Wildlife sculptures constructed from rubbish and fly-tipping will be on show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Recycled Sculpture show at The Harley Gallery and Portland Collection Museum in Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, features a wild goat, a vulture, and a bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michelle Reader, a sculptor from Nottinghamshire, used materials such as washing machine components, skis, and a gas mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition will run from Saturday to July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following an increase in fly-tipping and littering during lockdown in 2020, Ms. Reader said she wanted to inspire people to think more about recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As people spent time removing and cleaning their homes in the early days of the pandemic, there was a spike in fly-tipping and trash,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust showed me some of the objects found on their reserves, including a washing machine, a rusted bike frame, and vehicle tyres, and told me about the increase in litter from picnics,” said the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gallery’s resident sculptor has been working with discarded materials for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her sculptures frequently depict nature, people, automobiles, or locations, and they also include mechanical aspects, such as functional bits from antique toys or clocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “beauty of the natural world” inspires Ms. Reader, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her bearded vulture sculpture was inspired after a female bird from the French Alps was observed in the Peak District in July 2020, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, it was spotted in other sections of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Reader has collaborated on initiatives with a variety of organizations to raise awareness about issues such as litter and plastics in rivers, recycling, and food waste reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the National Space Centre in Leicester, she built a large wave sculpture out of plastic bottles and other trash like as tennis balls, footwear, and toys that had been thrown and ended up in rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In an attractive, amusing, and non-confrontational approach, my sculptures raise attention to environmental challenges,” she noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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