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I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Never let a serious crisis go to waste, they say, so I’m using this time to create a new series, Covid Blues (Art for the Quarantined Soul). Inspired by Picasso during his Blue Period, the 14-day visual diary uses repurposed materials found around the house, created in monochromatic shades of blue.

If you are interested, you can find my previous posts here, here, and here on Bored Panda.

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Day 1: Emergency preparedness

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Watercolor and gouache on used tea bags.

Day 2: Social distancing fashion

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Lindt chocolate wrapper on a used tea bag.

Day 3: Flattering the curve

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Soup can label folded into a brassiere.

Day 4: Six feet apart

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Cut images on paint color chips.

Day 5: Deemed essential

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Painted leaves, acrylic gouache.

Day 6: Hunkered down

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Origami cranes folded from junk mail security envelopes.

Day 7: Wash your hands

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Painted stones, acrylic gouache.

Day 8: Self-isolation

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Hand made shoe made with Utz snack bag.

Day 9: Shelter-in-place

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Painted corks, gouache.

Day 10: Shellshocked

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Painted pistachio shells, acrylic gouache.

Day 11: Frontliners

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Cut images on paper cups with recycled coffee sleeves.

Day 12: Panic buying

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

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Painted, blown eggs.

Day 13: Personal protective gown

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Cyanotypes on used tea bags, white markers.

Day 14: Better days are coming

I Create One Art Piece A Day During Quarantine Using Recycled Materials (14 Pics)

Cut images, watercolor on a used tea bag.

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New York-based visual artist and graphic designer.

New York-based visual artist and graphic designer.

Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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ClaudiaDarla03 4 years ago

These are so amazing! I am in high school and I'm taking a fashion class that my school offers. We have been doing a project from home (since school closed) about Covid-19. How it impacts our lives and the world around us, and we had to make a garment from recycled materials. I am making a jacket from Covid-19 newspaper articles and random wrappers that describe life with a pandemic(I am using a Clorox wipe labels and a toilet paper logo, etc.). Like I said, your work is amazing! Thank you for some more inspiration for my project! It has been super hard and it is great to know that if I work at it, I could eventually be that good! I also love the incorporation of watercolor in your works as well!

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

I love your recycled art ideas as well. Good luck!

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Lavender Brown 4 years ago

These are very beautiful 😍 I love the cranes and that you used them out of everyday items usually thrown away!!!

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

Junk mail never goes to waste in our house. Thanks!

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Motherofdogs 4 years ago

Beautiful work.

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

Thank you!

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ClaudiaDarla03 4 years ago

These are so amazing! I am in high school and I'm taking a fashion class that my school offers. We have been doing a project from home (since school closed) about Covid-19. How it impacts our lives and the world around us, and we had to make a garment from recycled materials. I am making a jacket from Covid-19 newspaper articles and random wrappers that describe life with a pandemic(I am using a Clorox wipe labels and a toilet paper logo, etc.). Like I said, your work is amazing! Thank you for some more inspiration for my project! It has been super hard and it is great to know that if I work at it, I could eventually be that good! I also love the incorporation of watercolor in your works as well!

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

I love your recycled art ideas as well. Good luck!

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Lavender Brown 4 years ago

These are very beautiful 😍 I love the cranes and that you used them out of everyday items usually thrown away!!!

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

Junk mail never goes to waste in our house. Thanks!

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Motherofdogs 4 years ago

Beautiful work.

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Ruby Silvious (Post author) 4 years ago

Thank you!

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