Yard Art
Folk Avid gardeners are usually very green. They like to dig in the earth, recycling and composting, and easily incorporate discards of others in the decoration outdoors. When looking for interesting pieces to decorate their gardens, recycled metal garden art is a popular choice.
Recycling garden art Metal is a true reflection of the artist's personality and wit. What may be trash to you or me reborn in the hands of these eco-artists. One artist, Andrew Chase, makes amazing mechanical structures of giraffes, elephants and recycling robots cars and plumbing parts. He discarded parts for engines and transmission from your local auto repair, and by combining these with pipes and fittings can create wonderful, moving creatures.
Oil tanks and drums are very commonly used for making metal garden art. Oil tanks that once provided fuel for villagers painted cut into creatures bright colors, including dogs with bones, dancing sheep or mice, lurking alligators and frogs climbing. For something a little different than you can even add a diva or devil!
In Haiti, a growing crafts in the community is to create wonderful sculptures metal wall of the battery flattened some were once used for transporting oil and other products. After removing the ends of these drums are smoothed and then hand-carved in exotic art. Only with hammers, chisels and other simple tools, artists sculpt elaborate, decorative designs of steel. Haitian drum art world fame and dissemination of popularity. Makes a striking piece of wall art for the interior of the house or garden.
Bicycles saving premature graves a new generation artists are using recycled bicycle parts to create his art. Bike Art has become so popular is a genre. With gears and wheels, nuts and bolts, radios and bars, a bicycle is the ideal raw material for art from recycled material.
Part of the appeal of art metal recycling yard is the open and often oxidized glimpse of some of the pieces. Naturally oxidized metal, earth feel to it and mix it with the garden and not make a strong statement. For this reason, many of the Gardeners looking for pre-rusted metal art.
The ingenuity of artists working with recycled metal never ceases to amaze. Add a piece of art with recycled material your garden and instantly add character and charm.
About the Author:
Ann Wallis is a long-time gardener and lover of beautiful things for her garden. All year round she pores through gardening magazines looking for colorful perennials to fill the holes in her garden and fun, whimsical metal garden art to add life and character to her yard. Ann’s favorite metal creations can be found at http://metal-garden-art.com
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Recycled Metal Garden Art – Fun, Playful and Eco-Friendly
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