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Wore my Vega ring (currently on sale for $65!) when I went to see Savage Beauty over the weekend at the Met. The exhibit closes August 7th, no photos allowed so go see it in person if you have time! Lines are long but if you become a member you can skip the wait and get 20% off at the gift shop, too.

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Lovely recycled bike chain chandeliers from talented sculptor Carolina Fontoura Alzaga who was kind enough to talk to us about her work + process

Images Courtesy of Alan J. Crossley

Q: Favorite Color? - My favorite color is rust, both green and orange because they have such richness to them. I love that rust is the manifestation of time.

Q: What attracts you to sculpture? why, when + how did you start? -  As opposed to painting or other forms of 2D art, sculpture is something you can walk around, see through and contemplate the play between positive and negative space, it engages its environment. I began to do sculpture in 2004 when was steeped in bike, DIY, and punk culture and I had an abundance of bike parts around me. I started to find beautiful ways to reconfigure these everyday forms.

Q:Where do you get all these bike chains? – I source my material from 110 bike shops all over the LA region.

Some very cool work that reminded us of our GUN collection.

“Absolute Power” (2005)
U.S. dollars, 19.5 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm
All images courtesy of Justine Smith via 1800recycling.com

“Instrument of State – Iran” (2009)
Iranian rials, 11.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm

“Instruments of State — Myanmar” (2009)
Myanmar kyats, 20.5 x 13.7 x 3 cm

“Money Map of the World” (2005) — 136 x 82 cm

View the full article at 1800recycling.com

Awesome re-use of Spray Paint Cans by graffitiartform

All images by graffitiartform via 1800recycling.com

Maybe we will come up with a way to upcycle our old Spray Paint Cans into jewelry! We use plenty of paint creating our GRAFFITI collection.