I have two questions for you. 1. Do you get a lot of junk mail? And 2. Do you hate throwing all that paper away? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you are a perfect candidate for some of these great ideas! Making junk mail into art – what a great idea! This first triptych is by Sara at Apartment Therapy – it’s a simple project done with junk mail, Sharpies, scissors, and glue. [how to make junk mail art]
This beautiful art is the work of Lee Gainer, who makes stunning mixed media art out of junk mail (and other materials) and sells it in her Etsy Shop: Lee Gainer’s Shop. I learned about her art from this post at Rag and Bone.
Over at The Coffee Talk community, I’m chatting about Snail Mail! Do you send it anymore?
2 Comments
Mark De Souza
Hello!
I’d like to find out how she made this:
https://dollarstorecrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/junk-mail-art-2-lee-gainer.jpg
I can’t see close enough how she’s doing the circles. I emailed her at etsy shop but it looks like she’s closing her shop. Can you spare any thoughts?
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Mark
heather
@Mark, I’d guess it’s a whole lot of folding paper into narrow strips, then curling them into circles.