Sometimes the most meaningful art doesn’t start in an art store; it starts right where we are. From forgotten buttons to ...

Jon Hawley is a local Sioux Falls artist that likes a little bit of a different art form. “Creating stuff out of old ...

An old water spout, a broken crutch and a beat-up toy gun might look like trash to most. But Terry Brennan sees art. Brennan is a found-object artist, most of his work coming from what others throw ...

Dawn DeDeaux, “The Mantle (I’ve Seen the Future and It Was Yesterday)” (2016–17), aluminum mantle with objects, and “Broken Mirror” (2017), transparency on convex mirror (all photos by the author for ...

Using found objects can be a way of expanding one's appreciation of life and art. Willis "Bing" Davis likes using discarded and recycling material as a way of expanding one's understanding and ...

Portland State University’s Archaeology Roadshow aims to make the historical past relevant through the examination of found objects. It started on the downtown Portland campus in 2012, at the same ...

A well designed path is comfortable to walk on and provide a safe and easy access to your house and garden. Salvaged and found objects can add personality and a sense of history to a garden. They are ...