Recycled Art Jewelry: Prescription Drugs

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Seen at the Tacoma Art Museum‘s studio art jewelry display case:

Toxicomanie (Drug Addiction), 1992, by Verena Sieber-Fuchs, is made with recycled plastic blister packaging for pharmaceuticals and nylon monofiliament

Currently hanging at Cast Off Art Lab in Olympia, Washington:

Prescription Drug Baby, 2009, by Ruby Re-Usable and Second-hand Sid, is made out of prescription drug labels and containers, plastic needle caps, plastic wrap, bubble wrap, wire, and tape

Comments

Recycled Art Jewelry: Prescription Drugs — 5 Comments

Jenny F on June 26, 2009 at 9:45 pm said:

Okay, this I can relate to and it doesn’t scare me.
Ruby on June 26, 2009 at 10:25 pm said:

but drugs are scary 😉 !
everydaytrash on June 27, 2009 at 10:41 pm said:

And so are the plastic they come in. What a strange and wonderful reuse for the labels!
kelsie on July 4, 2009 at 8:58 am said:

Love your blog! I stumbled upon it via oly blog & I really like your work.

Take care,

kelsie
Ruby on July 4, 2009 at 9:36 am said:

thanks, Kelsie, your stuff is really cool, too! maybe we will both be able to see each other’s work in person sometime, until then, love, etc Ruby

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