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This site will give you some examples
of the sorts of pieces that I generally
make--though I am always creating
new designs. If you are interested in
purchasing work online, please visit my
etsy shop. If you can't find exactly
what you're looking for there
let me know--I always have items
in stock but not yet listed. I'm also
happy to discuss custom work. If you
are in Austin, my work is available in
select shops around town, or feel free
to contact me and arrange a time to
meet personally.
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ARTIST STATEMENT

I’m especially drawn to materials that

are decidedly not precious--things that

some might even consider to be trash.

In this vein, my current work is primarily

concerned with re-purposing decorative

tin containers. This means I am

engaged in the heady process of upcycling.

Finding the tins and then selecting the

most intriguing areas to work with is,

in many ways, a holdover from my

graphic design training. It's somehow

both comforting and challenging to work

with found imagery. I tend to be drawn

to bright colors and bold graphics and

many of these pieces reflect this.

However, I do appreciate and try to

work with the more illustrative aspects

of some of the tins.


The variety of raw material is almost

limitless, so I have focused largely on

the circle as a unifying starting point for

most of my pieces, but I am also

exploring different shapes and more

complex constructions. It is by far the

most engaging work I've ever done. I

can't wait to see where it will take me.


--Christine Terrell, Reckless Recycler