Recycled Plastic Work- From Trash to Fine Art
Plastic Prep- Cleaning recycled plastic is a must before processing through the grinder. It can take hundreds of bottles to form a single work of art.
Homemade Plastic Grinder - with blade detail
Steel, maple, electronics, motor, gear reducer, hardware
30" x 30" x 36"
In an effort to find/create a sustainable medium I built a diy plastic grinder to shred plastic bottles into a smaller and more manageable form. This machine cuts down plastic processing to a fraction of the time it would take to process by hand.
200 Plastic Bottles
Recycled Plastic, Recycled wood, hardware
12" x 20"
This plastic bust was sculpted and cast from 200 locally donated/found plastic water bottles
200 Plastic Bottles
Recycled Plastic, Recycled wood, hardware
12" x 20"
This plastic bust was sculpted and cast from 200 locally donated/found plastic water bottles
Plastic bust (detail)
Quiet Defiance (Saloni)
6" x 8 1/2"
Oil and Metalic Paint on Recycled PET Slab
Memorial Portrait (Tremor)
6" x 8 1/2"
Oil on Recycled PET Plastic, Acrylic stand
Mirage
Copper and recycled plastic brooch, Natural Patina
1 1/2" x 3"
When reformed, PET plastic becomes hard, brittle, and has the look of stone. Combined with copper it creates an elevated sophistication far beyond its humble beginnings.
Playing with Shadows (Test)
3"x3"
Recycled acrylic square, Acrylic paint, permanent marker.
Playing with Shadows (top detail)
3"x3"
Recycled acrylic square, Acrylic paint, permanent marker.
Catalyst
7" x 14"
Acrylic and metallic paint on heat bent acrylic
Transference
4" x 12"
Acrylic and Metallic Paint on Heat Bent Acrylic
