Artist:  Claudie Bastide

Title:  La Meduse Volante

Materials:  Oil Painting on rescued zinc from Paris roofs & hammered in some places

Dimensions:  72cm x 160cm

Artist Statement:  Claudie Bastide's studio looks over Paris rooftops. She rescues twenty-year-old sheets of zinc covered with calcite that makes a perfect background layer for her oil paintings.

Photographer:  Claudie Bastide

Artist:  Norman Pirollo

Title:  Slice of Nature

Materials:  Mesquite, Blackwood.

Dimensions:  12.5"H x 5.5"W x 5.12"D

Artist Statement:  I utilized flawed remnants of wood from my studio combined with the live edge of the blackwood.

Photographer:  Norman Pirollo

Artist:  Harriete Estel Berman 

Title:   Recycle Fruit Crate and Recycle Necklace

Materials:  Label and Crate - Recycled tin cans, paint, "Bermaid" in sterling silver, aluminum rivets, circuit board, wood, handmade paper.

Necklace-Recycled HDPE plastic from milk bottles, button, catch.

Dimensions:  Crate – 10 ¾” H x 11 ½” W x 10 1/2 “D   Necklace - 6” H x 12” W x 12” D

Artist Statement: The Recycle Fruit Crate label and jewelry are constructed from recycled materials.  The necklace can be converted into two bracelets.

Photographer:  Philip Cohen

Artist:  Norine Kevolic  

Title:  Bamboo

Materials:  Reclaimed Bamboo, edges hand-sanded

Dimensions:  14.25" x 14.25"

Artist Statement:  I rescued the bamboo just as it was about to be fed to a "chipper." It is my new favorite material.

Photographer:  Norine Kevolic

Artist:  Joshua Lynn

Title:  Darkness will not…!

Materials:  Cedar, Pine Dowel, Red Oak Plywood.

Dimensions:  18" x 18" x 1 ½"

Artist Statement:  This was made from pieces lying around the studio for some time. I wanted to show a lot of contrast between light/dark and rough/smooth surfaces.

Photographer:  Leighton Autrey

Artist:  Warren Moeller and Robbin Smith

Title:  Don't Fence Me In

Materials:  Fossil Mammoth Ivory, Sterling Silver

Dimensions:  2.5” x 0.25” x 7.5”inner circumference

Artist Statement:  Subtly colored mammoth ivory patinated by eons of time, set with etched sterling silver. The Alaskan ivory are recycled scraps from carvers.

Photographer:  Warren Moeller and Robbin Smith

Artist:  Nick Taylor

Title:  Xylonbike Klassic Art

Materials:  Recycled scrap bicycle parts, sawmill hardwood off cuts, certified Finnish Beech Marine Plywood.

Dimensions:  1000m long x 500mm tall x 159 mm wide

Artist Statement:  Xylonbikes offers a new approach to cycling. These organic lustrous wooden frames allow the cyclist to enjoy a unique experience.

Photographer: Kenneth Dayton

Artist:  Norman Pirollo

Title:  Elements

Materials:  Stone, figured big leaf Maple, Wenge, metal rod.

Dimensions:  6" H x 9" W x 4" D

Artist Statement: Elements was made using materials that have been in my studio for some time. The flaws in the materials add interest to the piece.

Photographer:  Norman Pirollo

Artist: Tadashi Koizumi

Title:  Untitled

Materials:  Bronze, glass jar, and earth.

Dimensions:  50mm tall x 30mm wide x 30mm deep

Artist Statement:  I selected to make a piece to be earthly friendly VISUALLY. This is the simplest answer I have for this wonderful theme, "Earthly Pleasures."

Photographer:  Tadashi Koizumi

Artist:  Gabrielle Kunze

Title:  Let There Be Light

Materials:  Recycled aluminum wick holders, old light bulb, hand forged sterling silver clasp.

Artist Statement:  I design and make my art using recycled materials.

Photographer:  Gabrielle Kunze

Artist:  Warren Moeller and Robbin Smith

Title:  Night Passage

Materials:  Coconut, Sterling silver.

Dimensions:  3.25" ”x1.5”x 0.25

Artist Statement: The re-cycled coconut shell reminds us of the midnight sky on a night passage.

Photographer: Warren Moeller and Robin Smith

Artist:  Fred Johnson

Title:  Writing Desk and Chair

Materials:  Antique chair seat, Walnut, tree branches and antique spindles.

Dimensions:  Desk 36"W x 18"D x 33"H  Chair 16"W x 24"D x 48"H

Artist Statement:  All parts were found or repurposed from broken furniture. The walnut was cut from a fallen tree in my garden.

Photographer:  Fred Johnson

Artist:  Barbi Touron

Title:  Necklace and Wrist Cuff

Materials: Necklace- Inner tube, grommets, elastic,love.

               Wrist Cuff- Inner tube,snaps, love.

Artist Statement:  All of my jewelry is made from recycled bicycle inner tube.  Through recycling I am reducing the consumption of raw materials. This also saves energy by slowing down the exhaustion of new products and the amount of manufacturing needed.

Photographer:  Barbi Touron

Artist:  Harriete Estel Berman

Title:    Silicon Valley Crate and Bracelets

Materials:  Label and Crate - Recycled tin cans, paint, "Bermaid" in sterling silver, aluminum rivets, circuit board, wood, handmade paper.

Bracelets - Recycled tin containers, 10k gold and aluminum rivets, wooden and metal circuit board. circuit pieces.

Dimensions:  Crate – 10 ¾"H x 11 ½"W x 10 ½"D 

Artist Statement:  The Silicon Valley Fruit Crate label and jewelry are constructed from recycled materials and old circuit boards and electronic waste.

Photographer:  Philip Cohen

Artist:  Norine Kevolic

Title:  Genesis

Materials:  Mica powders over plywood, Douglas fir, acrylic paint. 

Dimensions:  62" x 36"

Artist Statement:  The wood used for Genesis was bound for a local woodshop's dumpster before I rescued it.

Photographer: Norine Kevolic

Artist:  Thomas R. Skaggs

Title:  Winged Cabinet

Materials:  American Black Cherry, Walnut, Curly Maple.

Dimensions:  64"tall x 24"wide x 14"deep

Artist Statement:  Winged Cabinet is made from hardwoods harvested from sustainable forests in Southern Indiana.  I obtain the rough sawn wood myself.  I used eco-friendly finishes and processes.

Photographer:  Thomas R. Skaggs

Artist:  Thomas Patrick Muir

Title:  Please Do not Touch The Artwork

Materials:  Honey Locust, Sycamore, copper.

Dimensions:  18" x 18" x 36"

Artist Statement: The insect egg cases among this teapot’s thorns show that nature is a home for all creatures: domesticity made universal. 

Photographer: Tim Thayer

Artist:  Warren Moeller and Robbin Smith

Title:  Golden Bamboo

Materials:  Black Bamboo, gold leaf, sterling silver.

Dimensions:  3.25" x 1.5" x 0.25"

Artist Statement:  The black bamboo is recycled from a furniture maker.  The gold leaf and sterling silver accentuate the natural beauty of the bamboo.

Photographer:  Warren Moeller and Robbin Smith

Artist:  Frances Solar

Title:  Floral Project 2

Materials:  Hand sewn on 12" prestretched canvas with fine wire, scrap bicycle parts, leftover paint,dog tags, bits of glass,old coins, hammered refrigerator tubing.

Dimensions:  12" x 12"

Artist Statement:  This piece was part of a group project to embellish a wall in a health care facility in Squamish BC.

Photographer:  Frances Solar

Artist: Craig Vandeman

Title:  Chained 1

Materials:  Recycled copper, found steel chain, recycled steel rivets, rice, gesso, acrylic.

Dimensions:  4in. x 6in (bowls) x 20in

Artist Statement: Chained 1 looks at the relationship between the person who can get food and the struggles of the person who cannot.  

Photographer:  Craig Vandeman

Artist:  Norine Kevolic

Title:  Pisces Rising

Materials:  Aluminum leaf, mica powder, dyes, paint on birch plywood.

Dimensions:  48" x 24"

Artist Statement:  All the wood used for Pisces Rising was bound for a local woodshop's dumpster.

Photographer:  Norine Kevolic

Artist:  Frances Scott

Title:  Zither

Materials: Rescued wood was used to form variations in texture, color, line and shape.

Dimensions:  14" H x 5"W x 3" D

Artist Statement: I view the discarded as an opportunity to reuse materials, turning trash into something new and beautiful.

Photographer:  Frances Scott

Artist:  Gabrielle Kunze

Title:  Utero

Materials:  Recycled paper, papier-mâché pulp, gesso, paint.

Artist Statement:  I design and make my art using recycled materials.

Photographer:  Gabrielle Kunze

Artist: Glen G. Guarino

Title: Park Avenue Mirror

Materials: Rescued American Black Walnut

Dimensions:  30"tall x 17"wide x 2"deep

Photographer: Justin Guarino

Thank you for visiting Earthly Pleasures!

About the Curators: Glen Guarino holds a MA in Studio Furniture.  He is an adjunct professor at William Paterson University. Glen was recently honored as a “Signature Artist” at the Noyes Museum of Art as an exemplar of the highest caliber of artistic standards.  Guarino’s work is regularly seen in gallery and museum exhibits and in a number of publications. Glen also designs furniture for corporate and residential clients.  Marie works with Glen managing the business and as his art agent.