Signal27 Jan 2010
Recycling artist creates portraits from trash

British artist Jane Perkins is putting eco-friendly philosophies to practice with portraits made entirely of unwanted objects. Inspired by Ecuadorian hairstylists, who are known to use broken jewelry and other shiny objects in their designs, she makes portraits using buttons, toys, plastic forks - or whatever she can get her hands on.

Recycling artist creates portraits from trash