Arts

I am an EcoArtist committed to producing sustainable, beautiful, one of a kind art pieces and jewelry from recycled & reclaimed materials. Each piece of EcoBangle® jewelry is made of 98% recycled materials. Every art piece is made of at least 90% recycled materials.

Artonauts Reconstruct have an otherworldly sense of garbage, creativity and art.  Home décor for in/outdoor and jewelry are creatively comprised of discarded and found objects, and plastic and metal "recycleables" - a intergalactic discovery zone!

Much of ArtStart's innovation can be seen in its dynamic programs and projects: ArtScraps Materials Reuse Center, open to the general public, our School Residencies and Interdisciplinary Arts Summer Camp for students and teachers, our ScrapMobile portable community art program and our new exhibit space for artists, the ArtGallery. ArtStart primarily serves the 7-county Twin Cities metropolitan area, with several significant arts and environment projects in greater Minnesota.

For over twenty years Blue Skies Glassworks has been designing, producing and selling recycled glass jewelry and sculpture. We are a two person shop and do everything in our studios on Thomas Lake near Two Harbors, MN. We use 95% post consumer recycled glass as the raw materials for our artwork.

Environmental Artwork-jewelry-and hats and scarves made from recycled plastic bottles.

Cut Loose produces one-of-a-kind gift and clothing items (several types of bags, shirts, skirts and cover-ups) for all ages -- all made from gently used tees, knits and polos.  Cut Loose items are sold in the Duluth and Twin Cities area.  Cut Loose also creates custom items for individual customers.

From the Homestead turns fabric (reclaimed, rescued, and new) into fun and useful household items. You'll find tea cozies, pillows, quilts, reusable shopping totes, bags and purses, pot holders, and more! From the Homestead also does minor alterations and repairs on clothing - get that zipper replaced, button sewn on, hole patched, or cuff hemmed!

Full Circle Studios is comprised of two artists who are both committed to bringing new life to old materials. Amy and Matt Palmer work together to design one of a kind jewelry from a variety of found objects. Bottle caps, keys, old watches and gears, brass instruments and switch plates, copper wire and pipes and even poker chips excite their creativity and inspire new and exciting works of art.

The HTA publishes an annual directory of local and national tile and mosaic artists and resources. The 2008 HTA directory represents 33 handmade tile and mosaic artists of which you can commission kitchen backsplashes, fireplaces, bathrooms, public art, garden sculptures, and art for almost any application.

Finely handmade hardwood kitchen and home accessories using reclaimed woods.