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An initiative of Hornsby Shire Council in conjunction with Hornsby Art Society

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hornsby Shire Council in conjunction with the Hornsby Art Society and Transpacific Cleanaway our major sponsor is pleased to present an exhibition which celebrates the re-use and recycling of materials that would otherwise end up in landfill and has been recycled into art.

We would like to acknowledge the support and generosity of Transpacific Cleanaway as the major sponsor and the Hornsby Art Society in helping us celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste in Hornsby Shire through art.

Thank you also to the panel of judges: Mary Dorahy Head Teacher, Fine Arts, Hornsby TAFE Linda Baranov Arts/Cultural Team, Hornsby Shire Council Rebecca Evered Senior Education Officer Transpacific Industries Group Ltd Tony Nesbitt Hornsby Art Society Ron Smith Hornsby Art Society Photography Sarah Moore 0400 111 904

Exhibition held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby.

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Artwork: ‘A Coral Island’ by Claire Miles

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JANICE MOOREY..........................OLD AND WISE......................................................................................................... 4 JANICE MOOREY..........................IT’S IN THE JEANS..................................................................................................... 4 RONA SISSONS.............................UDDERLY UNIQUE.................................................................................................... 5 KARINA ELLIOTT............................AVOSETTA.................................................................................................................. 5 JANICE MOOREY..........................BAG LADY.................................................................................................................. 6 NORMAN SUMNER.......................WARRUMBUNGLES.................................................................................................. 6 SANDRA WILSON..........................BEEN-A-TREE............................................................................................................ 7 DANIEL NOLAN.............................INVISIBLE PROGENITORS........................................................................................ 7 KU GLASTON PRESCHOOL...........WE ARE ALL THE SAME, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, WE ARE ALL SPECIAL......... 8 MEREDITH PEACH........................SIRENS....................................................................................................................... 9 MEREDITH PEACH........................CORNUCOPIA........................................................................................................... 9 MEREDITH PEACH........................LUCKY DIP............................................................................................................... 10 MEREDITH PEACH .......................BATTLE HELMET FOR AN ECO-WARRIOR............................................................ 10 FEISAL RAMADAN.........................WORLD WIDE WEB WWW......................................................................................11 SUZANNE MOORE........................GLASS GLORY..........................................................................................................11 SUZANNE MOORE .......................CANNED UP............................................................................................................ 12 SUZANNE MOORE........................ICE CITY................................................................................................................... 12 MADHULIKA BHONSLE................RAINBOW WEAVES................................................................................................ 13 MADHULIKA BHONSLE................SUNSILK.................................................................................................................. 13 LYNDA D’ATH-WESTON.................WAY2GO.................................................................................................................. 14 JAMES LUN....................................MOTHER AND BABY............................................................................................... 14 MARIANNE VIDAL POTTS.............LANDSCAPE............................................................................................................ 15 MICHELLE MABBOTT...................HATBOX OF HOPE – ‘A PALETTE OF PLASTIC’...................................................... 15 JULIET HOLDEN............................CURTAIN COOL....................................................................................................... 16 MARK THORNTON.........................TREE-INCARNATION............................................................................................... 16 CORINNA LUEG.............................MUSEUM ARTEFACT C2050 – THE (ONCE) GREAT ALBATROSS......................... 17 CORINNA LUEG.............................THE TOWER OF BABEL........................................................................................... 18 KAY ALLIBAND...............................WHERE ARE MY GLASSES?.................................................................................. 18 BEVERLY BECK..............................FISH PURSE............................................................................................................. 19 BEVERLY BECK..............................MATT THE DRAGON................................................................................................ 20 BEVERLY BECK..............................MADE IN LONDON................................................................................................. 21 BEVERLY BECK..............................SAPPHIRE NECKLACE............................................................................................ 21 LYNDA D’ATH-WESTON.................3 MAMMA FISHIES AND A BABY FISHIE TOO...................................................... 22 ZACHARIAH FENN.........................A RESURRECTION SUSPENDED IN TIME............................................................. 22 VALERIE JAMES............................PLASTIQUE UNIQUE............................................................................................... 23 SANDRA WILSON..........................GRANDMA’S SEWING BASKET.............................................................................. 23 CORINNA LUEG.............................ALT-CTRL-DEL - DYSLEXIA....................................................................................... 24 CARLA PITMAN.............................THE THREE R’S........................................................................................................ 24 BILL BRADLEY...............................FEATHER WORLD................................................................................................... 25 PAIVI KAUKOMAA..........................BRIDAL SEAT........................................................................................................... 25 SCOTT COONAN............................PIANISTS BALL........................................................................................................ 26 ALAN HANCOCK............................FALLEN ICARUS...................................................................................................... 26 VIRGINIA LEE.................................VISUAL DIARY......................................................................................................... 27 DULKARA, INALA..........................LIFE’S A TRAVELLING GAME.................................................................................. 27 JOANNE CUNNINGHAM...............COUNTERPOINT..................................................................................................... 28 CAROLYN COOPER.......................RED BALLOON........................................................................................................ 28 LYNDSEY HATCHWELL.................STRANGE FRUIT...................................................................................................... 29 SAVANNAH SMALL.......................LOAVES AND FISHES.............................................................................................. 29 ROWENA TE PEETI........................GOGO DRESS.......................................................................................................... 30 ALAN LEWIS..................................SHATTERED............................................................................................................. 30 BEA ROCHE...................................MADE WITH LOVE.................................................................................................. 31 GEORGIA PEREIRA........................A HAPPY PUG.......................................................................................................... 31 GEORGIA PEREIRA........................ALL DRESSED UP................................................................................................... 32 NATASCHA PEREIRA.....................BEER GOGGLES...................................................................................................... 32 BRONWYN BOEKENSTEIN...........I’M A BRER RABBIT FAN........................................................................................ 33 HELEN BEASLEY...........................MEMORIES LOST................................................................................................... 33 HARRISON WITSEY.......................WOODEN WAVES................................................................................................... 34 ANNA CAHILL................................SECOND SKIN......................................................................................................... 34

JANICE MOOREY OLD AND WISE 3D/SCULPTURE PAIR OF EARRINGS, OLD WHITE BANDAGE MATERIAL, SCRAP FABRIC, COTTON RICE BAG, MY OLD JEANS BOUGHT SECOND HAND, WORN TO DEATH AND NOW ENTERING A THIRD LIFE. FRAMES OFF OLD ALARM CLOCKS.

Recycling helps save waste. There are great treasures to be found which are good for inspiration. I found an old pair of earrings which instantly said owl eyes. I had an empty cloth rice bag and I was on my way. Cut up the old jeans to represent feathers and slowly attached them to the rice bag. I shaped the bag as I preceded using denim pieces as stuffing. Eyes were carefully attached using earring backs and odd washers for support. Addition fabrics were added to enhance appearance and vary the texture. I twisted the clock metal trims to form his beak and feet.

JANICE MOOREY IT’S IN THE JEANS WEARABLE ART OLD BLUE JEANS, CHILD’S OLD SKIRT, FABRIC, ZIPPER, COLOURED LACE, BUTTONS AND BEADS. ALL ITEMS HAD A PREVIOUS LIFE. LEFT OVER PAINTS OFTEN USED TO COLOUR FABRIC AND LACE SCRAPS.

I’m a second hand stores tragic. We must recycle for sustainability. I enjoy the challenge of using found things in a creative way. Inspiration for the hand bag came from grand daughter’s interest in denim wear. Drew up a design on a denim skirt that I wanted to paint and sew. Embroidered a pattern by hand. Painted a girl on the front, eyes on the back and made a collage of fabric scraps on the front finishing with beads and buttons. Lined the bag, including pocket, added a handle made from a worn out pair of denim jeans. Finished off with a zipper and some lace fabric.

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RONA SISSONS UDDERLY UNIQUE 3D/SCULPTURE WOODEN PARTS RECLAIMED FROM OLD FURNITURE, CHAIRS, AN OLD COAT STAND, AN OLD DOORSTOP, OLD KITCHEN SPOONS AND SOME SMALL OFF CUTS OF WOOD. JOINED USING A COMBINATION OF NAILS, SCREWS, STAPLES, DOWELING AND PVA GLUE.

A trip around Galston just prior to the council cleanup provided all the wooden parts. Two old Queen Anne style chairs provided the initial idea.

The curved legs were already suggestive of cattle legs while turned upside down they suggested the horns. I was able to emphasis this by cutting them at angles, realigning and doweling them together.

The back of a cottage style chair provided tapering components used to form the back, the back legs and the udders. Curved pieces of wood from the coat stand were cut to represent ribs. Old spoons provided ears, eyes and tail.

KARINA ELLIOTT AVOSETTA FUNCTIONAL ART FABRIC SCRAPS WERE SAVED AND REUSED BY BEING STITCHED TOGETHER WITH THREAD INTO SMALL CIRCLE PIECES. BRASS WIRE WAS INCORPORATED IN THE STITCHING PROCESS TO PROVIDE A METAL SKELETON AND LINKING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE CIRCLES TOGETHER TO FORM SMALL CLUTCH BAGS.

This project was about developing a positive design solution for the problem of fabric scraps being seen as useless and thrown into the garbage to end up as landfill. The concept is based on a metaphor from nature in the form of the rare Osmia Avosetta bees nests. The bees make a petal sandwich by cementing the layers together with clay or mud. In conjunction with the textile elements a brass metal skeleton and linking system forms the structure of the bag.

The links provide an interactive component that is important to the design as it allows the shape and size to be altered.

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JANICE MOOREY BAG LADY 3D/SCULPTURE VINTAGE EVENING PURSE, OLD DOLL HEAD, SMALL EMPTY WINE BOTTLE, VARIOUS FABRICS, BEADS AND BITS.

My obsession with second hand fossicking plus contributions from down-sizing friends means I can find most things at hand. I saw the bag and it was a must have as I am into making recycle dolls from recycled objects. Put some weights and plaster in the wine bottle, covered the base of the bottle with glued on pattern paper then lace pieces. Used part of a plastic container lid to support the shape of the bag. Added a little stuffing and glued the bag to the bottle. Broken jewellery was used for the arms. Head and final adornments were added to style.

NORMAN SUMNER WARRUMBUNGLES 3D/SCULPTURE 100% REUSED, RECYCLED PLASTIC FROM A 240 LITRE GARBAGE BIN, INCLUDING THE PLASTIC WHEELS; BASE PADS WERE MADE FROM COMPUTER MOUSE PAD BITS.

The massive destruction of last year’s wildfires in the Warrumbungle National Park inspired my entry. I was moved by the charred mountainous structures that projected from the earth. I took a damaged 240 litre garbage bin and cut it into manageable segments with a power saw. These were then cut with a bandsaw into smaller pieces and heated with an LP gas torch. The liquefied plastic was then carefully cooled. What resulted was the image of the haunting forms that were produced by the fires.

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SANDRA WILSON BEEN-A-TREE MIXED MEDIA AN OLD TOILET WINDOW FRAME. TOILET PAPER CYLINDERS, MAGAZINE PAGES AND AN OLD MDF ARTWORK BACKING.

“Been-a-Tree” The inspiration for this work was the relationship between an old toilet window I had found on the side of the road and an endless supply of toilet rolls and magazines that fill our bathroom bins to overflowing. I chose to present these discarded materials as tree rings symbolising their original source, hence the name “Been-a-Tree” Toilet rolls were pulped and dyed with food colour to make recycled paper for the background. I used toilet roll cylinders and magazine pages to recreate the tree rings. I used an old MDF artwork of mine as a support.

DANIEL NOLAN INVISIBLE PROGENITORS 3D/SCULPTURE ALL MATERIALS (EXCEPT WOOD FINISH) WERE SALVAGED FROM COUNCIL KERBSIDE CLEAN UPS - MATERIALS INCLUDE RURAL FENCE POSTS, BIKE GEARS, RUSTED STEEL, TAPS, VARIOUS NUTS, BOLTS AND NAILS, WIRE, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MECHANICAL PARTS.

This artwork was conceived from a reading Abstracted Extract from Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities. If you go out with a magnifying glass and hunt carefully, you may find somewhere a point no bigger than the head of a pin, which if you look at it slightly enlarged, reveals within itself the roofs, the antennas, the skylights, the gardens, the pools, the streamers across the streets, the kiosks in the squares, the horse-racing track. That point does not remain there: a year later you will find it the size of half a lemon, then as large as a mushroom, then a soup plate. And then it becomes a full-size city, enclosed within the earlier city: a new city that forces its way ahead in the earlier city and presses its way toward the outside.

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KU GALSTON PRESCHOOL WE ARE ALL THE SAME, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, WE ARE ALL SPECIAL YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) WE USED A SELECTION OF MATERIALS THAT WE HAD COLLECTED FROM: OUR PRESCHOOL MEALTIME WASTE SUCH AS YOGHURT AND DRINK CONTAINERS, LIDS, WRAPPERS, FOIL AND PAPER BAGS AND ITEMS THAT WE NO LONGER NEEDED SUCH AS OLD PAINTBRUSHES, PEGS AND HOOPS. UNWANTED ITEMS AND CONTAINERS BROUGHT IN BY OUR PRESCHOOL FAMILIES FOR OUR CRAFT PROJECTS SUCH AS TINS, MILK AND JUICE PLASTIC BOTTLES, LIDS, PLASTIC UTENSILS, FOIL, RIBBONS, BOXES, CYLINDERS, FABRIC PIECES, STRAWS. THE CHILDREN CHOSE THEIR MATERIALS TO CONSTRUCT WITH AND USED STICKY TAPE TO JOIN THE PARTS OF THEIR FIGURES TOGETHER. THIS ENABLED THE CHILDREN TO CREATE AND CONSTRUCT WITH THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL IDEAS AND INTERPRETATIONS AND REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ADULT INPUT. WIRE WAS REUSED TO CONNECT THE FIGURES TO THE HOOP.

Our entry was inspired by the recycling and reusing practices we follow every day as we sort our mealtime waste into compost, paper recycling, land fill and items to wash and use for craft. We explore recycling with books, discussions and games with the children and email parents with information about our recycling interests. Our preschool families are encouraged to follow recycling practices and they collect materials for our craft uses. The use of recycled materials to create figures was also inspired by the children’s developing awareness of cultural diversity within our preschool and wider communities.

Their interest and investigations encouraged the children to discover how we are all the same, all different and all very special in our own unique way. The children were given a wide variety of recycled craft materials and containers to choose for the body parts they needed to create their figures and they used sticky tape to join them together. The figures were attached around the hoop to signify the awareness and respect we have for cultural diversity within our society. The children used their developing literacy abilities to explore matching games, read books and copy the labels for our composition.

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MEREDITH PEACH SIRENS 3D/SCULPTURE THE MATERIALS USED WERE PLASTIC BAGS AND PLASTIC WRAP MADE FROM LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE). THE COMPOSITION METHOD WAS THE BASKETRY TECHNIQUE OF TWINING.

These pieces were made over the course of several months, recycling plastic bags that had been saved by family and friends. I was careful to only use LDPE, as some other plastics deteriorate quickly and I wanted the pieces to last. I cut the plastic into strips, and twined them together to create hollow forms. These were then stuffed with plastic to make them solid, and stitched closed using strips of plastic. Sirens are an ancient mythological being that were said to lure unsuspecting sailors to their doom. Likewise I see plastic as a seductive but dangerous entity.

MEREDITH PEACH CORNUCOPIA MIXED MEDIA THE MATERIALS USED WERE TELEPHONE WIRE OFF-CUTS (PVC COATED COPPER WIRE) AND POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) RINGS REMOVED FROM THE NECKS OF PET BOTTLES. THE COMPOSITION METHOD WAS THE BASKETRY TECHNIQUE OF RANDOM WEAVING.

This piece is both a conceptual and material result of consumerism. Friends and family members provided the PET rings from the necks of their used drink bottles. The cornucopia (or “horn of plenty”) is a classical symbol of abundance; my Cornucopia arose from and comments on the abundance of the modern age, where many feast like Roman emperors every day. The telephone wire off cuts are also suggestive of our age of plenty. I remade these materials into a form inspired by colonial marine animals that proliferate and form reefs; much like waste plastic now proliferates in the oceans.

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MEREDITH PEACH LUCKY DIP FUNCTIONAL ART THE MATERIALS ARE MIXED MEDIA INCLUDING PLASTIC BAGS AND WRAP (LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE); NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FABRICS; NYLON TUBING; RAFFIA; POLYPROPYLENE STRAP, NET AND STRING; WOOL; A DISC OF EUCALYPTUS WOOD. THE COMPOSITION METHOD WAS THE BASKETRY TECHNIQUE OF COILING.

I teach basketry workshops, and this basket was made entirely from the contents of my scrap basket after a workshop using recycled materials.

Therefore these materials were scraps of scraps; recycled recycling. I deliberately made this piece with no design theory in mind, other than to make a large bowl. I just put my hands in the scrap basket and used whatever came out. Due to the limited number of materials in my original scrap basket, some repetition has occurred, creating pattern. It was relaxing, not having to think about the design, and pleasing that design has imposed itself anyway.

MEREDITH PEACH BATTLE HELMET FOR AN ECO-WARRIOR WEARABLE ART THE MATERIALS USED WERE TELEPHONE WIRE OFF-CUTS (PVC COATED COPPER WIRE) AND RE-USED FOIL CHIP PACKETS (METALLISED PLASTIC FILM). THE USED CHIP PACKETS WERE WASHED, DRIED AND CUT INTO STRIPS, THEN STITCHED TOGETHER WITH THE TELEPHONE WIRE, USING THE BASKETRY TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS COILING. THE DISPLAY STAND IS A POLYSTYRENE HEAD BOUGHT FOR THE PURPOSE; I WILL LATER RE-USE THIS TO DISPLAY OTHER PIECES.

This piece is a playful dig at my own selfrighteousness about re-using, recycling and reducing plastic waste. I’m sure many of my friends see me as being on the warpath about this topic, so I thought it was appropriate to adorn myself with a battle helmet. Perhaps I could wear this helmet in a street march protesting about the lack of forethought in making materials such as chip packets, which are not currently being recycled due to the difficulty of separating their component elements (plastic and metal).

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FEISAL RAMADAN WORLD WIDE WEB WWW 3D/SCULPTURE COMPUTER MOTHER BOARDS. PLYWOOD AND FRAME FOR SUPPORT/DISPLAY.

A bundle of old computers and laptops were being discarded in a computer shop I was visiting. The geometric shape of the motherboard together with the colour of some boards made a visual impact. The boards were going to waste but were given to me free of charge. As ideas of how to reuse the boards crystallised I opted for a flat display which resembled a city landscape.

Computers, and thus mother boards, are the back bone of the internet which in turn connects people around the globe. From which sprung the title of the work: World Wide Web. The work can be used as a 2D or 3D art work.

SUZANNE MOORE GLASS GLORY FUNCTIONAL ART MATERIALS USED, FLOAT GLASS AND GLASS PAINT. MELTED TOGETHER AND SLUMPED INTO SHAPE.

In my Glass studio scrap glass is a given but I can’t bare to throw it out and always looking for ways to use it up. This plate is one of those ways I have used up my scrap. This is my way of having a clear out. Yes it is very time consuming and doesn’t always come out the way you want as you tend to be more adventurous with rubbish because you don’t care. By chopping up bits and pieces of glass and laying them out together and then fusing them all together worked well and I love the out come in this case.

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SUZANNE MOORE CANNED UP FUNCTIONAL ART MATERIALS USED ARE OLD TIN CANS AND WIRE RIVETED TOGETHER.

I have a very boring fence and wanted to make some kind of living sculpture and recycling material all at the same time. I love the look of rusty metal and as I was throwing it out on a daily basis in the form of baked beans cans decided to cut it up and see if it could be used in a sculptural form. I could have just wrapped an old plant holder in these cans but I like the form of a canvas and so made it like this using wire first then wrapping and contorting the cans around it and securing with rivets. The plants are held at the back with more cans wired on. I love the end result and love how the plants are growing out of it.

SUZANNE MOORE ICE CITY FUNCTIONAL ART MATERIALS USED, RECLAIMED FLOAT GLASS AND REMNANTS OF FLOOR BOARDS HELD TOGETHER WITH SCREWS GLUE AND MELTING OF GLASS.

In my and my husband’s line of work we always have scraps and left overs from glass and building jobs. I had a few oak floor boards left over and couldn’t bring myself to throw it out and so chopped these up to make the base of my lamp which then gave me a round platform in which I could sit a reclaimed down light. The glass strips I had left over were arranged in my kiln and fused together and then they were slumped over a round cylinder which then could sit around my down (now up) light and secured with industrial silicone.

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MADHULIKA BHONSLE RAINBOW WEAVES 3D/SCULPTURE THE TWO BASKETS WERE WEAVED FROM RECYCLED CATALOGUES THAT HAD BEEN INDIVIDUALLY ROLLED INTO THIN TUBES LINKED TO CREATE A CONTINUOUS STRING OF PAPER WITH A CARDBOARD BASE.

The paper tubes were constructed over months using brightly coloured pages from catalogues we received each week, which ordinarily would have been thrown out. Once rolled and glued securely, the tubes were linked together by inserting the ends into one another to form a continuous thread which was weaved around a vase and breakfast bowl to achieve these shapes.

The base is made from cardboard packaging.

MADHULIKA BHONSLE SUNSILK FUNCTIONAL ART THIS EMPTY SUNSILK SHAMPOO BOTTLE HAS BEEN REPURPOSED AS A PLANT POT. AS A KEEN GARDENER, ALWAYS RUNNING OUT OF POTS, THE BOTTLE WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED TO ALSO ADD SOME COLOUR TO OUR GARDEN. IT’S BEEN ATTACHED TO AN OLD CANDLE HOLDER AND THE PLANT CUTTINGS I’VE GROWN CREATE A BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST. IT IS ALSO FULLY SEALED BELOW AND THUS PERFECT FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR DECORATION.

The empty Sunsilk shampoo bottle was cleaned then cut to shape by removing the top. This was then placed in the candle holder which was found during kerb side collections and secured using recycled galvanised wire. The plants were also grown from my own cuttings.

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LYNDA D’ATH-WESTON WAY2GO FUNCTIONAL ART MY FATHER COLLECTED ROAD MAPS FROM ALL OUR CHILDHOOD HOLIDAYS AND ROAD TRIPS. AFTER HE DIED, THE BOX OF OLD MAPS WAS DISCARDED INTO THE RECYCLE PAPER WASTE. I RESCUED THESE MAPS – NOT REALLY KNOWING WHY, EXCEPT THAT THEY WERE A CONNECTION WITH MY FATHER AND MY CHILDHOOD. WHILE I COULDN’T JUSTIFY JUST LEAVING THEM IN THE BOX, I WAS HAPPY TO RECYCLE THEM INTO SOMETHING ELSE...WAY2GO!! A FEW CHALLENGES PRESENTED - THE MAPS HAD BEEN FOLDED A LONG TIME AND SO THE PAPER TORE EASILY. PAPER CUTS WERE AN ISSUE; THE MAPS WERE CUT INTO STRIPS, COILED TIGHTLY AND THEN GLUED INTO A BOWL SHAPE. NOT YET VARNISHED.

1. Maps were cut into 2 cm strips. 2. These were folded in half to 1cm double strips for strength.

3. These strips were glued with a glue stick end to end to make the coils different sizes. 4. Blow up a balloon - several were used as they burst or deflated slightly. 5. The underside of the coil was covered with PVA glue to secure coils. 6. These were then glued onto the balloon and the coils secured where necessary with a little hot glue.

Burst balloon. Cover with PVA and Varnish.

JAMES LUN MOTHER AND BABY 3D/SCULPTURE RECYCLED CONTENT INCLUDES OLD COPPER GUTTERS, OLD RUSTY BOLTS AND NUTS, AN OLD COPPER TOILET BUOYING BALL, AN OLD COPPER OFF CUT PIPE, COPPER ELECTRIC WIRE, BRICK AND ROCKS, AN OLD PAINT TIN. COMPOSITION METHOD WAS BASICALLY BY BOLTS AND NUTS. SOLDERING AND SILICONE WERE USED.

I planned to reuse my old copper gutters to make a sculpture – Mother and Baby. My aim is to express the close relation between Mother and her baby. Firstly I used a torch to burn away old paint on the surface. With the heat, the gutters were easily bent into different forms.

All the edges were filed and sanded. Secondly I soldered an old copper toilet buoying ball on an old off cut copper pipe. Thirdly I placed broken brick and rocks into a old paint tin as a weight base to keep the balance. Finally I used old rusty bolts and nuts to fix them together. The sculpture was polished with bee wax.

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MARIANNE VIDAL POTTS LANDSCAPE MIXED MEDIA REUSED AND RECYCLED MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS, GLUED WITH WATERED DOWN PVA GLUE, BACKING USED WAS DRAWING PAPER THAT HAD CHARCOAL MARKS ON IT, SO INSTEAD OF THROWING IT OUT I RECYCLED IT. FINISHED WORK IS GIVEN A WASH WITH BINDER.

I collected old magazines and weekend newspapers inserts. Had a landscape in mind, so I made a simple drawing on paper and worked out the colours I needed. I saved all the sky, trees and brownish paper I could find. Started with the tree truck first by watering down PVA glue and hand tearing small pieces and than gluing them. This kind of art I developed, is relaxing for me, helps reuse and recycle paper in an art form that can be enjoyed for a lot longer then just reading and throwing away.

MICHELLE MABBOTT HATBOX OF HOPE – ‘A PALETTE OF PLASTIC’ FUNCTIONAL ART METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION – FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS: MAKE A CYLINDRICAL BOX AND LID. ATTACH THREE COLLAGED AND EMBELLISHED OUTER PANELS. DECORATE LID, LINE INTERIOR WITH A PLASTIC-PIECED DESIGN. MATERIALS: PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, CARDBOARD, DISCARDED CAKE BASE, A MIRROR, RIBBONS, BROKEN BEADED PLASTIC CURTAIN, FINDINGS, WIRE, GLUE, FIXINGS.

Creating a functional storage container, masquerading as a quaint idea from the past, with re-purposed modern materials, fashioned to delight the eye. Using a harvested palette of plastic, multi-hued within, detailed collages of paper waste and embellishment on the outer, to be viewed in the round. Meaningful words and prose add visual interest to stimulate thought on Nature and Humanity.

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JULIET HOLDEN CURTAIN COOL MIXED MEDIA MATERIALS USED IN MY ARTWORK INCLUDE A RE-USED CANVAS, TEA OR STAINING, BAG OF WOODEN CURTAIN RINGS FOUND ON COUNCIL CLEANUP, SYNTHETIC SHELLS FROM A BROKEN NECKLACE, PIECE OF SHEER FABRIC FOUND IN VINNIES, ACRYLIC PAINT, INK, SALT, BINDER MEDIUM, DISCARDED ARTWORK, AND WATER SPRAYER.

My inspiration came from a fascination with the spiral design, which is so evident in the natural world, and my deep concern for the future of our planet, and concerns about global warming. I found the swirling twists and turns of the spiral shape, evoked a meditative inner landscape, and as the work progressed it seemed to take on a life of its own. The final veiling of the work represents the whole world unified in a deeper consciousness.

MARK THORNTON TREE-INCARNATION 3D/SCULPTURE MATERIALS DETAIL: PAPER FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS, JUNK MAIL LEAFLETS AND JUNK MAIL MAGAZINES, SHOEBOX LID PVA GLUE. COMPOSITION METHOD: USED TWISTED NEWSPAPER STRIPS, GLUED TO PAPER STRUCTURE, ARRANGED TO REFLECT TEXTURE AND FORM. THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS ART WORK CAME FROM ENVISAGING THE COLOUR AND TEXTURE OF TWISTED NEWSPAPER, JUNK MAIL AND MAGAZINES AND REUSING THESE TO MAKE A 3D SCULPTURE. I HAVE USED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN THE PAPER TO ITS FORMER GLORY THAT BEING A TREE.

Stages: 1– The underlying structure of the tree is made from rolled newspaper made into cones and held in place with PVA craft glue 2– Strips of waste paper are torn and twisted to form multi-coloured strings of various thicknesses.

3– The paper strings are attached by gluing them to the underlying structure and to cover it in patterns resembling the bark of the tree. The tree is attached to a base made from junk mail and cardboard from a shoebox. The tree roots are then formed onto the base, assembled around stones formed from paper.

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CORINNA LUEG MUSEUM ARTEFACT C2050 – THE (ONCE) GREAT ALBATROSS 3D SCULPTURE DISCARDED BROKEN UMBRELLAS, DISCARDED DAMAGED SHUTTLECOCKS, PLASTIC SOY SAUCE FISHES AND OTHER SMALL PLASTIC PIECES (FASTENED WITH FISHING LINE, WIRE, THREAD, SALVAGED SCREWS, LEFTOVER PAINT, NOTHING PURCHASED). THE FRAME WAS FOUND AT COUNCIL CLEANUP AND SPRAY PAINTED WITH TEXTURED SAND-COLOURED LEFTOVER PAINT. THE BROKEN UMBRELLA FRAMES (TWO) WERE REFORMED INTO THE SKELETON OF A PTERODACTYL FOSSIL. THE SHUTTLECOCK FEATHERS WERE SEWN INTO WINGS AND SUPERIMPOSED ONTO THE PTERODACTYL SKELETON. THE PLASTIC AND SOY SAUCE FISHES ARE SEWN AND ATTACHED WITH FISHING LINE.

This piece was inspired by the impacts of plastics in the ocean and their effect on the whole food chain, all the way up to the great seabirds like the albatross. One of the problems facing many seabirds is the ingestion of plastic flotsam, both directly and indirectly through the fish they eat.

The plastics can cause obstructions when feeding, but also, plastic cannot be digested so the rubbish takes up room in the birds’ stomach that should be for food. The ingested plastic essentially causes death by starvation, both for adult birds and chicks. Almost all of the 21 species of albatross are endangered. To convey the warning message of the impending extinction, I have produced this art piece by using the skeleton of broken umbrellas to form the fossilized skeleton of a pterodactyl. The feathers from many broken and discarded badminton shuttlecocks were sewn together to form the albatross’s wings which are superimposed onto the pterodactyl skeleton. The plastic contents of the stomach are attached with fishing line (another hazard for sea life). The hanging format of the sculpture was purposeful…representing a piece of taxidermy that might be a museum artefact of the future.

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CORINNA LUEG THE TOWER OF BABEL MIXED MEDIA LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES SOURCED AT GARAGE SALES AND WHITE ELEPHANT STALLS. OLD FRAME. SOY SAUCE FISH PAINTED YELLOW. TAPE. GLUE.

With smart phones becoming so ubiquitous, and the availability of ‘translation apps’, it seems that carrying around a hard copy language dictionary is definitely a thing of the past. These dictionaries were going cheap, some for 10c as people no longer want them. The multitude of languages reminded me of the biblical story of the ‘Tower of Babel’, where the people of the Earth were unified under a single language. They started to build a tower to heaven, but “God scattered them upon the face of the Earth, and confused their languages, so that they would not be able to return to each other” and the tower was left unfinished. The yellow fish in the top right hand side is a quiet nod to Douglas Adams and his Babel Fish …”probably the oddest thing in the universe… a universal translator that neatly crosses the language divide between any species... the practical upshot of which is that if you stick one in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language.” As our world is losing many languages, and with continued globalization and internet access to the world wide web, it is foreseeable that we may yet evolve toward a single universal language.

KAY ALLIBAND WHERE ARE MY GLASSES? 3D/SCULPTURE MY 15 YEAR COLLECTION OF READING GLASSES, MOST BROKEN...SAT UPON, DRIVEN OVER, SLEPT ON, DROPPED ETC. EYES CUT FROM OLD MAGAZINES GLUED BEHIND LENSES, MOUNTED ON RODS SET INTO CLEAR PLASTIC CAKE TIN LID FILLED WITH PLASTER.

Hardest part was how to present all my glasses as an interesting sculpture. I had several ideas but they were all boring until I had the idea of putting eyes on the glasses.

Old magazines were raided, and peoples eyes were removed. When the eyes were glued on the lenses they took on a ‘new life’. I found I could put the glasses on myself and with a small hole cut in the pupil I could see myself with different eyes. All my favourite glasses took on a new life of their own.

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BEVERLY BECK FISH PURSE FUNCTIONAL ART THE FISH PURSE IS MADE FROM OLD TOWELS, USED STUFFING, ANIMAL EYES, FELT, A GROMMET, THREAD, 2 D RINGS, A SPLIT RING AND A PURSE CLASP. THE TOWELS, STUFFING AND CHAIN ARE USED. HE WAS MADE BY SEWING WITH A MACHINE AND BY HAND.

Why a fish? Why not. The clasp looks like a mouth to me, perhaps frog or fish, and sleek streamlined fish are beautiful and varied. The ribbed yellow towel is from a council cleanup, and the orange and yellow one is an old towel of mine. He was pretty easy to make, and a lot of fun. The body is triangular which lets the fish have a flat belly but still have room enough to hold items inside and give him a good shape. I started with the top part of the body, which defines the shape of the piece, by cutting matching pieces that used the shapes of the original towel. Ribbed yellow towelling is used for the pocket which is the same shape as the belly but is a bit smaller. The pocket extends nearly to the tail. The zigzag lines stitched down the sides are “lateral lines”, which in real fish is a sensory organ used for protection. Once the fins were made and placed, the sides of the fish were sewn together. I hand stitched the lips to the purse clasp using very strong thread so it would withstand use. I wasn’t sure how the purse would be carried. It could be a clutch purse and tucked under the arm, or it could be held from a short strap. The grommet isn’t very fishy, but it provides strength. Towels eventually get holes in them, and most people throw them out or use them for washing their car, then they get tossed out. To me, towels are fabric, and even a small piece of fabric could be used somehow.

It would be good if everyone learns to see such potential in things that get tossed into the bin.

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BEVERLY BECK MATT THE DRAGON FUNCTIONAL ART MATT IS MADE OUT OF OLD BATH TOWELS, BATH MATS, SCRAP WIRE, NETTING, USED STUFFING, TOY EYES AND THREAD. HIS BASE IS MADE OUT OF MELAMINE BOARD, FELT, AN OLD WASH CLOTH, NAILS, GLUE, SCREWS, DISCARDED WOOD FRAME PARTS, MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR SOLAR HOLIDAY LIGHTING. ONLY THE TOY EYES, THREAD, FELT, NAILS, SCREWS AND GLUE ARE NOT PREVIOUSLY USED. HE IS SEWN

BY HAND AND USING A SEWING MACHINE.

I found several bathmats and towels at a kerbside clean-up. I started with a strip of a blue for his face and neck by sewing it to part of an old washcloth to make the mouth. I was happy to find I had green eyes. A folded blue wash cloth worked well to accent the eyes. Some of the seams were a struggle to sew by machine, and some of the stitches I took by hand needed to be forced in and drawn out with pliers. Once his face was done, and I’d made the seam down the back and the two darts that hold the horns and give shape to his face, the rest was fairly easy. I wasn’t sure he needed wings, but he looked unfinished without them. The netting comes from a crib liner that kept a baby’s arms and legs from getting stuck between the slats. I’d found it a while ago, and I’ve used it for something else, so it’s had a triple life. The flat parts on the wing are pieces of a braided cord. I sewed them over and over and they flattened and stiffened to create the fingers on the wings. A piece of wire is sewn onto the back of the wing by being inserted into the cord before sewing. The wire extends from one wing to the other, with a portion going up the spine underneath the three spikes. This holds the wings in place. When he was done, he looked good, but he couldn’t stand up and present himself for play. The base is intended to be a holder. The octagonal base is made from a melamine board, covered with an old washcloth of mine and attached by nails.

The bottom has a felt covering, and it stands on four rubber feet. The black holder is several posts and a bracket for sets of solar powered holiday lights. I was lucky enough to have almost round scrap wood that was leftover from a frame I made. It fits perfectly inside to hold the tubes in place. Matt’s parts are things we use every day, but don’t really notice. Now that they’ve been transformed into a toy with personality, hopefully he will bring pleasure to someone’s life. Because Matt has wire in him, he can’t be used as a bath toy, though a little bit of water won’t hurt him.

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BEVERLY BECK MADE IN LONDON MIXED MEDIA THIS PANEL IS MADE FROM BOTTLES, ARCHITECTURAL GLASS, A USED FRAME, WINDOW SCREEN SPLINE, COPPER FOIL, SOLDER, BRASS AND STEEL FITTINGS, SMALL WOOD BLOCKS, AND PAPER. I FOUND THE ARCHITECTURAL GLASS AND THE FRAME AT COUNCIL CLEANUPS, AND THE BOTTLES ARE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. ONLY THE COPPER FOIL, SOLDER AND FITTINGS ARE NOT PREVIOUSLY USED. THE TECHNIQUE FOR CONSTRUCTION IS THE SAME AS IS FOR LEAD LIGHT WINDOWS.

Most of these glass pieces are from gin bottles, but a few are from soft drinks. I don’t recall how many bottles I used, but it’s probably over 40. Once cut from the bottle, each piece is ground with a diamond grinder to get the final shape I want, and to eliminate any sharp edges. I let each image. When all the pieces were cut and fitted, I wrapped thin adhesive copper tape around each. Then I soldered them together and washed it with soap and water, then applied acid to blacken the solder. I used thick architectural glass as a frame for the clear pieces. I found a strong metal frame which was perfect. The colour of the frame works well with the glass. The result is a very strong frame that I know will hold up for a very long time, and of which I am proud.

BEVERLY BECK SAPPHIRE NECKLACE WEARABLE ART THIS NECKLACE IS MADE FROM PARTS OF BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN BOTTLES, TWO GOLD FILLED SPLIT RINGS, AND PART OF A WHITE SHOELACE, A CLASP AND THREAD. ONLY THE CLASP AND THREAD HAVEN’T BEEN USED BEFORE.

There are 118 beads on this necklace. Each one was individually drilled and ground to shape. I used a special drill bit. By turning the piece over and drilling from both sides I can prevent cracking. Once the holes are drilled I used a glass cutter to remove excess glass, then I grind the bead down to a circle. The glass grinder leaves scratches on the edge of the glass which I can’t remove-oiling the edge, makes the scratches faint and the colour shine through. The white shoelace I threaded the beads on filled the holes and holds the beads in place and gives the necklace an inner glow. I used a small lobster claw catch that had rings. I sewed the lace tightly around each ring, and hid the end of the lace could inside the beads. The varying thickness of the glass adds a bit of detail to the piece. I hope that by making things such as this from used and discarded stuff I’m helping to show people that they should rethink about what should be thrown away and what can be kept and given a new life.

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LYNDA D’ATH-WESTON 3 MAMMA FISHIES AND A BABY FISHIE TOO 3D/SCULPTURE DISCARDED SCRAPS OF FABRIC FROM PATCHWORK AND TOY/DOLL MAKING. CUSHION INSERT FROM COUNCIL CLEAN-UP USED FOR STUFFING. WOODEN BASE FOUND IN WOOD-PILE (KERBSIDE). WOODEN DOWEL LEFT OVER FROM A PREVIOUS CRAFT PROJECT. FISH STITCHES AND STUFFED. FACES COLOURED WITH PENS/PENCILS. STIFFENED AND GLOSS WITH PVA GLUE.

Fabric scraps rescued from land-fill. Fish shapes drawn onto fabric and stitched with machine.

Faces made from scraps of calico (same source) and dyed with used teabags. 2 halves of fish stitched together and stuffed. Head hand stitched to neck and faces drawn and coloured. Rickrack braid (from bags of scraps/braids/buttons/lace – all recycled) around neck to cover stitches. Base drilled and dowels inserted. Painted. Fish pushed onto dowel. Stiffened and glass with PVA glue.

ZACHARIAH FENN A RESURRECTION SUSPENDED IN TIME YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) MASONITE SOURCED FROM MY LATE GRANDMOTHER’S CUPBOARD – CUT, FOLDED AND RECONSTRUCTED WITH LIQUID NAILS.

The four white sheets of Masonite were sourced from my late Grandmother’s cupboard, they are in themselves loaded with their own historical and functional integrity, now redefined and reinvigorated as sculptural objects. I have carefully cut and ‘folded’ subtle yet visually striking lines into the Masonite’s flatness.

They are evocative of movement and vitality, as they gently morph from static planes into dynamic forms. They refer to common objects in their simplicity; yet possess their own unique physicality. For me they are a reminder that I will see my Grandmother again one day.

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VALERIE JAMES PLASTIQUE UNIQUE WEARABLE ART OLD VIDEO TAPES AND USED WHITE PLASTIC BAGS – USED LADIES SLIP ADAPTED FOR DRESS LINING – SHEER CURTAIN CUT UP AND REUSED FOR JACKET LINING.

This retro chic outfit with stylish accessories, created exclusively from throwaway items, proves defunct technology and excess plastic need not add to landfill. Dress and hat: crocheted from video tape Hat: Plaited band and flowers made of plastic bags Jacket and handbag: made from strips of white plastic, cut into fringes and sewn in layers Belt: white plastic over stitched in black Recycled belt buckle: wrapped with video tape Necklace: beads made from strips of video tape and white plastic wrapped around skewer, melted and fused into shape with heat gun Earrings: pom poms made from white plastic strips.

SANDRA WILSON GRANDMAS SEWING BASKET MIXED MEDIA GRANDMA’S SEWING BASKET IS A COLLAGE OF USED SEWING NOTIONS, WRAPPING PAPER, PATTERNS, REMNANTS, CARDS, OLD FOREIGN CURRENCY, PHOTOS, TOYS, KNOTTED THREAD AND MEMORABILIA SEWN AND GLUED ON TO A USED CANVAS AND BOX FRAMED BETWEEN 2 SECOND HAND FRAMES.

Grandma’s Sewing Basket is a narrative of memories lovingly stored in a sewing basket. My Grandmothers both had a way of reusing and recycling things creatively in order to save money and to avoid waste. As they would often say … “Waste-not want-not” I have put together a collaboration of 3 generations’ collections of odds and ends that have been kept, perhaps hoarded, for years in tins and baskets and drawers that were handed down to me. Although they were seemingly useless to me, I never have the heart to throw them away.

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CORINNA LUEG ALT-CTRL-DEL – DYSLEXIA MIXED MEDIA DISCARDED KEYBOARD.

The struggle continues … dyslexia is a hidden learning disability that affects a lot of children and adults. It is hidden because it is not a physical disability that can be seen to the outside observer, although it is physical to the dyslexic person. Persistent mental effort, daily strain, unfortunate stumbling blocks every day desperately trying to make sense of written words in a world dominated by text. In creating this visual work, I stripped out all the unnecessary keyboard clutter to highlight a single idea – a parent’s wish that they could ERASE/ DELETE/END the daily struggles faced by their child who battles against their brain’s dyslexia. The QWERTY keyboard in itself represents the ‘disorder’ of text when trying to decipher the written word.

However, it is not all bad news - computers and assistive technologies HELP dyslexic people to read and communicate. Voice recognition, synthetic readers, and touch screens are making school life and everyday tasks a little bit easier.

CARLA PITMAN THE THREE R’S YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) CORK BOARD FRAME FOUND AT KERBSIDE CLEANUP, MILK BOTTLE CAPS, OLD MAPS, ADVERTISING FLYERS. ALSO I USED GLUE, PAINT AND TWO SCREWS.

My name is Carla and I am 9 years old. In school this year we learned about the solar system and planets, so I wanted to do art about our planet Earth. My mum collects lots of things so I found these things around the house. I hope that we can “R”educe,”R”euse and ”R”ecycle so that our Earth stays clean. First I cut up the maps and glued the pieces onto the board. Then I melted the milk bottle caps in the oven using a round pizza tray. I used green and blue because it looks like the earth from space. Then I rolled up the paper flyers into strips and then cut them to make the letters. I painted the letters green because I like green. Then I glued them onto the maps around the Earth. Then I glued on the white milk caps which have the recycling arrows on them. This is a good artwork to hang up because you can use it to put notes on with pins, and it also reminds you to reduce, reuse and recycle everyday.

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BILL BRADLEY FEATHER WORLD FUNCTIONAL ART ART WORK HAS BEEN COMPOSED ON A RECYCLED BARREL (USED TO TRANSPORT POWDER) USING A DECOUPAGE TECHNIQUE. ALL SCENES HAVE BEEN COMPOSED FROM CLIPPINGS FROM DISCARDED MAGAZINES AND BOOKS. ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL. AQUADHERE GLUE AND VARNISH HAVE BEEN USED.

I wanted to create a storage unit featuring Australian native birds, displayed in their relevant habitat for the species. My 3 dimensional decoupage art work features 93 species and a total of 121 birds, plus babies. While some birds are featured others are camouflaged into the scenery. The biggest challenges have been matching the cuttings and locating the birds. This barrel, which was retrieved from a factory waste stream, has been transformed into a feature storage unit that will be a conversation piece for any room.

PAIVI KAUKOMAA BRIDAL SEAT 3D/SCULPTURE BROKEN WOODEN KITCHEN CHAIR(REUSED) SPENT PYROCLASTIC KILN CONES (RECYCLED) BROKEN CERAMIC CROC PIECES (RECYCLED) SECTION OF STAINED LACE TABLECLOTH(RECYCLED) STRAW PACKAGING FROM A GIFT ( REUSED) OLD KEY RING IN SHAPE OF MICHELIN MAN(REUSED) RICE , CANDLES, EGGSHELLS. THIS ARTWORK WAS MADE BY ASSEMBLING MATERIALS AND SOME PAINTING WITH WHITE PAINT.

In this artwork I wanted to comment on the dual nature of marriage, both the hope and optimism and the reality. I aimed to create a form that would evoke both a wedding dress and wedding cake. I used predominantly domestic objects, broken things waiting to be put out for the kerb clean up. Firstly I took out some of the remaining back sections of the chair, painted it white with some old primer, and then glued on the kiln cones and rice. The lace was then added plus the Michelin man. The straw nest with eggshells evokes the empty nest of later married life. I particularly wanted to use spent kiln cones as they are very useful things that after use have no further use.

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SCOTT COONAN PIANISTS BALL FUNCTIONAL ART THIS ARTWORK IS PRIMARILY CONSTRUCTED OF COMPONENTS FROM A DISCARDED PIANO FOUND IN COUNCIL CLEAN-UP. IT ALSO HAS RECYCLED ELECTRICAL PARTS AND A HANGING CHAIN RETRIEVED FROM AN OLD SWING SET.

Intrigued by the beauty of a discarded and broken piano, I felt driven to try to give it a bit more life.

After a history of creating music, I felt it could be reincarnated as a source of light in order to continue to create an atmosphere for its user.

I used an inflatable children’s ball as a form on which to assemble a chaos of components into a new order. I then sought out recycled lighting components to complete the rebirth.

ALAN HANCOCK FALLEN ICARUS 3D/SCULPTURE RECYCLED HARDWOOD FENCE POST FOR FIGURE; RECYCLED PLYWOOD OFF CUTS FOR BASE; RECYCLED TIMBER BEADING FOR EDGING; RECYCLED ROOF FLASHING OFF CUTS FOR WING BASES; REUSED 1/2 CAN OF OLD WHITE PAINT; FOUND FEATHERS.

Rather than simply discarding various pieces of accumulated landscaping, building and renovation materials I chose to make them into an artwork. I cut an old, rotting hardwood post into various head limbs and torso shapes, cut a section of plywood off cut as a base then glued the assembled figure and broken wings into place and finished the edges with surplus beading. The work was then painted using 1/2 tin of left over paint from kitchen renovations.

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VIRGINIA LEE VISUAL DIARY FUNCTIONAL ART METAL PART OF THE OLD FLOPPY DISC, CUT OUTS OF OLD MAGAZINES, PVA WITH THE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED, THE OLD FLOPPY DISCS ARE NOW REDUNDANT. IT USED TO STORE INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE. I USE PART OF IT TO CONTINUE ITS DESIGNATED USAGE. THE METAL PARTS BECOME THE BOOK COVER FOR MY MINIATURE VISUAL DIARIES. I CUT WHATEVER DREW MY ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM THE OLD MAGAZINES AND MADE A RECORD IN THE DIARIES.

The outer metal part of the floppy disc was removed and opened up as far as possible. The selected old magazine cut outs are then glued as pages of a book using pva. Some of them are in sculptural form taking inspiration from the magazine images.

DULKARA, INALA LIFE’S A TRAVELLING GAME 3D/SCULPTURE MATERIALS USED WERE RECYCLED BOARD GAME AND PIECES, REUSED SUITCASE, RECYCLED MAPS, PLAY MONEY, GLUE. TO MAKE THIS ARTWORK WE STRIPPED OUT THE SUITCASE AND GLUED INSIDE THE PLAY MONEY. ON THE OUTSIDE WE LAYERED TORN MAP PIECES, GAME CARDS AND GAME BOARD MAPS. WE FINISHED THE PIECE WITH DICE AND PLAY COUNTERS.

Recycling changes the external material form using energy. The old suitcase inspired our group to think about traveling around Australia and how it relates to how we change during our individual journey through life. The outside of the suitcase relates to our external experiences and in the inside we used play money to express the energy and drive we need within us to travel and recreate ourselves. We added the game cards dice and counters to express the concept of chance involved in life’s cyclic journey.

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JOANNE CUNNINGHAM COUNTERPOINT MIXED MEDIA OLD GUITAR. 2ND HAND ENAMEL HOUSE PAINTS. SHELLAC. VARNISH. FRAMING WIRE OFF-CUTS.

I am a musician and this was my first electric guitar. I bought it cheaply 2nd-hand 23 years ago. I had planned to throw it away but, having sentimental value, I decided instead to paint it. I sanded it back and painted it using my collection of old, unwanted house-paints. I have been collecting these paints from friends and neighbours for many years now. I love the variety of textures depending on the age of the paint and I use old cutlery and sticks to apply the paint. I enjoy the additional loss of control this adds to the process.

CAROLYN COOPER RED BALLOON MIXED MEDIA VERY OLD RECYCLED PAPER ROPE BOUGHT FROM A SECOND HAND SHOP IN BERRIMA, BAYLE TWINE REUSED. TEA BAG TAGS OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND COLOURS SAVED BY FRIENDS. PARTS OF A CUT UP RUBBISH BIN, AND RECYCLED COPPER WIRE RESCUED BY NORM AND GIVEN TO ME TO USE IN MY WORK.

The paper rope had no use until I used continuous knotting to make a wall hung mesh.

How to decorate my mesh was the issue. Norm offered me parts of rubbish bins he had cut up so I could hang my work. I was attracted by the bright colours of tea bag tags and knew that many could be saved. Friends gathered different varieties and colours for me. I sorted them by colour and experimented with designs to be striking and decorative, limited by the numbers available. I did have to start to drink a new brand with the bright red tags. I twisted two strings together to make the balloon string.

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LYNDSEY HATCHWELL STRANGE FRUIT MIXED MEDIA RECYCLED PRINT/BOARD AND FRAME, USED COFFEE PODS (CLEANED OUT) AND SQUASHED. IMPASTO AND PVA. DEAD XMAS LIGHTS, CUT UP GYM BALL, WIRE FROM XMAS LIGHTS AND PLASTIC BANDING FROM PACKAGING. OLD POOL LOUNGER CUT UP AND STAINED BY TIBOUCHINA. THE SHAPE OF THE PODS DICTATED THE DESIGN AS THEY ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL IN THEMSELVES. I CHOSE A SIMPLE, OBVIOUS IMAGE IN THE OTHERWORLDLY TREE AND USED COLOUR, SHAPE AND TEXTURE TO MAKE THE WORK INTERESTING. A TREE CAN ALSO INFER GROWTH/LIFE SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS APT FOR THESE USED/TAINTED PRODUCTS THAT WOULD NORMALLY GO TO THE TIP. ANOTHER PART OF THE DESIGN WAS TO GET INTERESTING SHADOWS FROM THE ATTACHED ITEMS WHICH WORK PERFECTLY WITH DIRECT LIGHTING FROM ABOVE. THIS MAKES THE TREE APPEAR QUITE ALIVE.

From the many wonderful things we throw out each day that cannot be recycled, I had to use coffee pods. They are such a waste of resources (supposedly will be recycled one day!)With such beautiful colours I played with the composition until finding a simple design that would let the pods shine, and worked with pages from the atlas to make a suitable background for such an otherworldly tree. I did not want to buy a canvas to attach them to so luckily found this stained frame/print so I could be as true to the recycled credo as possible.

SAVANNAH SMALL LOAVES AND FISHES YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) FISH IS COMPOSED OF BREAD TAGS COLLECTED FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE ROCKS ARE MADE FROM PLASTER OFF-CUTS FROM A PODIATRY PRACTICE. THE EYE IS THE LID FROM A TEQUILA BOTTLE.

The bread tags were collected from loaves of bread, bags of fruit and veges. They are a small item that come in many colours and are easily thrown away. We coloured some using left over spray paint from another project. The rocks are made from off cuts of moulding plaster used to make moulds of feet for orthotics. All of theses items are waste that most people would not even consider.

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ROWENA TE PEETI GOGO DRESS WEARABLE ART A GIFT BAG WITH THE PAISLEY DESIGN WAS MY INSPIRATION. IT LOOKS LIKE MATERIAL. I THOUGHT IT WOULD REALLY SUIT A 1960’S ERA ‘GOGO’ DRESS. THE MATERIALS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER LOCALLY FROM HORNSBY, THEY ARE USED TRAIN TICKETS, REUSED CARDBOARD GIFT BAGS AND OLD SHOWER CURTAIN RINGS. THE BAGS WOULD BECOME THE DRESS AND THE TICKETS WOULD ATTACH AS TASSELS AND THE SHOWER CURTAIN RINGS AS THE CHUNKY CHAIN BELT.

The gift bags were opened up and used to form the base the mini skirt dress, after completing the dress each train ticket was added individually in layers from the bottom upwards to form the look of tassels. The tickets began to fill the dress; I didn’t want to cover up the paisley design. So I have taken some time to consider how to use it for the bodice while maintaining the design of the dress. I look forward to presenting the completed wearable art piece.

ALANA LEWIS SHATTERED 3D/SCULPTURE RECYCLED EASTER EGG FOIL WRAPPERS, RECYCLED SHATTERED SAFETY GLASS FROM AN INDOOR TABLE AND BLACK GROUT.

After my partner broke our outdoor glass table at Easter, I decided to use it and the copious amounts of chocolate egg wrappers as an artwork. I used different sized bowls as a mould and place the Easter egg wrappers around the bowls until they were covered. I then glued the pieces of glass to the wrappers and grouted over them. This allowed the wrappers to show through only under the sections of glass. When dry, I removed them from the moulds and placed them together to make a solid form. They were then grouted together to form one work.

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BEA ROCHE MADE WITH LOVE WEARABLE ART THE BEADS ARE MADE FROM PAPER MACHE – NEWSPAPER, FLOUR AND WATER, RECYCLED WOODEN BEADS AND RECYCLED BLACK CORD FROM A PREVIOUS PROJECT.

1. Boiled torn up newspaper. 2. Mulched in food processor. 3. Added cooked paste of flour and water. 4. Shaped into beads and dried in the oven. 5. Swore – couldn’t remove wooden skewers to make the holes. Started again. 6.

Painted with acrylic paint and varnished. 7. Don’t know where the wooden beads came from.

Found in a box of broken strands of beads, old watches etc. Collected over the years. 8. Painted accordingly.

GEORGIA PEREIRA A HAPPY PUG YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) I USED THE INSIDE OF A BROKEN DRAWER FOR A CANVAS AND USED OLD DISCARDED MAGAZINES AND PAPER TO MAKE THE COLLAGE.

I decided I wanted to make a picture of a pug using collage. I used the inside of a broken drawer that was going to be thrown out as a canvas, and old discarded magazines and pieces of paper to make the collage.

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GEORGIA PEREIRA ALL DRESSED UP YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) I USED A HANDED DOWN T-SHIRT THAT NO LONGER FIT, PLASTIC CUPS THAT I DECORATED AND MELTED DOWN AND SOME OLD LEFTOVER BEADS FROM AN ART PROJECT.

I decided to use an old t-shirt that my mum was going to throw out. I had some recycled plastic cups and some old, leftover beads from another art project and decided to use those to give the t-shirt a new look.

NATASCHA PEREIRA BEER GOGGLES WEARABLE ART DISCARDED SODA CANS, BEER BOTTLES, PLASTIC BAGS, A CAR DOOR WEATHER SEAL, A HAIR BAND AND ROPE (ALL FOUND MATERIALS) WERE USED TO CREATE THE BEER GOGGLES. I CUT THE CANS AND BEER BOTTLES, USED HEAT TO TRANSFORM THE PLASTIC BAGS INTO A USABLE MATERIAL, AND USED THREAD PULLED FROM THE ROPE TO SEW PARTS TOGETHER.

On my daily walks with my two dogs, I would often notice the same bits and pieces of rubbish discarded by the side of the road for months at end. I decided that I would use only these ‘unrecyclables’ for my entry. The Beer Goggles are made entirely from these found materials-soda cans, beer bottles, plastic bags, the weather seal of a car door, and a hair band. Even the stitching was done with thread pulled from a discarded piece of rope. With this wearable piece, I hope to draw attention to the fact that the waste we carelessly drop by the side of the road stays in the environment, potentially for many years, polluting our community and endangering wildlife.

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BRONWYN BOEKENSTEIN I’M A BRER RABBIT FAN MIXED MEDIA A USED AND DISCARDED CHILDREN’S BOOK, CALLED ‘BRER RABBIT STORIES’ BY UNCLE REMUS, FORMS THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORK. THE PAGES OF THE BOOK WERE FOLDED INTO A FAN-SHAPED DESIGN USING NOTHING MORE THAN A SHARP-EDGED RULER AND A LITTLE IMAGINATION. EACH OF THE 126 PAGES WAS FOLDED SEPARATELY, TO EXACTLY THE SAME SHAPE AND SIZE AS THE PREVIOUS PAGE. THERE IS NO CUTTING OR GLUING, THE FOLDS THEMSELVES SECURE THE DESIGN. PRECISION IS IMPORTANT, SINCE A TENTH OF A MILLIMETRE DIFFERENCE IN THE FOLD ALIGNMENT, CAN MAGNIFY TO A CENTIMETRE BY THE LAST PAGE, DESTROYING THE SYMMETRY OF THE PATTERN.

The book was donated to Vinnies but it was considered too mould-spotted to sell and relegated to the recycle skip-bin... destined for land-fill. The artist rescued it and experimented with a number of fold designs to find one suited to the size, number and thickness of the pages. Since the child who originally owned the book can’t be tracked down, any money made from the sale of the book will be donated back to Vinnies.

HELEN BEASLEY MEMORIES LOST 3D/SCULPTURE 99% RECYCLED, MADE FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC TOYS ON AN ARMATURE OF AN OLD CD DISK RACK ALL SOURCED FROM BAGS DESTINED FOR OP-SHOPS AND COUNCIL CLEANUP.

When my children did a cleanup of their toy boxes and my latest offering of disused toys was rejected from an over-full opportunity shop recently, I was struck with the volume of waste we had accumulated in the form of little plastic toys. Pre-loved plastic toys, their characters and history, are such a nostalgic resource, I decided to save them from landfill and use them in a sculpture. Inspired by the artist Freya Jobbins, I have combined them to form a layered, textured head, full of the memories of a childhood lost.

RETURNED TO GLORY RECYCLED ART COMPETITION/EXHIBITION

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HARRISON WITSEY WOODEN WAVES YOUTH ART PRIZE (ENTRANTS AGED UP TO 24 YEARS) WOODEN SLATS REMOVED FROM OLD KITCHEN DOORS REPLACED DURING A RENOVATION, SAWN WITH A JIGSAW THEN MOUNTED ON THE BACK OF AN OLD FIBREBOARD POSTER WITH HOT GLUE.

During the process of renovating a relatives apartment these louvre doors were one of many furnishings that had to be thrown away, It was surprising to me the amount of waste that came from replacing products that had simply fallen apart or broken. The longevity of products is a growing concern, as increasingly, the life spans of these items are sacrificed for a reduction in cost by manufacturers.

For my artwork I organised sections of the slats in organic, wavelike patterns to reflect the organic process of decay that these products inevitably succumb to.

ANNA CAHILL SECOND SKIN WEARABLE ART THE BODICE IS CREATED USING A PAPER MACHE BASE OF RECYCLED NEWSPAPERS AND TEA BAGS. THE OUTER LAYER CONSISTS OF LEATHER OFF CUTS, AS SOURCED FROM A LEATHER MAKER’S WORKROOM. THE BUTTONS USED TO LACE IT UP ARE RECYCLED FROM OLD GARMENTS. THE DRESS IS MADE OUT OF RECLAIMED COFFEE HESSIAN SACKS. IT WAS COMPLETELY HAND SEWN, USING STRANDS OF THE HESSIAN, AND WITH MINIMAL OFF-CUTS, MAKING IT COMPLETELY SUSTAINABLE.

In garment making, there is significant waste from off-cuts and by-products. I constructed two garments leaving little waste, and using sustainable methods. Off-cuts of leather were used to create the bodice. Considering where leather comes from, I found it important to ensure none of it was wasted- utilising discarded scraps to create a new garment. Recycling four hessian coffee sacks, I created a dress completely sewn by hand and using hessian strands from the bags as thread, meaning no electricity was consumed, resulting in an entirely sustainable outfit.

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Hornsby artists have once again created interesting and useful pieces of art out of items that would normally be thrown away in categories such as 3D/ Sculpture art, Functional art, Wearable art, Mixed Media and Youth. Prizes are awarded in each of these categories along with the Peoples Choice Award which gives all visitors to the exhibition an opportunity to cast a vote.

We would also like to acknowledge an additional two awards 

The “Cleanaway Award’ donated and judged by our sponsors Cleanaway to the artist that created an artwork based on excellence for resource recovery in art, and

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The “Hornsby Library Prize” donated and judged by Hornsby Library staff presented to the artwork which reused something linked to reading.

Artists have only been limited by their creative inspiration.

Printed on recycled paper.

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