Melting plastic art

At collage last year I was lucky enough to attend an artist's work shop at the Whitworth Gallery, and spent the day manipulating and melting plastics. Using a variety of techniques and highlighting areas with paints I was able to produce a wide range of textures, patterns and outcomes. I enjoyed using this technique and thought it a very cost effective material! This led me to try and recreate some of the surfaces I have recorded so far and spent a day playing with layering plastics, using…

We have been working on a 'Dale Chihuly' project this week. I saw a lesson on Pinterest. ~~~Oh, Pinterest, how in the world did I ever teach anything before I started pinning? I'll have to teach until I am 70 before I run out of ideas and lets face it, that's not gonna happen.~~~ The original lesson was from Arts for Life and I thought 'Cool!' and gave it a shot. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my circles did not turn out quite so, uhm, circular. Not being one to give up easily (and after…

I love projects as it is abundantly obvious now. This is an easy one; put beads in pan and melt. Send kids outside so I don’t zap their brain cells. String with wire and be dazzled… …

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Plastic Smithing: How to Make Your Own HDPE Plastic Anything (DIY Plastic Lumber): How to make really good hard plastic while reusing and recycling plastic bags at home! Via this method, you can make ANYTHING you want to, out of hard, lightweight, real plastic that's astoundingly durable. It comes out very similar in texture to re…

Most of us simply toss empty plastic bottles away without a second thought. However, learning to melt and mold them is an inexpensive hobby that will let you explore your creative side while also giving those bottles a brand new existence. You can make a myriad of different things, from jewelry to figurines to holiday decorations, and are limited only by what your mind can conceive.

This project was inspired by another bloggers post, which I can’t find again on Pinterest, so will have to edit it back in later when I can find it. Anyway, I ended up doing something comple…