Don’t throw away your old dishes just because they’re a little outdated. No, simply do what Dutch artist Esther Derkx has done so beautifully…

From trees, to paper bags, and back to trees. Gorgeous, no? In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever look at another paper bag the same way, now that I’ve seen these pieces by Japanese artist Yuken Teruya.
British artist Su Blackwell skillfully snips and cuts until the pages of those old bird watching journals, and forgotten fairytales become stunningly delicate, sculptural pieces of art.
Ever wonder who buys those cheesy landscapes that have been left behind in thrift shops to gather dust? Wayne White – that’s who.
Oh, the lovely soft sculptures of Australia-based artist Helle Jorgensen. What makes them ecofabulous? Well, she makes barnacles from reclaimed wool, and turns discarded plastic bags into beautifully crafted sea anemones.
“This series is a response to the current movement to eliminate plastic bags from consumer use due to their negative environmental impact. Each one-of-a-kind sculpture is based on a plastic bag I have collected in a shop or on the street.”
Nope, your eyes are not playing tricks on you… these trees really are bright blue! Granted, they didn’t exactly grow this way, they had a little help from installation artist Konstantin Dimopoulos.
These spectacular chandeliers are breathtaking, and they are made from found/discarded man-made debris that is polluting our planet.
The work of Jason DeCaires Taylor is insanely beautiful, and literally green… and pink, and orange, and yellow! He creates life-sized concrete sculptures, and then gently lowers them to the ocean floor.
I was taught at an early age that everything around me could have multiple purposes. These tenets provided a solid foundation on which to build a career as a found object and mixed media artist, satisfying a deep-rooted appreciation for turning the discarded and ordinary into the extraordinary.