Chalk covered toilet roll tube…or just a way to sharpen chalk…
#342. New rope
We all buy things because we are attracted to them in some way. I’ve bought many things over the years because I thought they had potential, I opened this up today and here it is…
#335. Money for old rope
I think this is the first object I have not changed in some way except it’s context… If you want to be the one who makes this title come true then bid here…
#321. Battery prize
Two lowly things come together – Raffle ticket and an old battery. Waiting to be won?
#282. Hammer stand
Two spanners holding back the drop of a hammer…
#258. Half dried
Same object used in #59 a drying ball but now cut in half…
#256. Fountins
Been playing with this idea for too long for project Junkstop and now nearly complete… it will join two more sets to complete the sculpture and go outside for the two week New Mills Festival. It started out as a tree but then I thought of the pun on fountain and I think it’s more fitting. 63 cans in this one.
#238. The thirty nine keys
Had these lovely donated keys for awhile and thought i’d make them look lovelier together…
#214. Can stand
My cut cans stacked up – architectural? A new olympic venue for bungee jumping?
#212. Wire ball
Some of my old wire cables wound together… it might grow.
#206. Digital analogue
So it’s been awhile since I really liked one, so here it is video tape on DVDs…
#202. Safety candle…
Tea light candle back to front?
#191. Two strain
Two mesh sink strainers together…
#183. Line challenge
Half way stage – it’s been hit and miss… here’s a hit? I thought of nothing colouring in the white line until I thought it might have something to say…
#182. Yogurt melt
I like this one…. carefully melted yogurt pot.
#137. inside issue
So finally smashed the bottle from the other day and released the tissue I’d stuffed inside.
A weird kind of rubbish cast.
#130. Travel sponge
A sponge squashed into a tic tac sweet box…I’ll be taking this on my hols to Paris tomorrow!
French inspired objects to come??
#124. Matchy
Surprisingly this worked better in real life than I had imagined… Two cocktail sticks stuck into the head of a match… I don’t know why.
#121. Can belt.
A big jubilee clip crushing a can, I like how you can’t see the destruction until it’s turned round.
#113. Yogurt colour wheel…
Made with the brilliant Makedo reusable system for Earthday!
#112. Colour and curves…
Balloons on top of yogurt pots…. I love how covering things with balloons adds colour and curves.
#108. Mop dyed
Hmmmm… I have been wanting to dye a mop for a few weeks now, finally did it today and now I’ve forgotten why. I guess it subverts your normal reaction to it.
#104. Chutney tower.
Not very everyday in my house, but couldn’t resist buying these chutney pots – 8 for a pound…. drilled and botled together….Similar to Brancusi’s ?
#102. Match dice
I don’t really know why I did this… but it fits with my favourite theme of making objects not work anymore.
#101. Electric candle
So…. I had this switch stuck on a tin can for ages, then today I put a candle in the can to get the idea but thought it would be better on just a bigger candle. I think having two switches makes it even weirder…
#100. Watering can.
Not sure I want to turn this into a milestone but I have…. Found some taps in the garage and I turned to one of my reliable friends the tin can and voila….
#88. Mop up
I tried different ways to contain and make a mop stand up, then I remembered I had this mesh…
#87. Fire ball starter
Kindle in a dog ball….three different pics of it.
#85. Halogen horn
er… more mockery.
Horn part and an old halogen bulb
#82. Cocktail grater
I have been wanting to find something to use in a grater for awhile and then along came (well bought) cocktail sticks. I then realised that they have a connection with cheese…. you might think of a better name for this one.
#80. Going down the toilet?
A world made from a toilet float….
#79. Record punch
Made @creacon12 (creative conference at Portsmouth Cathedral) out of two donated objects – took some time to make this look right. Photo taken on train coming back home. 6hrs later….
#78. Fire starter
This was weirdly made in a hotel room last night…. When this kindle snaps it’s fingers it is dead.
#77 Kindle log
Bits of kindle connected together with matchsticks and then blowtorched. A kinda reformed log…
#73. Plug stack
So I was messing about with plugs, trying desperately to put them together with something and make them special. I was getting no where, so I decided to keep it simple. Having them in pairs kind of makes this nearly work…
#68 High five can
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Five cans squashed to make height of normal can…
#64. Electric scourer
I liked how this battery and magnet could be used as a base for something…. so I gave it another copper top.
Duracell + magnet + scourer = an object that couldn’t be more useless – I love it.
#62. Light sealant
Not pretty but I’m liking this balance between concept and function…lots of good themes in this that could be developed e.g. you can trap a bulb but….. Also one more squeeze and the bulb gets it.
#57. Heart fires
Not sure why I did this… but could work as a birthday card.
#55. Light roll
Paint roller made into a light because the bulb just fitted…
#54. Nail brush
I thank you… i’m here all week… I started to use matches at first then thought ‘what are you doing? you should be using nails!’
#51. Rock float
Toilet float, pebble and wood…. opposites attract – light/heavy, rough/smooth, colour/b/w??
#50. Nine handles..
Made a handle from a toothbrush but I thought it needed more…
#48. Pen cil
Carved pencil thinner to fit inside a pen….I nearly like this.
#43. Penned in.
15 pens and a balloon… fun to draw with.
#40. Tree hangings
kindling and coat hangers….
