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About Me

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Re-Toyed Trash is a project in Leeds encouraging people to Re-Use existing materials and use found objects to create something really unique.
We have workshops that most frequently happen on Saturdays where we can help anyone make art from junk. We try to hold workshops as often as we can, but for up-to-date news, check out the blog or join our mailing list to hear when the next workshop will be. Send an email to: retoyedtrash(AT)gmail(DOT)comEveryone is welcome to our workshops, so don't be shy, come and make something.
We supply lots of materials that we find around on our travels and discarded objects. We also have adhesives for you to use as well as tools like needles for sewing and scissors for cutting. Bring some of your own junk to work on. If you can stick it together, give it a go! We want to give old rubbish a new life. We have previously used: broken toys, broken electronic equipment, abandoned shop stock (including army memorabilia), bones, the materials from dismantled sculptures, scrap fabrics and unwanted clothing. We accept donations and we would like to thank anyone who has given any unwanted materials for us to work on in the workshops.
NEXT WORKSHOPS:
Please check the blog for the next workshop.
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS:
10/10/07 - Partake workshop for the Cathedral School opening @ Wakefield College
25/08/07 - Workshop during Trinity3 @ Holy Trinity Church
04/08/07 - 05/08/07 - Creature Making in the Folksy Tent @ the Innocent Village Fete , Regents Park, London
20/07/07 - Sewing workshop in the Kids Tent @ Moor Music Festival
25/06/07 - 27/06/07 - Degree show workshops for On the Fence exhibition @ Leeds College of Art & Design
19/05/07 & 22/05/07 - 2 Plush character workshops for Situation Leeds @ 'Corner in the Market' in the Merrion Market
14/04/07 - Re-Toyed Trash for Ladyfest Leeds @ The Art Market in the Merrion Market
02/12/06 - Robot Making @ The Art Market
18/11/06 - Monster Making @ Fab Cafe
Here's the robots that we made at the Robot Making workshop...
Here's the toys that were made at the Ladyfest Leeds workshop...
Introducing our first plush toys....
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My Interests

d.i.y., making anything imaginable, monsters, robots, plush toys, flying beasts, sea urchins, mutants, furries, squishies, rare species, characters, being resourceful, meeting new people, making friends.

I'd like to meet:

people who don't mind trying something new, androids, people who use glue, friendly folk, rolf harris.

Music:

roaring, buzzing, stomping, monster rock, electro, sci-fi film theme tunes, robots in disguise, kraftwerk, datarock, davide bowie, richard cheese, kimya dawson!

Movies:

transformers the movie, akira, king king, toys

Television:

...sets are good to smash up and use for parts to make robots with. tony hart's 'hartbeat', scrap heap challenge.

Heroes:

Inpired by:

Nicola Bell

Dan Walls

Mr T and Me website

Lizette Greco

Jenny Harada

My Blog

Partake workshop @ Wakefield college

I was invited by Partake to do a workshop at Wakefield College on 10th October for the Cathedral launch event. My workshop was a part of an open day for the college's pupils to try out different act ...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:14:00 PST

Trinity3 exhibition photos

There's just one day left to catch the 'Trinity3' exhibition at Holy Trinity Church, and that's tomorrow: bank holiday Monday 27th August. Here's some photos from the exhibition...I had never seen th...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST

Trinity3 at Holy Trinity Church

I have been invited to exhibit in a show of art graduates from Leeds in August called 'Trinity3' at the Holy Trinity church, on Boar Lane. I shall have workshops in this exhibition as well as exhibi...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:24:00 PST

Innocent Village Fete: Day 2

At the Innocent Village Fete: Sunday 5th AugustMore pictures as promised from the second day in the Folksy tent.Orange-headed penguin with pink front....Fluffy cat head with big bright blue eyes. Meo...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:13:00 PST

Innocent Village Fete: Day 1

At the Innocent Village Fete: Saturday 4th AugustI arrived at Regent's Park with my suitcase full of scrap fabrics and toy stuffing and was unacclimatised to the hot weather. It was a beautiful day ...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:11:00 PST

Next workshop @ Innocent Village Fete

News flash: we've confirmed today so it's short notice, but I thought I would let you know that our next workshop shall be at the Innocent Village Fete in Regents Park in London this weekend (4th-5th ...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:10:00 PST

Kids Tent @ Moor Music festival

Armed with a big bag full of scrap fabrics, some stuffing and safe plastic needles, I went to the Moor Music festival last weekend. Sarah Spicer did a fantastic job of organising the kids tent and th...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:08:00 PST

Update: Theartmarket, Ilkley Moor Music fest and Holy Trinity Church

What have I been up to?I'm off to Serbia in a few days for the Exit Festival, but before going I've been working and helping to clear out theartmarket ready for a new exhibition 'Sea to Shining Sea' f...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:36:00 PST

Exhibition in Holy Trinity Church

I have been contacted by Stephen Turner, the art administrator for Holy Trinity church, Boar Lane, Leeds. He was interested in my Re-Toyed Trash project and has invited me to exhibit in a show of art...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:30:00 PST

Photos from On the Fence degree show

During the 'On the Fence' exhibition at Leeds college of Art & Design where the Re-Toyed Trash work was exhibited we had impromptu workshops in the studio with some new creatures being made. So here'...
Posted by Re-Toyed Trash on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:35:00 PST