There is no truer example of the idiom “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” than junk art, where creative minds use discarded material to make something that inspires wonder or curiosity.

What you may find in a junkyard, Shelly Gilmore takes and turns into art. Gilmore, a North Idaho artist, said she calls it scrap metal art. She takes metal others have discarded and uses it as parts ...

Katie Patterson Larson with Art Salvage has been gathering art materials for teachers in advance of the new school year. During Educators’ Day at Art Salvage, the art supplies will be given for free ...

Proof that inspiration can be found in even the smallest scraps. The “scrap-a-day” journaling trend turns ordinary paper scraps into art, blending creativity, sustainability, and daily mindfulness. By ...

It’s a familiar story: During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sonja Dapper was taking lots of walks around her Como Park neighborhood, in search of something to do. “It kind of bothers me to ...