Get inspired to create your artwork for Trash to Treasure by learning from these creative reuse artists!
Process Videos
Watch as these artists take you along on their creative journey searching for and processing their materials.
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Dana Lynn Harper
Watch Dana’s process of treasure hunting, cleaning, and using found objects in her work!
Jessica Thomas McGhee
makes beautiful jewelry out of found plastics! Watch her process from start to finish, as she addresses how she uses plastic straws, including how she manages the microplastic dust created by her work and strives for zero waste.
More Creative Reuse Art
Check out these other artists who use found objects or trash in their work for inspiration!
Deniz Sağdıç
is a Turkish artist and founder of Sustainable Art House, who makes art out of waste, such as bottle caps and plastic straws.
Yuken Teruya
is an artist based in Berlin who works with toilet paper rolls, paper shopping bags and other materials to create delicate works reflective of his life and the history of Japan.
Duke Riley
creates beautiful scrimshaw, mosaics, and sculptures that incorporate trash and found objects.
Article: Duke Riley: Grand Master Trash
Martha Haversham
is an artist from London, England, who uses trash and collage to create stylish and fashionable designs in her Smallditch project.
Nick Reddick
Take a look at the work of Nick Reddick, who makes art out of upcycled objects in this video from PBS: “From Trash to Treasure”: ©2023 Idaho Public Television
Gerhard Bär
is an artist who “works exclusively with plastic waste to create design objects, light installations and art that redefines the way we perceive lavish consumption and confronts us with challenges around environmental pollution.”
Tim Noble & Sue Webster
use piles of rubbish and light projectors to create surprising and inventive silhouettes.
Resource article: Art from Trash: By Verolian Opiyo
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