ariadne, in the Greek version the daughter of Minos, fell in love with Theseus and helped him get out of the labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread, allowing him to retrace his path------Ariadne's Thread in the Hand of Karlheinz Essl--------The Triumph of Adriadne--------Arianna, figlia di Monosse e quindi sorella, per via di madre, del Minotauro; s'innamorò dell'eroe ateniese Teseo che uccise il mostro per liberare la città di Atene da un sanguinoso tributo umano impostole da Minosse. Fu grazie all'innamorata fanciulla che l'eroe poté uscire dal labirinto nel quale aveva ucciso l'uomo-bestia che vi era imprigionato, dipanando verso l'uscita un gomitolo di filo (il filo d'Arianna).
My first encounter with these mazes was around 1982, when the labyrinthologist Jean-Louis Bourgeois showed me the maze game. He told me this game is widespread in the folk cultures of Asia; it is extremely old, since this very same design occurs on Cretan coins of the 4th-5th century BC, where it symbolizes the Labyrinth in which the Minotaur was kept. (In fact, there are much earlier examples) The legend has it that Theseus found his way out of the Labyrinth by following a thread he had unwound from a spool given to him by his sweetheart Ariadne, and so a line drawn so as to trace the path through a maze like this is often called ``Ariadne's thread.''
spools of thread computer mosaic by ken knowlton....Knowlton's portrait consists of 945 inch-long multicolored spools of thread alternately oriented vertically and horizontally. They give the impression, from intermediate distances, of woven fabric. This artwork, therefore, has three levels of interpretation: a portrait, a woven fabric, and spools of thread.
---sewn shapes -----Rock, Paper, Scissors ...scroll down for the work of midori tajiri and her sewn lung bag dresses)--------Intricately stitched works of memory and meaning, Donna Rhae Marder's works are a breathtaking exploration of sensitivity and hand work.
Trashformations East features work by 112 artists who take New England thrift to a new extrem
Clothing is a powerful metaphor for the cycle 
dress made with postage stamps, 
Tilleke Schwarz, and her button underpants
charlotte kruk's junior mint dress and more
Enrica Borghi, "Ciabattine" /houseshoes ricavate da bottiglie PET 
Vestire e adornare il corpo con i rifiuti del quotidianoB
fire place 
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Egglings...
Magazine sheets, 
threads 
