Insect Lab Studio makes gorgeous sculptures of bugs made out of clockworks, with gears and springs integrated right into the designs. These are heartbreakingly awesome. Link (via Watchismo) See also:…
Before old circuit boards find their way to the landfill, Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell gives them new life as winged insects. Tearing the boards from old computers and video game systems she cuts and sculpts them into crawly creatures that resemble butterflies, dragonflies and even cockroaches. The upcycled bugs are further adorned with other electrical components that form various appendages. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and she sells them through her Etsy shop. More
Chappell first began tinkering with the idea of making insect miniatures out of discarded electronics several years ago when she experimented with donated electronic scrap at “The Craft Bank,” a Portsmouth arts center that collects and distributes
Before old circuit boards find their way to the landfill, Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell gives them new life as winged insects. Tearing the boards from old computers and video game systems she cuts and sculpts them into crawly creatures that resemble butterflies, dragonflies and even cockroaches. The upcycled bugs are further adorned with other electrical components that form various appendages. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and she sells them through her Etsy shop. More
I am occasionally asked by people, “Why don’t you go bigger, make really really big Bugs?” Well, does size really matter? No, not at all. But from a practicable point of view size really does matte…
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Nowadays, everyone is aware that reducing, reusing, and recycling is a powerful weapon in the
Chappell first began tinkering with the idea of making insect miniatures out of discarded electronics several years ago when she experimented with donated electronic scrap at “The Craft Bank,” a Portsmouth arts center that collects and distributes
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Nowadays, everyone is aware that reducing, reusing, and recycling is a powerful weapon in the
UK artist Julie Alice Chapell's Computer Component Bugs sculptures are iridescent, intricate assemblage sculptures made from ewaste. Chapell was inspired by a box of electronic components donated to a crafting…
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To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.
Artist Julie Alice Chappell has created Computer Component Bugs, a gorgeous line of delicately graceful insect sculptures crafted from recycled computer
Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell works with components salvaged from old computers and video game systems to make an entire taxonomic order of circuit-based insects. From used Nintendos to DVD players, any device is fair game for her winged assemblages which she sells online via Etsy. You can read a bit more about their origins on My Modern Met. (via Permaculture) More
Julie Alice Chappell upcycles electronic scrap into beautiful winged insect sculptures.
To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.
I've stumbled across images of these "mechanical insects" several times in my research of other mythological beasts and they really intrigued me. I wanted to know, are they real? Is someone making mechanical insects using old watch parts? Do they work? They are wonderfully "Steampunk-eque", and I love imagination behind them. So I decided to do a little research about them, and I have to confess, that although I don't like the idea of the creator using real insect parts (I personally do not squash snails or kill spiders on principle) they really are extraordinarily wonderful works of art (and for the record, they are ethically sourced insect bodies.) These sculptures, and they are sculptures (not functional) are works of art are created by "Insect Lab" (click for the link). Anyway, I thought I'd just share some with you, as they are rather intriguing, and are definitely food for the muse, particularly for those with a steam-punk or sci-fi background! Also you might be interested to know that they are actually available to buy if you are so inclined. Anyway, enjoy your weekend.
Our society discards a lot of electronics, as they are rendered obsolete almost every day, but artists like Julie Alice Chappell, based in the UK, are there to pick up the pieces and turn them into beautiful recycled art. In her case, she turns old computer circuit boards and electronics into beautiful winged insects in a series called "Computer Component Bugs."
Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell, uses circuit boards found inside discarded computers and video game systems to create beautiful miniature sculptures of insects. Recycling, is the mai
Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell works with components salvaged from old computers and video game systems to make an entire taxonomic order of circuit-based insects. From used Nintendos to DVD players, any device is fair game for her winged assemblages which she sells online via Etsy. You can read a bit more about their origins on My Modern Met. (via Permaculture) More
Julie Alice Chappell upcycles electronic scrap into beautiful winged insect sculptures.
To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.
Via Colossal. Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell works with components salvaged from old computers and video game systems to make an entire taxonomic order of circuit-based insects. F…
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Nowadays, everyone is aware that reducing, reusing, and recycling is a powerful weapon in the
UK artist Julie Alice Chapell's Computer Component Bugs sculptures are iridescent, intricate assemblage sculptures made from ewaste. Chapell was inspired by a box of electronic components donated to a crafting…
To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.
If Igor Verny’s dragonflies and birds have difficulty taking flight, they may need a few squirts of WD-40 to get their metallic wings flapping. The Russian artist (previously) assembles steampunk-inspired sculptures that are fully articulated and can be shaped into realistic poses of daily activities. Merging the organic and industrial, each polished insect and animal is formed with scrap metal and other discarded objects. To see Verny modeling his organisms’ movements, head to Instagram. More
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Nowadays, everyone is aware that reducing, reusing, and recycling is a powerful weapon in the
