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Snake Hiss Upcycled Art Collage: Harry Belafonte Album Back Cover

Coil your brain around this imaginative and creative Snake Hiss collage created from the back of a Harry Belafonte album cover.

The Snake Hiss College is part of a series of art created for the Bookmans Green Fest upcycled art contest. Artists were asked to come up with works using discarded books, CDs, record albums and other miscellaneous debris from the store’s recycle bin.

For some reason there were several Harry Belafonte albums in there. We know he would be proud of the masterpieces he has become.

The total collage set stands at five: Bumblebee Buzz, Moo Cow, Cat Meow, Dog Bark and Snake Hiss. The only one that did not use a Belafonte front or back album cover as the base was Moo Cow, which instead used the soundtrack album of some musical I have since forgotten.

Paint, CD parts, glue, lettering from book covers complete the handmade works, each containing a lot of creativity and a little bit of love.

It’s hard to love a Calypso face too much, after all.

Each collage comes framed in a special record album frame, metal with a clear, thick plastic front, which fits the exact dimensions of the album size of 12 inches square.

Love it?

Buy it on Etsy.

Want a lizard instead or other custom art? E-mail inquiries and requests to ryngargulinski@hotmail.com.

Moo Cow Collage: Upcycled Album Cover

Don’t wait until the cows come home to add this stunning Moo Cow collage to your home décor collection, an original piece of upcycled art created from an recycled album cover.

The Moo Cow College is part of a series of art created for the Bookmans Green Fest upcycled art contest. Artists were asked to come up with works using discarded books, CDs, record albums and other miscellaneous debris from the store’s recycle bin.

For some reason there were several Harry Belafonte albums in there. We know he would be proud of the masterpieces he has become.

The total collage set stands at five: Bumblebee Buzz, Moo Cow, Cat Meow, Dog Bark and Snake Hiss. The only one that did not use a Belafonte front or back album cover as the base was Moo Cow, which instead used the soundtrack album of some musical I have since forgotten.

Paint, CD parts, glue, lettering from book covers complete the handmade works, each containing a lot of creativity and a little bit of love.

It’s hard to love a Calypso face too much, after all.

Each collage comes framed in a special record album frame, metal with a clear, thick plastic front, which fits the exact dimensions of the album size of 12 inches square.

Buy on Etsy

Cat Meow: Upcycled Cat Collage from Harry Belafonte Album Cover

Capture you or your friend’s love of cats with this captivating collage made from a Harry Belafonte album cover.

The Cat Meow College is part of a series of art created for the Bookmans Green Fest upcycled art contest. Artists were asked to come up with works using discarded books, CDs, record albums and other miscellaneous debris from the store’s recycle bin.

For some reason there were several Harry Belafonte albums in there. We know he would be proud of the masterpieces he has become.

The total collage set stands at five: Bumblebee Buzz, Moo Cow, Cat Meow, Dog Bark and Snake Hiss. The only one that did not use a Belafonte front or back album cover as the base was Moo Cow, which instead used the soundtrack album of some musical I have since forgotten.

Paint, CD parts, glue, lettering from book covers complete the handmade works, each containing a lot of creativity and a little bit of love.

It’s hard to love a Calypso face too much, after all.

Each collage comes framed in a special record album frame, metal with a clear, thick plastic front, which fits the exact dimensions of the album size of 12 inches square.

Buy now on Etsy.

Bark Dog Collage: Harry Belafonte Upcycled Art

Bark until you drop – or until your neighbors complain – with this striking collage that was once a Harry Belafonte album back cover.

The Dog Bark College is part of a series of art created for the Bookmans Green Fest upcycled art contest. Artists were asked to come up with works using discarded books, CDs, record albums and other miscellaneous debris from the store’s recycle bin.

For some reason there were several Harry Belafonte albums in there. We know he would be proud of the masterpieces he has become.

The total collage set stands at five: Bumblebee Buzz, Moo Cow, Cat Meow, Dog Bark and Snake Hiss. The only one that did not use a Belafonte front or back album cover as the base was Moo Cow, which instead used the soundtrack album of some musical I have since forgotten.

Paint, CD parts, glue, lettering from book covers complete the handmade works, each containing a lot of creativity and a little bit of love.

It’s hard to love a Calypso face too much, after all.

Each collage comes framed in a special record album frame, metal with a clear, thick plastic front, which fits the exact dimensions of the album size of 12 inches square.

Buy now on Etsy.

Want a custom collage or artwork? E-mail inquiries and requests to ryngargulinski@hotmail.com

Bumblebee Buzz: Upcycled Art Freaky Collage from Harry Belafonte Album Cover

Buzz yourself silly with this creative collage that was once a Harry Belafonte album cover.

The Bumblebee Buzz Collage is part of a series of art created for the Bookmans Green Fest upcycled art contest. Artists were asked to come up with works using discarded books, CDs, record albums and other miscellaneous debris from the store’s recycle bin.

For some reason there were several Harry Belafonte albums in there. We know he would be proud of the masterpieces he has become.

The total collage set stands at five: Bumblebee Buzz, Moo Cow, Meow Cat Meow, Bark Dog and Hiss Snake. The only one that did not use a Belafonte front or back album cover as the base was Moo Cow, which instead used the soundtrack album of some musical I have since forgotten.

Paint, CD parts, glue, lettering from book covers complete the handmade works, each containing a lot of creativity and a little bit of love.

It’s hard to love a Calypso face too much, after all.

Each collage comes framed in a special record album frame, metal with a clear, thick plastic front, which fits the exact dimensions of the standard album size of 12 inches square.

Buy now on Etsy.

Custom artwork and collage available. E-mail ryngargulinski@hotmail.com

Stanley the Sink: Yard Art Made from Bathroom Sink (for real)

Stanley the Sink doesn’t stink – he’s rub-a-dub clean, cute and ready to grace your yard. Much better than those folks who plaster their yards with a toilet.

Heavy, durable and a cool bluish green, Stanley started as a plain ol’ bathroom sink unwanted at a Tucson yard sale.

He came to the Rynski house and is now the pride of the yard, right

after the Medusa scarecrow, of course.

Stanley is fully weatherproof for indoor or outdoor use, although he’s probably not the best for actual use as a sink. You might knock into his metal eyeballs.

Stanley measures approx. 2.5 feet wide by 2 high by 2 feet deep and is HEAVY. He is a porcelain bathroom sink, after all.

Shipping charges could be discussed, although he’d be better off picked up.

Stanley sans shipping goes for $303. He makes a great barricade for falling fences or an anchor for those wayward trellises.

E-mail ryngargulinski@hotmail.com for more details or to order Stanley today.