Even with annealing the 16 gauge steel wire first, this project left my hands aching! Sharing a piece (“Finding Home”) that I created for the annual Milwaukee Habitat For Humanity/ReStore Recycled Art contest. This year’s theme was “COMMUNITY” and required artists to utilize primarily reclaimed/recycled materials found at the ReStore in their work. The piece features hand-wrought links from scrap steel wire, a chandelier crystal, various hardware components, ephemera (map, snapshot of a family gathering) and other recycled materials, displayed in a salvaged maple dresser drawer, repurposed as a shadow box. Details of the event, as well as the chance to vote on challenge entries, may be found at milwaukeehabitat.org/shop/recycled-art-contest/. (Please vote for 15E, if you’re so inclined. The ReStore gift certificate prize will go toward more secondhand tools and repurposable materials for my art endeavors.)
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 02:25:13 +0000
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