Category Archives: Recycled

mook! recycled toys for adults?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Susan Lomuto • 2 Comments

After a misdiagnosis and a minor setback things are on the upswing and I’m feeling better. I’ve been working hard catching up on things that had to wait while I was ill. More on that soon. DAM posts will gradually return to daily. . .and that’s a good thing. Glad to be on the mend. So happy to be posting again.

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Armando, Rocking Hedgehog

Today take a look at Mook, a project by Rome’s Carlo Nanetti and Francesca Crisafulli. The European Design Institute teachers have a wide range of skills and interests, including creating objects with recycled materials.

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Penguins!

If they were in the USA I would have tapped them to be part of Peace by Piece. My guess is that they would have brought a bit of whimsy to the project.

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Berta

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Glenda, Rocking Gosling

“Sea worn debris, objects forgotten by cities, parts of old doors and furniture, and metallic elements of mechanisms that no one wanted anymore, are reassembled according to the rules of artistic recycling until they become sculptures or fully function objects once more.”

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Ingrid

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Sasa

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Leo Senior

“. . .these objects are designed to create an emotional bond with the viewer, full of references to a children’s universe, to the dimension of play and to a present revisited in an ironic and shifted way. The real and the imaginary, the present and the past intermingle and overlap.”

Starting the week on a light note. Have a great Monday!

Mook’s website

Filed Under: Featured, Recycled

peace by piece art project

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Susan Lomuto • 2 Comments

I’m home now after more than a month in NYC, still dealing with a health issue that has us all puzzled. Praying that the new team of doctors can unravel this mystery and restore me to my usual perky self. Your messages of support continue to lift me up as I hope my for-now-less-than-daily posts lift you up. I may have slowed down a bit, but I am still pushing forward on projects – that’s how I roll!

Back in November I wrote about collecting debris from Hurricane Sandy and entrusting the pieces to artists who would transform the remnants of the hurricane into art.

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photo, Susan Lomuto

Since then I have gathered over 300 pieces of debris, named the project, built a website, secured close to 20 artists to participate so far – all from DAM’s bountiful list of featured artists – and have begun the process of raising funds to cover shipping costs to get this debris into the hands of this wonderful group of thoughtful, talented artists.

The Peace by Piece website

The project is already creating some buzz. . .interest coming from different places. Perhaps a traveling exhibit? A book? More about that another time. Let’s get this party started first.

Most of the debris. Click image to see full size.

As I work to find a new normal in my own life regarding my health, I take comfort in this project – in part because it is about something very close to my heart – the knowledge that we can rise up from devastation and destruction to create hope, light and love, no matter how challenging the path.

photo, Susan Lomuto [click to see full size]

My contribution to the exhibit is two-fold. First, a series of macro photographs of the debris before its transformation. Additionally, each box of debris that is shipped out to an artist will include a small piece of debris that I have altered in some way. This adds another layer of interest and common thread running through the artworks.

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Altered Debris Fragment, mohair, beach pebbles

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Altered Debris Fragments, burned, drilled, polymer clay

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Altered Debris Fragments, drilled, burned holes, silk ribbon, silk Sari remnants

The first box ships out on Monday. Others will ship out as the money becomes available. You can follow the progress of Peace by Piece right HERE - and if you want to help get the debris into the hands of the artists, you can make a donation of any amount on that page.

photo, Susan Lomuto [click to see full size]

Peace by Piece. That’s how it’s done. . .and that’s how I’ll get where I need to be. Peace by Piece.

Filed Under: Ceramic, Featured, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Polymer Clay, Recycled, Uncategorized

christopher romer’s turned wood sculpture

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Susan Lomuto • 2 Comments

Turned, sanded, painted, embellished. Chris Romer’s reclaimed wood sculptures are an interesting collection of oblong shapes that keep your eye searching and roaming. Romer uses a wide variety of reclaimed wood to create these beautiful sculptures – doors, pallets, table legs – even baseball bats.

This video clip gives you a closer look and a good idea of the scale. Wonderful.

Romer recently joined Margaret Boozer’s artists at Red Dirt Studios - can’t wait to see what he does while he is there.

Christopher Romer’s website

Filed Under: Featured, Recycled, Wood

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