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https://www.europesays.com/ie/553333/ SC Gullah artists turn trash into treasure for art project #AfricanAmericanCulture #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #Charleston #Design #Éire #Entertainment #EnvironmentalArt #GullahGeechee #IE #Ireland #MarineDebris #RecycledMaterials #SouthCarolina #UpcycledArt

Confession: I cannot leave a plain jar alone. 🎨

Got a little paint-happy and now I have a collection of ombre jars that are genuinely too pretty to use as actual jars. Worth it.

Does anyone else have a specific material or object they compulsively make art on? Because for me it's apparently jars now.

#DIY #PaintedJars #UpcycledArt #MakerLife #ArtistProblems #HandmadeHome

Confession: I cannot leave a plain jar alone. 🎨

Got a little paint-happy and now I have a collection of ombre jars that are genuinely too pretty to use as actual jars. Worth it.

Does anyone else have a specific material or object they compulsively make art on? Because for me it's apparently jars now.

#DIY #PaintedJars #UpcycledArt #MakerLife #ArtistProblems #HandmadeHome

Double sided collage about climate anxiety💥

I helped organize a screening of Climate in Therapy at my school (TATI) where climate scientists did group therapy.

I made this art while watching to process the film and my own feelings. I chose the box from anti-nausea ginger for the base because I was thinking about how on the surface (represented by the outside of the box, image 1), I try to cover or lessen my climate anxiety and one way that I reduce my anxiety symptoms in general, is with ginger. Then I added collaged words that relate to those surface level feelings and trying to minimize it.

On the inside/underside of the box is collaged words with all of my deeper feelings that are more hidden and where they come from in regards to climate anxiety.

While these images show the white and green box deconstructed and laid flat, it can also be put back together and then the deeper feelings are even more difficult to access.

#collage #upcycledart #climatechange #climateanxiety #climateaction

Double sided collage about climate anxiety💥

I helped organize a screening of Climate in Therapy at my school (TATI) where climate scientists did group therapy.

I made this art while watching to process the film and my own feelings. I chose the box from anti-nausea ginger for the base because I was thinking about how on the surface (represented by the outside of the box, image 1), I try to cover or lessen my climate anxiety and one way that I reduce my anxiety symptoms in general, is with ginger. Then I added collaged words that relate to those surface level feelings and trying to minimize it.

On the inside/underside of the box is collaged words with all of my deeper feelings that are more hidden and where they come from in regards to climate anxiety.

While these images show the white and green box deconstructed and laid flat, it can also be put back together and then the deeper feelings are even more difficult to access.

#collage #upcycledart #climatechange #climateanxiety #climateaction

It isn’t done till you lint roll.

I’m halfway through a two-part commission for a new collector. This first panel is built from the finished edges of roughly 300 garments from my own collection. The second panel will be all denim, supplied by the client.

More soon.
#lintroller #textileart #fibreart #clothingsculpture #secondhandclothing #upcycledart #processart #contemporaryart

ive been trying to figure out how to make peace with my estrangement from so many of my loved ones
also
how to know when someone is trustworthy or not
the end of it is always that people who truly have my best interests at heart make choices that reflect their desire for me to be safe, happy & whole
theres no faking that data

and yeah today, i drew a picture about it & this is that pic, lol the end </story>

#womensart #trashart #wordart #artstodon #artist #UpcycledArt #womanartist #lettering

ive been trying to figure out how to make peace with my estrangement from so many of my loved ones
also
how to know when someone is trustworthy or not
the end of it is always that people who truly have my best interests at heart make choices that reflect their desire for me to be safe, happy & whole
theres no faking that data

and yeah today, i drew a picture about it & this is that pic, lol the end </story>

#womensart #trashart #wordart #artstodon #artist #UpcycledArt #womanartist #lettering

Junk Metal Sculptures (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/05/21/junk-metal-street-art-sculptures/

Junk Metal Sculptures (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/05/21/junk-metal-street-art-sculptures/

Junk Metal Sculptures (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/05/21/junk-metal-street-art-sculptures/

Junk Metal Sculptures (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/05/21/junk-metal-street-art-sculptures/

Junk Metal Sculptures (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/05/21/junk-metal-street-art-sculptures/

Each of these stacked clothing sculptures was created in direct response to a painting by my dear friend Kelly Reemtsen. Together, they form a visual conversation—each echoing the other in unexpected ways.

Our collaborative show, Gathering Threads, opens this Saturday, May 10th at noon at Galleri Oxholm in Køge, Denmark.

#derickmelander #kellyreemtsen #copenhagen #denmark #kǒge #paintingtextiles #dresses #stripes #contemporaryart #secondhandclothing #upcycledart #recycledmaterials #textileart

This mini stack of second-hand clothing is almost ready to roll.
Collaborating with Kelly Reemtsen, I mirrored the colors of the dress in her painting.
Both works will be part of our upcoming show, Gathering Threads, opening soon at Galleri Oxholm in Køge, Denmark.

#gatheringthreads #gallerioxholm #derickmelander #kellyreemtsen #copenhagen #denmark #paintingtextiles #dresses #stripes #textileobsessed #contemporaryart #secondhandclothing #upcycledart #recycledmaterials #textileart #clothingart

What Happens When a Plate Shatters and Its Artistic Pieces Go Free?

FRAGMENTED: Turning Broken Plates Into Art

Rob Strati’s “Fragmented” series shows how something broken can become something beautiful. It all started with a plate that belonged to his wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day, the plate fell and shattered into pieces. Instead of throwing it away, Strati saw an opportunity to create art.

Follow Rob Strati på Instagram!

Rob explains it best:

“This work was inspired by a plate from my wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day it was dropped and shattered. Some time after, I picked up a pen and started working on the ‘Fragmented’ series, exploring the possibilities of things broken and the stories that can evolve from them.”

Using the shapes of the broken plate, Strati created intricate pen drawings. Each piece became part of a new story, showing how beauty can grow from something unexpected.

More like this: 9 Amazing sculptures by Bruno Catalano: Fragmented travelers

Finding Beauty in Broken Things

Strati’s work reminds us that imperfections can be powerful. His art is similar to kintsugi, a Japanese tradition of fixing broken pottery with gold to celebrate its cracks. Instead of hiding the damage, Strati’s series lets the broken pieces inspire something fresh and creative.

More like this: Ememem – Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics

What do you think about the art by Rob Strati?

#Art #artInspiration #artisticTransformation #brokenPlates #celebratingImperfection #creativeReuse #fragmentedSeries #imperfectionsInArt #kintsugi #penDrawings #publicArt #RobStrati #storytellingThroughArt #StreetArt #upcycledArt

What Happens When a Plate Shatters and Its Artistic Pieces Go Free?

FRAGMENTED: Turning Broken Plates Into Art

Rob Strati’s “Fragmented” series shows how something broken can become something beautiful. It all started with a plate that belonged to his wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day, the plate fell and shattered into pieces. Instead of throwing it away, Strati saw an opportunity to create art.

Follow Rob Strati på Instagram!

Rob explains it best:

“This work was inspired by a plate from my wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day it was dropped and shattered. Some time after, I picked up a pen and started working on the ‘Fragmented’ series, exploring the possibilities of things broken and the stories that can evolve from them.”

Using the shapes of the broken plate, Strati created intricate pen drawings. Each piece became part of a new story, showing how beauty can grow from something unexpected.

More like this: 9 Amazing sculptures by Bruno Catalano: Fragmented travelers

Finding Beauty in Broken Things

Strati’s work reminds us that imperfections can be powerful. His art is similar to kintsugi, a Japanese tradition of fixing broken pottery with gold to celebrate its cracks. Instead of hiding the damage, Strati’s series lets the broken pieces inspire something fresh and creative.

More like this: Ememem – Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics

What do you think about the art by Rob Strati?

#Art #artInspiration #artisticTransformation #brokenPlates #celebratingImperfection #creativeReuse #fragmentedSeries #imperfectionsInArt #kintsugi #penDrawings #publicArt #RobStrati #storytellingThroughArt #StreetArt #upcycledArt

What Happens When a Plate Shatters and Its Artistic Pieces Go Free?

FRAGMENTED: Turning Broken Plates Into Art

Rob Strati’s “Fragmented” series shows how something broken can become something beautiful. It all started with a plate that belonged to his wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day, the plate fell and shattered into pieces. Instead of throwing it away, Strati saw an opportunity to create art.

Follow Rob Strati på Instagram!

Rob explains it best:

“This work was inspired by a plate from my wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day it was dropped and shattered. Some time after, I picked up a pen and started working on the ‘Fragmented’ series, exploring the possibilities of things broken and the stories that can evolve from them.”

Using the shapes of the broken plate, Strati created intricate pen drawings. Each piece became part of a new story, showing how beauty can grow from something unexpected.

More like this: 9 Amazing sculptures by Bruno Catalano: Fragmented travelers

Finding Beauty in Broken Things

Strati’s work reminds us that imperfections can be powerful. His art is similar to kintsugi, a Japanese tradition of fixing broken pottery with gold to celebrate its cracks. Instead of hiding the damage, Strati’s series lets the broken pieces inspire something fresh and creative.

More like this: Ememem – Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics

What do you think about the art by Rob Strati?

#Art #artInspiration #artisticTransformation #brokenPlates #celebratingImperfection #creativeReuse #fragmentedSeries #imperfectionsInArt #kintsugi #penDrawings #publicArt #RobStrati #storytellingThroughArt #StreetArt #upcycledArt

What Happens When a Plate Shatters and Its Artistic Pieces Go Free?

FRAGMENTED: Turning Broken Plates Into Art

Rob Strati’s “Fragmented” series shows how something broken can become something beautiful. It all started with a plate that belonged to his wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day, the plate fell and shattered into pieces. Instead of throwing it away, Strati saw an opportunity to create art.

Follow Rob Strati på Instagram!

Rob explains it best:

“This work was inspired by a plate from my wife’s late mother, Barbara. One day it was dropped and shattered. Some time after, I picked up a pen and started working on the ‘Fragmented’ series, exploring the possibilities of things broken and the stories that can evolve from them.”

Using the shapes of the broken plate, Strati created intricate pen drawings. Each piece became part of a new story, showing how beauty can grow from something unexpected.

More like this: 9 Amazing sculptures by Bruno Catalano: Fragmented travelers

Finding Beauty in Broken Things

Strati’s work reminds us that imperfections can be powerful. His art is similar to kintsugi, a Japanese tradition of fixing broken pottery with gold to celebrate its cracks. Instead of hiding the damage, Strati’s series lets the broken pieces inspire something fresh and creative.

More like this: Ememem – Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics

What do you think about the art by Rob Strati?

#Art #artInspiration #artisticTransformation #brokenPlates #celebratingImperfection #creativeReuse #fragmentedSeries #imperfectionsInArt #kintsugi #penDrawings #publicArt #RobStrati #storytellingThroughArt #StreetArt #upcycledArt