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Artistic Recycling: Amazing Uses for Leftover Bottle Caps

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

People are slowly becoming more aware of their effects on the planet and environments around them. As we awaken to the realities of pollution and other serious environmental issues, we need to find ways to solve our “man made” problems. Upcycling is a way of converting our garbage into other things which can be used [...]

Schimmel Art: Upcycled Bits Are Greater Than Their Sum

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

S A Schimmel Gold is an eco-conscientious artist that strives to create something from nothing. “Look closely for menu items, junk mail postcards, business cards, old greeting cards, cruise itineraries, gallery openings… stand back to view the sum of the parts - a textural representation of beauty.” Living by the old eco adage “creating not [...]