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Another Carol Washburn piece, "Wasteland".
09/30/2022

Another Carol Washburn piece, "Wasteland".

Carol Washburn, featuring her piece "1984".
09/30/2022

Carol Washburn, featuring her piece "1984".

Susan Lenz, featuring her piece "The IT Mandala".For the most part, the piece was created using eight fax phone receiver...
09/30/2022

Susan Lenz, featuring her piece "The IT Mandala".

For the most part, the piece was created using eight fax phone receivers and most of the "insides" of four fax phones ... plus lots of red, blue, and yellow telephone cable connectors, caddies, CPU connectors, and individual keys from two Dell
keyboards. The only non-e-waste pieces are the eight blue
and red plastic lids and eight yellow buttons. The substrata
is made from synthetic fabric on two layers of recycled
industrial felt. The only thing "new"/bought-new-by-me is
some of the thread.

The work is mounted on a stretcher
bar over which I glued a piece of foam core. The piece
was then stitched to the foam core so that no section is
supporting more than a few inches of the weight of the
objects. The piece is heavy but professionally framed with
a strong wire for hanging.

Van Martin, featuring his piece.The basic concept of this sculpture is to represent the history ofcivilization and how h...
09/30/2022

Van Martin, featuring his piece.

The basic concept of this sculpture is to represent the history of
civilization and how human development through invention, discovery, and expanding use of the earth's naturals resources lead to the industrial and modern age of mankind. According to anthropologist, the first hominids appeared approximately 4.4 million years ago, but it is only in the last couple hundred years, with our species growing exponentially, did we begin to cause significant changes in the planet
itself.

That said, the base of the sculpture, sitting on the ground, from which humanity evolved, is a stone obelisk, divided into three sections representing the Paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic stone ages. The next section is the copper, bronze and iron ages. The upper part of the sculpture is focused on the industrial, modern or the technological age.The upper portion of the sculpture is divided into three sections. The earth, two hemispheres, upper and lower, and a band consisting of objects indicative of our technological age.

At first, the earth at the center was a globe indicating countries and borders. But then it occurred to me that we should see our planet without borders, because it will require all of us to save it. So, l am painting the globe as it would appear from space.
The upper and lower hemispheres, one light and the other dark will represent the yin and yang, balance and harmony and encompass the earth. Our waste and negligence now extends beyond the planet.

The band around the two hemispheres will incorporate as much
technological materials as I can gather. It will contain electronic waste, plastics, aluminum, paper, etc., some of the most problematic materials overwhelming the landfills. It will change color from blue to red and yellow, as a metaphor for global warming.

Tammy Loftis, featuring her piece "Mother Earth".I chose to take a whimsical approach for my project bycreating the face...
09/30/2022

Tammy Loftis, featuring her piece "Mother Earth".

I chose to take a whimsical approach for my project by
creating the face of Mother Earth. As most mothers know from time to time our children disappoint us... the true joy is when they discover the revelation that change needs to occur and they take
action. This is where we are. Mother Earth is symbolic
of the environment from which life thrives. She
personifies nurturing and growth and how the earth
looks over us and provides life. It’s our responsibility to
care for her as she has cared for us.

We must consider the part we play in the outcome of our future and the future of generations to come, each of us individually
and collectively have a role in her healing and survival.

There are no small steps, each and every step that
moves us in the direction of improvement moves us a
bit closer to a beautiful balance with nature. Her
expression conveys the confidence she feels that
together we can accomplish incredible things.

Angel Allen, featuring her piece.The concept of mushrooms as a form to create with IT-waste came from my son’s girlfrien...
09/30/2022

Angel Allen, featuring her piece.

The concept of mushrooms as a form to create with IT-
waste came from my son’s girlfriend, Ashley Brown. I knew
I wanted an organic form to contrast with the material. I
also live in a rainforest microclimate in Western North
Carolina, so the number of fungi is mind blowing. She said
of mushrooms, “they’re intelligent organisms with both
positive and negative aspects to them (ie, they're a vital
piece of our ecosystem but some are dangerously
poisonous).

There is also something a little mysterious and
unknown about them, similar to technology.” I will dig
deeper into the parallels of IT and mushrooms in my artist
statement. While I’m using a particular species as a model,
this is only for reference of form, and I will not be trying to
duplicate only borrowing characteristics from many to
achieve the intended aesthetic.

My goal is to use what I have on hand to create this form.
My substrate will be built from “eco” bricks (recyclables
from my own bin) and the tech waste provided to me. To
build integrity into the structure I will use rebar imbedded
in concrete and to create the subtle curves and shapes,
hardware cloth, fiberglass mesh, cables and thin set. Color,
pattern and texture for the surface will come from, cables,
wires and pieces of computer guts. I expect to be led in
many directions as I embark on the process, and I look
forward to seeing what materializes.

Lucas Sams featuring his piece, "Man/Machine Interface".My concept is "Man/Machine Interface" and deals with the symbiot...
09/30/2022

Lucas Sams featuring his piece, "Man/Machine Interface".

My concept is "Man/Machine Interface" and deals with the symbiotic nature of modern man and machine and both of our place in nature.

In my head, the figure embodies a sort of cyber-Gaia. The piece will have a physical representation of the Earth (potentially the cosmos as well), but as of now all I have fleshed out is the central cyborg figure.

Jamie Blackburn, featuring his piece "Geek Station".
09/30/2022

Jamie Blackburn, featuring his piece "Geek Station".

Flavia Isabella Lovatelli, featuring her art piece "Call Waiting".The title of my piece is Call Waiting and the short de...
09/30/2022

Flavia Isabella Lovatelli, featuring her art piece "Call Waiting".

The title of my piece is Call Waiting and the short description: I chose to create my piece with phone receivers because that was one of my strongest memories growing up, I remember simpler times, no cell phones, only rotary phones at home, and we used to have to fight to use the phone. I also remember when my father found and extra long cord so we could walk around the room and pace if we needed to while talking or go hide in a room to talk privately.

I didn’t have any idea what I was going to make out of my loot, I had to sit with the bin full of tangled cords and receivers for three days and only when I unpacked them and started sorting out the different styles, lining them up to sort them out did this vision hit me, or rather, hit my husband. The receivers lined up in nice little rows reminded him of old diner pleather chairs, the red and white striped ones, so he suggested the chair! It was such a great idea we were able to build it within two days, taking apart an old folding metal chair, cutting the wood for the base, gluing and screwing the receivers in, painting the wood, and wrapping the cords on all the legs.

The table took another two days of scavenging for the parts, painting, gluing etc.

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