UpCycled 3: Turning Waste into Wonder

Sponsored by: Florida Express Waste & Recycling

Local and regional artists display works created from repurposed, recycled, and/or found objects and materials. The artists' works skillfully upcycled & re-imagined different types of materials to create visually satisfying and thought-provoking work. This month-long exhibit embraces the mindset of sustainability and comes just in time for Earth Day on April 22

This exhibit will be on display from April 4-26, 2025 at The Brick Gallery in downtown Ocala. For a list of events, please visit mcaocala.org. For questions or purchase inquiry, please contact gallery@mcaocala.com or call during business hours 352.369.1500.

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Expressions By Adele. Sea glass and more
Expressions By Adele. Sea glass and more
Adele Lane
$25.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Sea glass

What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Glass
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Discarded glass bottles, jars, and trinkets.
Musical Pieces
Musical Pieces
Amy Wright
$60.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: I used metal nails, brown paper, and round plastic pieces to create the notes. The musical staff is made from coated electrical wires. All of it is mounted on a painted canvas and wooden frame.

Dimensions: 11 x 14 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed Media
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: I used metal nails, brown paper, and round plastic pieces to create the notes. The musical staff is made from coated electrical wires. All of it is mounted on a painted canvas and wooden frame
Heavy Metal symphony
Heavy Metal symphony
Andrew Nichols
$400.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Scrap metal, hardware, engine parts and gears.

Dimensions: 23 x 7 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Metal sculpture
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Scrap metal, hardware, gears and engine parts.
Tetanus guitar
Tetanus guitar
Andrew Nichols
$400.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Scrap metal, hardware, engine parts and gears.

Dimensions: 34 x 12 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Metal sculpture
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Gears, chains, washers, horseshoe, farriers rasp and scrap metal
Reflect Responsibility
Reflect Responsibility
Brittany Craven
$250.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Two eco bricks (a reusable building block created by densely packing a plastic bottle with clean, dry, and non-recyclable plastic waste), paper mache, paper clay, plastic containers, bottles, zip ties.

Dimensions: 24 x 19 x 19
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Two eco bricks (reusable building block made by tightly packing clean, dry, non-biodegradable plastic waste into a plastic bottle), plastic bottles, a bucket, plastic containers, zip ties, paper clay, paper mache, paint, hot glue, tape, air dry clay.
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Two eco bricks (reusable building block made by tightly packing clean, dry, non-biodegradable plastic waste into a plastic bottle), plastic bottles, a bucket, plastic containers, zip ties, paper clay, paper mache, aluminum foil, plastic forks, paper towel rolls, plastic bags, etc.
# ZERO WASTE !
# ZERO WASTE !
CILI
$340.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Composicion hecha con una de mis fotografias impresa en vinilo. a partir de objetos que consigo en tiendas de segunda mano y garage sale: canvas pintado con la cara de un zorro, una servilleta negra, un marco de metal.

Dimensions: 14 x 14 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Collage with urban photograph printed on vinyl and used items .
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Second-hand items used in this collage: Canvas painted with the face of a fox Cloth napkin Plastic frame
PLANTING
PLANTING
CILI
$340.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Composicion hecha con una de mis fotografias impresa en vinilo. a partir de objetos que consigo en tiendas de segunda mano y garage sale: canvas pintado con la cara de un zorro, una servilleta negra, un marco de metal.

Dimensions: 30 x 20 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): ICM Photography printed on vinyl. Collage started in 2019 and completed in 2025.
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Bamboo photograph printed on vinyl. Accent with batteries. Second-hand items used in this collage: Golden canvas: the sun. Brown sackcloth: planting ground. 7 push pins: the path traveled each day of the week. Used batteries: seeds and trees planted. Used plastic frame.
Monet's "Water Lilies"
Monet's "Water Lilies"
Cody Thomas
$5,000.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Post consumer plastic, thrifted frames

Dimensions: 19 x 22 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Post consumer plastic, Post consumer frame
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Various everyday plastic items thrown away collected for colors. Frame saved from being thrown away.
Gods Creation Our Distruction
Gods Creation Our Distruction
Cody Thomas
$5,000.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Post consumer plastic, thrifted frames

Dimensions: 20 x 36 x 2.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Plastic chips, wood from pallets
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Post consumer plastics collected and chipped, beads post event, trashed gold thumb tacks, trashed print.
Which Way to Wander?
Which Way to Wander?
Deborah Horvath
$165.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Water jugs, packing paper, sketchbook board backing, beadboard wood scrap

Dimensions: 38 x 15
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): mixed media: hand-colored, printed papers, paint pens, colored pencil and archival ink
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: water jugs, packing paper, sketchbook board backing and beadboard wood scrap and soda can top to hang!
Skate and die
Skate and die
DJ Reynolds
$175.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Old skateboard, gently used.

Dimensions: 30 x 7 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic on wood
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Old skateboard, gently used .
Measure once, cut twice
Measure once, cut twice
DJ Reynolds
$175.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Old skateboard, gently used.

Dimensions: 30 x 7 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic on wood
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Recycled skateboard and idea
Lady Liberty, Vintage Red Pickup
Lady Liberty, Vintage Red Pickup
Edward Husser
$400.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Most of the magazines I pick up when people leave bundles at the curb. Also reuse old music sheets, discarded maps and many times recycle old mail especially envelopes with great graphic patterns on the inside of the envelope.

Dimensions: 24 x 30
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media paper collage
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: I recycle old print material (old magazines, sheet music, maps, old mail, etc.
Bloom of the Lotus
Bloom of the Lotus
Alysathena
$60.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Scrap wood from appliance shipment box, plastic pill bottles, plastic seltzer bottle

Dimensions: 5 x 11.35 x 2.28
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Plastic, oil varnish
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Scrap wood from appliance shipment, plastic pill bottles, plastic seltzer bottles
Protect Our Waters
Protect Our Waters
Erika DiGirolamo
$200.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Cardboard, Florida Travel Guide, Florida map, bubble wrap paint texture, paper made from Citrus County Chronicles, recycled

Dimensions: 23.5 x 19.5 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Cardboard, Florida travel guide, maps, newspaper, recycled frame, bubblewrap paint textures.
NAMASTE
Esta Mann
$75.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Old coins, toys, greeting cards

Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Old greeting cards, couns, toys
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
Gary Williams
$150.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Deconstructed electronics made into sculpture #1. Items from thrift stores ( 99% ) #2

Dimensions: 30 x 20 x 12
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Electronic parts copper wire
Aftermath E 5
Aftermath E 5
Gary Williams
$150.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Deconstructed electronics made into sculpture #1. Items from thrift stores ( 99% ) #2

Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 12
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Electronic parts copper wire and wood base
Simultas
Simultas
Jamie Antonetti
$975.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Thrift store art in frame, tree twigs, found costume jewlery, and gold foil.

Dimensions: 37.25 x 29.5 x 3
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic, twigs, jewelry, foil
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Thrift store framed art, twigs, jewelry, foil.
"whitetail cabinet"
"whitetail cabinet"
Jonathan Fort
$700.00

Please list recycled materials used on your piece: Heart pine boards, dear antlers (FL whitetail), antique drawer knobs, 1/2-in plywood, pieces from an antiquated screen door, polyester cording, brad nails, and antique hinges, water-based paint.

Dimensions: 45 x 29 x 10
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Sculpture
Please list the recycled/repurposed items used in this piece: Various reclaimed pine board, antique door knobs, paint brush, chopstick, assorted architectural salvage lumber, driftwood, copper, nylon cording, old fence nails, Florida whitetail deer antlers, water-based paint.

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