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