It's been a great run. We were thrilled to showcase a variety of beautiful works of art made from recycled and reclaimed materials by local artists, as part of our Third Annual ReMade Art Show. We'd like to thank all of our participating artists:
Please make it to our Mashpee showroom today if you have not seen their works yet in person - the show will be taken down at the end of the day! As we did not have a chance yet to highlight works of two of our exhibitors on the blog, we offer you a last-chance look below...
Skip Treglia
When I’m sculpting with found objects, nature provides most of the materials. Each piece I find has a unique character- aged, weathered, bleached, pitted, rusted, twisted or polished by the elements. When I’m out gathering, I don’t know what the outcome will be - it’s almost like a puzzle that eventually comes together. I try to combine these randomly offered pieces in a form or design that reflects their organic origins. Making sculptures from found objects is a form of artistic recycling in which I’m connecting my sense of design with nature’s.
A great deal of my material has spent some time in the ocean, and so it seems natural to incorporate my love of fishing into my art. The whimsical shaman figures are influenced by African and Native American art.
Linda Steele
Linda Steele loves to seek beauty in unexpectedly simple places. She brings a sense of wonder to items that many discard or overlook as trash. It is in the reinventing of an item that the beauty in an object can be revealed. She has a playful attitude when creating a work of art. The experience itself involves transformation both of the object and her relationship to the piece. Her process is not about being serious or high-minded but rather playful and pure. Creating something becomes an opportunity to express joy.
*Unfortunately we did not have images available to post for Linda's works - stop in to catch a glimpse of her delicate pressed leaves, mobile-like sculpture made from found wire and fishing lures (all too commonly washed ashore across the Cape!) hanging in the front window, and colorful homage to a littered can, "Gone but not forgotten."
Thanks again to all of our artists!
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