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Junk Portraits by Zac Freeman. Since 1999, Zac began collecting junk found around often in the trash, then glued to a wooden substrate to form an image an image – in the case, portraits. His artworks are made by assembling on a large-scale (the pieces average about 28 “by 35″) and when viewed up close looks like a series of small objects stuck meaningless, but when seen from far away are impressive portraits. > zacfreemanart.com. Earthy Arts. This awesome Creative Design is masterpiece from Walter Mason from Berlin who creates a delightful pictures of the installation and materials of nature. Harmoniously combining together the leaves and bark of trees, water drops, rocks and so on, it gets paintings and prints in their native environment. His art he calls the Land Art.The author was born in British East Sussex, but the last 10 years is living in Germany.

From his childhood dream of becoming an artist in the 16 years he has manifested craving for natural beauty. Rashad Alakbarov Paints with Shadows and Light « Cat in water. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls. The best part is that you can easily create something similar at home – all you need is one or two lamps and some items from your desk.

The stunning light painting below, made with an array of colored airplanes has found its way to exhibitions like the Fly to Baku at De Pury Gallery in London. Rashad adds, “Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.” Comments comments. Garden Candle Lanterns. Table - Make Hanging Lanterns from Recycled Glassware and Wire. Let it Shine, Let it Shine, Let it Shine by Taryn Would you like a unique way to set the mood for a late-night patio party? Do you need a quick and easy gift for a shower or housewarming event?

With a little creativity and some supplies you probably have lying around, you can fashion a hanging lantern so beautiful that no one will know how easy it really was. Just check the recycle bin for pickle, mustard, and olive jars, gather up the juice glasses and jelly jars you have in the basement, or scope out your local yard sales for uniquely shaped bottles--anything with a lip at the top.

Then, add a bit of wire with a few decorative twists, some beads, candles of various shapes or even wild flowers to make a hanging vase, and you have a charming gift (for a friend or for yourself). Note: Because there are so many possibilities, we've chosen a simple mustard jar and a votive candle for our demonstration. Supplies Needed: 2 sizes of galvanized steel or copper wire: 16-18 gauge (thin); and 1.) 2.)