Recycled Art

I was recently asked to be apart of a recycled art show for Landfillart.org, which is an artist reclamation project. Each artist is asked to create a piece of art from a hubcap. The hubcaps were dug up out of a landfill and very in size, weight, make and model. I asked for two hubcaps to use in a sculpture piece. One was from a Ford and the other larger hubcap was from a Dodge. They were both very heavy and kind of neat on there own. I tried to use all used materials, that where either headed to the dump or headed to the thrift store. I call my piece, "Hub City Twirl A Whirl". From bottom to top: hubcap, large juice can, old metal bread basket line with can lids and reflective disks, hubcap, metal bowl, with neat legs, metal napkin ring, the plastic top off a detergent bottle, and the plastic handle off a dead scrubby. The seats are made from left over frame wood, hung by wire, covered in black straws from last weeks mocas. I used a little paint, some nontoxic gliter glue, and to hold it all together I purchase a metal rod, place through the center. For a little more fun and to put in the twirl, I put the whole thing on a lazy susan that I took out of my spice cabinet, and Kazam! She twirls! You can see my piece at www.janetwoldart.com or all the art at www.landfillart.org