Christmas Tree Art from Trash

                       Barbie Tree                                            Broken Glass Tree                                          Shoe Tree

THE ART OF JUNK

Innovative designer & artist, Janis Leonard, creates Christmas tree art from things that were destined to the landfill like old shoes, dolls and broken glass. Her Christmas tree art is on display at AZ88, a Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant & bar, also at its sister restaurant Bar 89 in Manhattan. The restaurants often rotate art installations.

It is wonderful how so many in the art world can look at refuse, what most people would throw away, and see the building blocks of beauty.

Barbie Tree: Janis Leonard and her team assembled this tree out of plastic dolls, many of them Barbies, floating in jars of colored liquid.

Broken Glass Tree: A monument to the fact that beauty can come from broken things is made of cracked and chipped martini and wine glasses collected over four years from AZ88 and its sister restaurant Bar 89 in Manhattan.

Shoe Tree: This tree is made of shoes, most of them from the 1970s. Janis Leonard said that of all the trees she’s done over the years, this one has gotten the most feedback. She said people would comment on how they used to own pairs just like the ones on the tree.

This gives me a good idea of what I can do with the dozens and dozens of old worn out baseball caps my husband won't wear anymore, but also won't part with.  lol

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!