Happy
Earth Day! Here at the gallery we're celebrating by sharing some of our favourite artists who are masters of sourcing, recycling and repurposing materials to create their fantastic pieces!
If you've been in or even walked by the gallery you're probably familiar with
William Rudolph's works, or
Rudy as he's known, who creates his pieces out of bike parts. From belts to napkin holders,
Rudy's best known for his amazing lamps. I've
probably made you try turning one on and off because the gear shift switch is so satisfying. We're always getting new and fun works from
Rudy, who also fixes and adjusts bikes for people with a range of different abilities, so come in and check them out if you're looking for something for your favourite cycling pal.
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| William Rudolph, Bike Napkin Holder, Bike Trophy, Bike Candle Stand (left to right), Reclaimed Bike Parts |
Up next we have our favourite tinkerer
Ed Beals. It's hard to catagorize
Ed's work because he's made just about everything from ray guns to robots to insects and more.
Ed uses all kinds of repurposed and found items to create his pieces, and sometimes even his pieces are repurposers, like
The Collector, who's carrying around his found objects in his removable backpack.
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| Ed Beals, The Collector, Repurposed Objects |
Ed's bugs made out of old silverware, pen nibs, keys and other found objects are pretty fantastic too.
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| Ed Beals, Sara (lovingly named by his daughter), Repurposed Objects |
Then there's
Damien Webb, master of reusing paper and objects like tins, cans and mason jars which display his miniature works. Damien is one of those artists who saves scarps and bits thinking, "I can use this..." He
takes a lot of consideration when deciding what to use to display his pieces so it's just right, like this VW Winnebago in an old candy tin.
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| Damien Webb, VW Winnebago, Mixed Media |
Lastly we have glass artist
Rachelle Paul of
Looking Glass Design, who uses recycled glass from old windows and greenhouses in Nova Scotia to create her beautiful terrariums and other pieces.
Rachelle's work is stunning and allows you to bring your favourite plants and other greenery indoors in beautiful ways.
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| Rachelle Paul, Cube Terrarium, Glass, Solder, Patina |
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| Rachelle Paul, Hanging Wall Terrariums, Glass, Solder, Patina |
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| Rachelle Paul, Diamond Terrarium, Glass, Solder, Patina |
Come and celebrate
Earth Day with us and see more wonderful repurposed pieces by our fabulous artists!
