Recycled Folks

I create figurative assemblages from recycled materials. My studio is open by appointment.

06/11/2026

I have been behind in posting my art. Here's a piece I finished recently: Save Our Planet. This girl is realizing that we all need to do everything we can to save our Earth before it's too late. Her heavy mailing tube legs are strong enough to hold up her lovely globe body, surround by a band of metal stars. Her wooden ring and dowel arms hold a toothpick sun and a string of some of the things that need our attention: birds, flowers, clouds, trees, and fish.

03/31/2026

Today's art" Spring Chicken." A few months ago, I made a piece called "Watch Dog" - a dog covered in old watches. I started to try to think of another play on words and came up with "Spring Chicken." I had a damaged metal body of a duck or chicken - no head, tail, wings, beak, comb, or feet. I attached hundreds of old springs and created wings, tail, etc. from old pieces of metal. I had the feet from some earlier project.

03/17/2026

I have some pieces of my art that didn't sell at Fearrington. Here's 3:

02/20/2026

Just finished this piece: WATCH DOG. Come see him/her at the Fearrington Folk Art Show tomorrow and Sunday 9:00-5:00.

02/19/2026

I'm heading out to Fearrington tomorrow (Thur.) to set up my booth for the Folk Art Show! Here's the smallish (38") totem pole that will be available there. I made it from small aluminum coffee pots from a child’s play kitchen from the 1950s. A steel rod runs through 5 faces. Their heads are adorned with bottle caps, pieces from children’s games, curtain rings, taps from dance shoes, binder clips, metal teacups, and miscellaneous oddments. Come see me Saturday and Sunday 9:30-5:00!

02/12/2026

It's just one week until the FEARRINGTON FOLK ART SHOW located in Fearrington, NC, between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro. Feb. 20 and 21. A fabulous show in a fabulous location! Here are a few pieces of my art that will be available there...

11/07/2025

I sold all but one of my owls last weekend - so I made lots more that will be available tomorrow and Sunday at the ORANGE COUNTY OPEN STUDIO TOUR! These make wonderful inexpensive Christmas gifts. 749 Latimer St. Hillsborough. 10-5:00 on Saturday and 12-5:00 on Sunday.

10/26/2025

Here's today's art: KODAK MOMENT CREW
These fun guys are out cruising to find interesting locations to photograph. They’re getting a lot of attention from other drivers because of their unique car! I made their convertible from an antique weaving shuttle and some orange wheels. The guys are all old metal Kodak film canisters, wooden spheres, and bottle caps. I made each one a little camera so they can snap their photos.
SEE THIS AT THE OPEN STUDIO TOUR --- NOV. 1,2,8, AND 9
I'm #6 on the tour at 749 Latimer St. Hillsborough, NC. Get a map, brochure, and hours at www.ocagnc.org

09/23/2025

Here's today's art: "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." I had the best time creating each of these little houses to make a funky neighborhood! I am imagining that a lot of caring, kind people live here. I used building blocks, pieces of an erector set, plastic and wood fencing, popsicle sticks, corrugated paper, pieces of an old cardboard toy barn, thin sheet metal, scraps of wood, Lincoln log pieces, etc. I added a lot of little accessories like a Monopoly dog, window boxes, small house numbers, a flag, a lampost, stained glass windows, and plants. They are all grouped in an old, peely-paint drawer - it can stand alone or be hung on the wall. It's about 22" square.

Address

749 Latimer Street
Hillsborough, NC
27278

Telephone

+13369443006

Website

http://www.recycledfolks.com/

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