Gilbert Legrand

Gilbert Legrand is an artistic genius. It takes a lot of imagination to look at an object and see one of these in your head?

"Gilbert Legrand, graduated in Plastic Arts and Design in Paris, lives and works in Toulouse, is a unique painter-sculptor: he likes to reveal the secret life of small things. Designer by training, he has designed more than 400 unique pieces, using gear, tools or objects of daily use, which he transforms through the magic of his brush. It produces illustrations in volume, having as a starting point, everyday objects deviated into poetic and funny characters. For 10 years, driven by the passion for this second activity, he regularly exhibits his unusual and wonderful objects in art centers throughout France." 

 

Mike Urban's glass flowers

Incredible glass flowers designed and constructed using antique glass (vases, cups, saucers) by Mike Urban (very talented friends I knew from Seattle PI). Someone is linking from Facebook to this old link. I forgot how happy these flowers made me. ;) 

David Edgar

This makes me very happy! David Edgar's Plastiquarium: recycled plastic art. I might have to buy one for my "wall of fish" ;)

Leo Sewell

Leo Sewell - junk sculptor extraordinaire.

Kyle Fokken

Sculptor Kyle Fokken recycles and makes the coolest art! Via Olympia Dumpster Divers.

Margaret Dorfman

Margaret Dorfman vegetable bowls. Via Daily Art Muse.

Hbox

I know, I know, I am repeating myself. I have blogged this before. Your personal history and heirlooms built into an Hbox by Kathy Thomas.

Christopher Fennell

Christopher Fennell takes it apart and puts it back together in the most delightful ways.

Michel de Broin

Michel de Broin's Death Star, sculpture made from residual battery at the end of their duty via House & Home Style Intern Blog.

Making Faces

Make: Online: Toilet paper tube faces.

The Wonderful, The Whacky

Watches created by Haruo Suekichi are absolutely stunning! Go see lots more on Steampunk Lab, inventions of a curious sort.



Kardia Mechanicus, Scalaire Sculpture by Pierre Scalaire, of course the magnificent Keith E. Lo Bue's work can be seen here ... Molecules Necklace.

For The Birds

I love Anna Johansson's bird sculptures made from recycled tin, Mr Spots' simple, elegant, silver bird sculptures and Kathryn Spence Snowy Owl.

Keen Footwear's STAND UP, STAND OUT, and STAND FOR contest, artist talk about their process. Winners announced in March.

I *Heart* Flickr

This is why I love Flickr. You can discover someone then discover something else ... Nina van de Goor's ceramics and her site Ninainform. Through her I found Plint and had the great fortune to find Carolien Adriaansche making these adorable creatures from discarded plastic bottles! Looks like she gives workshops for kids to make these amazing recycled creatures. Unfortunately, I can't read any of it but I can understand that it is freakin' fantastic!



Hanneke Klinkum, Fragments from nature.

‘Mosjasje’, moss jacket by Marian Meerbeek.

A big fish story by Jan Ketelaar.

Anne van As illustration.

Papier-maché magic by Miranda Mulder. All of these goodies via Open Stal.

Recycle To Smile By

I love this Lottery Loser pin by newspaper jewelry and A New Twist to Aluminum Siding via art for housewives, thanks Cynthia for making me smile this morning.

Bravo And Beautiful

I love these zipper necklaces by Vanessa Yanow, and her glass bean sprouts. And speaking of sprouts, I want one of these, but how do they get this to happen?



Annie Cantin -- Verre Soufflé. Absolutely fun and stunning work, seen below.



And this wonderful, great, amazing idea -- PET project: by Miwa Koizumi, "using liquid containers to make water animals. Contained/containing, trash/not-trash, like the jelly-fish or anemone: Living/non-living. Bravo and beautiful! Aurora Robson also creates beautiful objects from discarded plastics bottles. You guys are my heros! Found Aurora Robson link via Happy Mundane comments ;)

Most of these delicious links found on NOTCOT.org