Upcycles

I'm a rabid recycler, passionate about using castoffs.  We can save the planet, one dryer sheet at a time.

Dryer Sheet Curtains  © Win Dinn
200+ dryer sheets (used to mop-up paint),
thrift store embroidery threads

   
Who Needs Gucci? © Win Dinn
Thrift store boot, discarded costume jewelry, dryer sheet rosettes,
paper clips, rhinestones and second-hand buttons galore

Flowers,  Fenced   © Win Dinn
Recycled canvas, paper scraps
Blue Vase © Win Dinn
Thrift store shot glass, mop-up painted dryer sheets,
dryer sheet band & rosette
Tools of the Trade © Win Dinn
Recycled canvas, found objects and
well-used paintbrush

Gold 'n Treasures © Win Dinn
Found objects, thrift store items, polished river stones
costume jewelry, discarded nuts and bolts


Deep Dark Treasure Box © Win Dinn
Altered cigar box, distressed wallpaper

It's a Guy Thing Keepsake Box © Win Dinn
Discarded box, bottle cap, nuts, bolts, wire 
and something I can't identify  😀


Orange Martini © Win Dinn
Thrift store glass, metal detritus from a nail box
at the hardware store 


Seaside Garden © Win Dinn
Altered bottle with costume jewelry, bottle
cap flowers and found objects


My Cup Runneth Over © Win Dinn
Thrift store wine glass, coins from around 
the world, costume jewelry


                              Wild Side © Win Dinn               Kick Ass Colour © Win Dinn
Thrift store shoes, buttons, costume jewelry, scrap paper rosettes


Le Soleil Passionne © Win Dinn
Recycled panel, paper bits saved from rubbings to 
clean 'skins'

High Key © Win Dinn
Discarded CD, old keys, spring from pen and 
goodness knows what else!


Elderberry Mandala © Win Dinn
Dried Elderberry clusters on panel


Lunacy Gown © Win Dinn
Used dryer sheets, washed and ironed, some painted; 
thrift store embroidery threads, hand-crafted dryer sheet 
and baby wipe rosettes at neck and wrist band


Orange You Glad? © Win Dinn
One of a series of damaged children's board books, turned into 
an adult colour book


Midnight Garden V © Win Dinn
Recycled wood panel, wine and beer bottle
caps, brads and buttons


Expat from Arcturus © Win Dinn
Discarded paperback novel turned alien


Canned Flower © Win Dinn
Tin can, paint mop-up cheesecloth ribbon and
bow, paper scrap flower with bottle cap centre on
recycled pipe cleaner


Red Cow © Win Dinn
Discarded quilt collage on paper,
chopped up, rejigged, with red cow added


A Pair © Win Dinn
Quilted collage painting utilizing paper scraps


Eileen's Flower © Win Dinn
Recycled canvas, blue jean scraps & rosette, fabric flower created from
a fat quarter gifted from Eileen, and part of a salvaged burlap coffee bag



Ukulele Gone Wild  © Win Dinn
Discarded child's toy repainted, stamped
with well-loved plastic toys added



Squaring the Circle  © Win Dinn
Blue jean scraps, stamped, salvaged burlap
coffee bags and cords

We Stand Together  © Win Dinn
Acrylic on canvas featuring two vintage nails
(thank you, John), support for paper-making, and paper scraps


Man and Machines © Win Dinn
Part of 'The Box Project' featuring computer parts,
discarded box, toys and ephemera

Roadside Crosses: She Inhaled it Much Too Quickly © Win Dinn
Distressed book by Jeffrey Deaver, collaged paper scraps


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