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Dolphin art on a Crushed Can!

Ready for something different? Check out crushed can art! Each "can"vas is cleaned and crushed as flat as I can get them and then the side I paint on is coated with gesso and then painted with acrylic paints. Each can is then sprayed with a clear enamel
to protect the paint.

Each can is glued to an archival mat in a wood frame.

Each can is one of kind piece of art!

As reported in the New York Times on December 7, 2008
"The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals. Across the country, this junk is accumulating by the ton in the yards and warehouses of recycling contractors, which are unable to find buyers or are unwilling to sell at rock-bottom prices."

So why not make art from recyclables!


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Dolphin Art on upcycled Crushed can!

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Dolphin art on a Crushed Can!

Ready for something different? Check out crushed can art! Each "can"vas is cleaned and crushed as flat as I can get them and then the side I paint on is coated with gesso and then painted with acrylic paints. Each can is then sprayed with a clear enamel
to protect the paint.

Each can is glued to an archival mat in a wood frame.

Each can is one of kind piece of art!

As reported in the New York Times on December 7, 2008
"The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals. Across the country, this junk is accumulating by the ton in the yards and warehouses of recycling contractors, which are unable to find buyers or are unwilling to sell at rock-bottom prices."

So why not make art from recyclables!


Inspiration / Story behind this Product:
I saw a blog where an artist was painting on crushed cans and thought it was neat, in fact there is a book about his cans in the works by Northern Light Books. I couldn't find his cans for sale anywhere, and I looked everywhere and no one else appeared to be doing it so I figured i would give it a go. A neat new way to upcycle and create art on a true "can"vas :)


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Hand painted crushed cans make a unique and exciting way to upcycle aluminum cans. Each one is individually hand painted and glued to an acid free matboard and placed in a wood frame which can be displayed on a table or on a wall. A definite conversation piece!
 
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Materials Used:
aluminum cans, acrylic paints, matboard, wood frame

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I have always been an artist in some form or another. I spent most of my life working in the commercial art field, not turning to fine art till later in life (what was I waiting...

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