Tara Donovan

Tara Donovan ios a remarkable artist from New York who descovers beauty in the abundance of dispoosable man made objects and uses their abundance to transform the artificial into natural beauty.

The Most Dangerous Species by Klas Ernflo

This is just the most fantastic campaign against pollution and littering. I have admired it for a long time. The shopping trolleys reminded me of it because they are the most prolific inhabitants of the estuary here. Klas Ernflo is an illustrator and graphic artist of great ingenuity and style. This poster was commissioned by the Government of Catalunya to raise environmental awareness and keep the Mediterranean clean.

Ptolemy Elrington Shopping Trolly Creations

Top: Bittern, Middle: Osprey, Bottom: Ptolemy with Water Vole, photography by Drew Gardner.

Anglia Water commissioned the artist Ptolemy Elrington to utilise abandoned shopping trollies to create sculpture. Ptolemy likes a challange and certainly met it with this commision, he has also done a huge series of hub cap sculptures.

Heath Nash Flower Ball Lights

An acclaimed South African designer, Heath Nash uses discarded plastic to create stunning light shades, he calls this range 'Other peoples Rubbish'. You can read a great article about him and his work here at ping mag.

Flowers that are not for girlies

Thanks Crispin, gangster tower builder of Temple, for showing me this crazy collection of flower urinals. These are created by the illustrator, animator, sculptor and artist Clark Sorensen, they are exquisitely beautiful.

The first day of Spring

My new favourite thing is climbing on board those huge flower lorries from Holland, breathing deep and letting the flowers tickle my eyes with colour.

However today I didn't take my chances I asked my local florist Canterbury Bells, Kirkcaldy, when the delivery was arriving and just caught it, have some flowers, today it is SPRING.

Harriete Estel Berman's Jewelry

Above : Elephant Bangle, Below: Large Ruffle Bracelet

More from the extremely talented Harriete Estel Berman

Peter Grieve's Tiger

Extremely beautiful tiger by Peter Grieve.

Harriete Estel Berman

Continuing tin Friday here are Harriete's stunning tea cups.

Ingrid Goldbloom

Above: A Clean Pair (detail)

Above: Bustier

Above: A Clean Pair http://www.ingridgoldbloombloch.com/

O Silva

http://www.flickr.com/photos/osilva This is the work of O Silva an illustrator who graduated in advertising from the University of Brasil. You can see his amazing papercuts and tin constructions at his flickr site.

Lucy Carson

Having a tin day today, these domestic scenes are created by the artist Lucy Carson, using basic equipment, I love their humour and observation. I have been watching a video about lots of artists and she is one of my favourites, I would love to have a go at recycling some tins in this way, but it could be the start of a new bad habit, street combing.

Jeff Soans of Wobbly Wood

These are beautiful wobbly wood seals by the artist Jeff Soan. ww.wobblywood.demon.co.uk/

Per Maning, Seal

Now this is TREASURE please click on the following link and enjoy. xxxx http://www.criminalanimal.org/projects/per/seals.html

Glass like Stones by Trine Drivsholm

I am drawn to stones today, here is some work by an artist from Denmark called Trine Drivsholm, I just like their organic form and mottled colouring. You can see more of her work here: http://www.mohl-drivsholm.dk/dw.htm

Stones and Hands by Per Maning

These photographs are by Per Maning and remind me of my friend Lizzy hauling huge stones from a beech in Arron. I love the texture of the rocks and the struggle of flesh against rock.

Per Maning is a Norwegian photographer and video artist who does wonderful work.

http://www.brandstrup.no/

Plane inspiration by Sibusiso Punch Mbhele

Sibusiso Punch Mbhele saw his first aeroplane ages 17 and announced to his friends that he was going to make one. His determination and inspiration has taken him on an amazing journey of creativity.

Above is one of the results of this life changing passion. Sibusiso has gone from constructing planes out of wire and flattened tin cans to using wrecked vehicles to construct helicopters and his hybrid (plane/helicopter/fish) home as pictured above.

Beautiful wee house in the Garden

I love willow and weaving, I should go on a course, until I do I will lust after little houses like these by Judith Needham http://www.judithneedham.co.uk/

Stencil Graffiti In Paris

Above photgraph is by Jules Backus, the image is called Zoo and is by various artists.

Photographs above: 'Mosko et associates' pool on flickr.

I adore these big cats on the eroded walls of Paris . I believe they are by the graffiti artists Nemo and Jerome, Mesnager please correct me if I am wrong.

Floating Ukrainian House

This amazing structure is a cantilever barn originally created to store fertilizer. It is now rumoured to be being used as a house. I would love to stay in it, it looks so incongruous.

Baths outside or The Dutch Tub

I don't know why no one has ever told me about these or why it has taken me so long to find them, but WOW. How fantastic to have an outside bath in an overgrown tea cup with the added joy of a bonfire and if you want, room for company, tea for two. http://www.dutchtub.com/