Lesley Smitheringale Fine Art

Art from Recycled Materials - Exhibition

Sponsoring organization EBSQ is challenging artists to take a second look at the things most of us still discard, and to give them a new life as objets d’art:

This show is about taking things that are destined for the landfill and turning them into art. Yep, we’re talking trash here. This is “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” on steroids and your challenge for this show is to take what would normally never get a second look, what most people would throw away, and create. It can be anything from a coffee filter to a broken chair. An old, spare wheel or an abused and broken toy. Box tops, cans, scraps of fabric, cd cases, jars, coolers, old oven racks… you get the idea. Anything that has found its way into the dustbin or onto the curb is fair game. What you do with your finds - what other things you combine them with, is entirely up to you and limited only by your imagination.”

This intro is from: http://www.treehugger.com/authors/index.php?author=jeff

Treehugger is a fantastic site where the founders “strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.  At TreeHugger we know that variety is the spice of life, so you can find all you need to go green”

EBSQ is an online art association whose members represent their own work to the public. “Our mission is to foster an active community of independent artists, and to provide tools and services to bring our members greater exposure in the art market. EBSQ membership is open–we welcome artists at all stages of their career. All media and styles are welcome.”

http://www.ebsqart.com/ Check out the website - lots of wonderful artwork by self representing artists.

Here are some artworks from the exhibition - lots more to see on the site…

l to r: “Tulips and Tools” by Deborah Leger (This was the winning entry), “Eye of the Beholder” by Diane Casey,

“Not yer Antie” by Logofilia