Using mostly discarded, abandoned and reclaimed materials, my “environmental folk art” honors those forgotten things and celebrates recycling as an art form. That shattered, busted and cracked piece of metal or wood lying in the streets is the focal point of my mixed media, found object sculpture. There is an abundance of items thrown away, left behind and forgotten on a daily basis that is free, plentiful and readily available. Every nail, screw bottle cap, piece of wood, wire and metal has its own story as it has gone through some journey to end up discarded. Each item was useless on its own. The twisted nails, metal scraps and old bottle caps display and individual weak roughness, but when paired with other fragmented pieces, they convey strength. Their interaction with one is accomplished through detailed layering in a graphic and interesting medley highlighted with bold, vibrant colors to create an unusual balance of industry and art. Who would have thought a pull-tab or bottle cap could be repurposed as a fish gill? Or a broken coat hanger serve as the outline of a Bird? One will discover that recycling is definitely an art form and that even the dingiest, broken items can have a creative purpose in my sustainable artwork.