The art of the milk bottle
14 Aug 2009 10 Comments
in Art, Craft, Creativity, Glass Tags: Found art, milk bottle, recycling
We just love this post. It touches upon our love of dairy products, art made from recycled materials, found art, toys, glass objects and whimsy. What could be more pleasing? Enjoy.
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British artist Caroline Saul’s “sculptural bulbous vessels” are quite amazing. They’re made from recycled plastics.
My passion lies with the creation of new materials from objects that might otherwise be thrown away. The development of my recycled plastics leads to the creation of sculptural bulbous vessels.
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Baldwin artist crafts faces from discarded milk jugs
It was happenstance, a discerning eye and a craving for one of his favorite meals that led Baldwin County native Vincent Hall in the early 1990s to embark on an unusual craft: From discarded milk jugs, he began sculpting faces.
Read the full story from The Macon Telegraph
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Toys made from recycled milk jugs
Green Toys are made in the USA from curbside collected recycled milk jugs. Yes, you read that right, your old milk jugs have been transformed into spectacular toys. The tea set meets FDA standards for food contact, meaning your little girl can actually serve tea instead of just pretending. This tea set is also dishwasher safe and unbelievably sturdy – definitely a toy to be reused by other children. Green Toys Tea Set includes everything your child will need to have the perfect party: tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, four cups, four saucers and four spoons. Drink up!
Green Toys are made in the USA from curbside collected recycled milk jugs. Yes, you read that right, your old milk jugs have been transformed into spectacular toys. The tea set meets FDA standards for food contact, meaning your little girl can actually serve tea instead of just pretending. This tea set is also dishwasher safe and unbelievably sturdy – definitely a toy to be reused by other children. Green Toys Tea Set includes everything your child will need to have the perfect party: tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, four cups, four saucers and four spoons. Drink up!
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Another British artist, Charlotte Hughes-Martin, engraves glass milk bottles and then releases them into the world to be found:
The aim of this project was firstly to have a bit of fun. To release art into “ the world” and see what would happen. If I introduced something new into the communal glass arena, being moved from one person to another, would it open peoples’ eyes to more of the everyday stuff around them? Would it make people giggle? Would I make the milkman paranoid at the graffiti, and would it get back to the dairy? I am now curious to see what will happen.
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~MadSilence to&w
Aug 14, 2009 @ 21:52:45
Caroline Saul’s vessel is beautiful. Love this post re recycled materials as art.
Thanks for your comments on ArtIsEverywhere and for listing my blog under your Mad Friends. I’m very honored.
Aug 15, 2009 @ 08:26:00
I love the concept to start with, but wow Caroline Saul’s work is wonderful.
Aug 16, 2009 @ 07:27:38
Nobody uses milk bottles any more.
You should have more cutting-edge topics to increase readership.
Aug 18, 2009 @ 01:01:22
all that milk, now where are the cookies?! love the green toys and the recycled art!
Aug 20, 2009 @ 21:42:42
I initially looked with suspicion at Saul’s work, as the clever photography seemed to greatly enhance the piece. However, there are images on her site with outdoor shots that convinced me there is no trickery. I’m a fan.
Aug 21, 2009 @ 08:45:50
Erika, British artist Caroline Saul’s “sculptural bulbous vessels” are my favorites. I wonder how they are made?
Aug 21, 2009 @ 18:13:59
MadS, Did you see this page? It gives you an idea:
http://www.carolinesaul.co.uk/images%20for%20plastics%20sheets/index.html
Aug 24, 2009 @ 08:38:17
From what I can gather, Erika, Saul melts and fuses the plastic into sheets she then tints, cuts and shapes. She blends fibers into some of the shapes, adds color to others, and leaves some forms as white and translucent as the original material. Apparently high density polyethylene or HDPE becomes flexible & easier to work with above about 170 F (75 C), and melts over a range from 250 to 265 F (120 to 130 C). The bowl appears as if formed from plastic that was melted & the molten plastic poured out in a thin stream to form the sheet that is then molded. Need to be careful not to heat the plastic to the point where it relaces various gases.
Aug 25, 2009 @ 07:22:34
I thought she only poured the molten plastic. Thanks for all the info, pretty interesting technique. She even used something that looks like cheesecloth.