Golden Book Gown . . .

Ever fascinated by children's picture books & stories

I was amazed to come across this stunning

 "Golden Book gown" 

Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled

and discarded children’s Golden Books.

Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?

by Ryan Jude Novelline

Beautiful bags . . .

My lass, Bristol based textile print artist

Hannah Redden

has some lovely new bags in her shop

she has made from beautiful vintage fabrics,

as well as her cushions, lavender bags etc. 

Hannahs shop can be found here.

Seed faces . . .

looove this idea

" Seed faces"   

from

Kelsey Pikes sustainable paper studio

made from recycled paper, each face is

 " stuffed full of organic, heirloom eatin' sprouting seeds"

Doily lanterns . . .

recycled lace doilies

made into lampshades

by

Shannon South

water towers . . .

Another incredibly stunning display from

Bruce Munro
"water towers"
69 towers built from 216 illuminated water bottles
in the cloister at Salisbury cathedral.
The lights change colour in time to the music.
"an illuminated musical maze"

Book of art . . .

most incredible book origami

from

book of art

Cara Barer . . .

Book Sculptures

" a photography picture book

with a tale of the demise of

the printed word as we know it. . "

by

Cara Barer

virtually flick through her book

here

Troy Dugas . . .

amazing art work

by

Troy Dugas

made from product labels

beautiful

a closer peep is well worth it

to see all the detail

rooks . . .

"rooks"
by
Cornish artist
Geoffrey Bickley
he uses reclaimed materials
in his beautiful work.

light bulb moments . . .

tiny moss teranium

in a re-used lightbulb

from

moss teraniums

light bulb moments . . .

tiny moss teranium

in a re-used lightbulb

from

moss teraniums

the hairy growler . . .

the hairy growler

" enter a world where

pennies become pendants &

cutlery becomes couture"

this work is so beautiful

"a recycling obsessed jeweler"

after my own heart.

story telling chair . . .

faerietale storytelling chair

from

free range designs

acorn cup candles . . .

tiny floating acorn cup candles

green baboon designs

me old china . . .

more uses for old bits of found pottery

from

me old china

slide curtain to make . . .

wonderful idea

made from old slides

a curtain

it has the feel of stained glass

to make

here

the broken plate . . .

i sometimes find and collect

tiny pieces of broken crockery on the shore!

so loved this idea from

the broken plate

caroline saul . . .

wonderful sculptures from

caroline saul
recycling plastic

pieces of dreams . . .

"pieces of dreams"

wonderful re-cycling of

such things as old sweaters

combined with embroidery

to create sumptuous works

by

morna crites-moore

recycled bottles . . .

recycled bottles

by

laurence brabant