Category Archives: Reuse and Repurpose

Hot Dog Repurposed Grill

Here is my work that I did over the summer, and was part of the faculty show in October. I called the piece “Hot Dog”.

I have always been one to not waste things. Maybe even as far as keeping to many things. I think there is possibilities in lots of items that have seemingly lost there usefulness. They are just waiting to be discovered.

This project started this summer in Montana, when I found an old grill and being funny put my dog Lucky inside. Then I thought why couldn’t it be a kennel with some circulation holes and paint this could look good. Later cut down the legs so that the dog could just jump in. I wanted the wheels on so I could roll the kennel around to wherever I was and the dog could be there too. At present this repurposed grill is in my work office so when I bring my dog in she has a place to be.

Hot Dog, Repurposed Grill 2014

Recycle Reuse inspiration

September 9, 2014Reuse and Repurposephotopolymer print, reuse and repurposeten

photopolymer print

Well the background of the reuse recycle is something that I have always been interested in but in grad school I did a printmaking piece from photopolymer, that i had already created other art pieces out of. I create this piece by cutting up the plates I had already created and laying them out in different ways over the paper, that I had torn in the shape of a piece of wood that I found on a hike behind my house in Montana. so everything about the art work was reused and recycled from other projects. The paper was torn from a left over project. The ink was reused from another run. The plates cut up with tin shears inked up and printed. The work has developed beyond the paper now, but this is where I made the idea art.

Fake barrel created to make a water garden. The top can be removed to change the water.

Well I have started some new projects this summer. I have strayed some from my work in grad school which some I plan to pick up in year to come, but I wanted somewhat of a change up so this is what I have been working on lately

I have always be interested is reusing things and not being wasteful. So I have worked on some projects that have reuse things around the house in Montana. The goal being that they serve a different purpose than they were bought for or used for. Also that they are ascetically pleasing to look at.

old boards cut and placed around blue bucket to create a fake barrel

gravel in bottom of tub with water for the fish

blue bucket