Recycle, reuse, refine

I have surfed the net and stumbled upon some fantastic art made of waste.

Like these sculptures made of broken CD's made by the Australian artist Sean Avery, found on the website Demilked.com.

And lots of amazing insects made from old electronic components, by Julie Alice Chapell, presented on her Facebook-page and on Etsy.

Electric wire is also recycled into art, like these little trees by BarbaraCCreations on Etsy

More pictures here. 

Be well, everybody!

Remnants of life

Lofoten ... maritime microstructures #18, originally uploaded by nigel_xf.

I was reminded yesterday how fragile life is, how little you can take for granted, and how fast someone can be gone, unexpectedly, suddenly, and tragically. We often forget to enjoy the moment, to dare to be happy, and to express those little things we appreciate in each other, because we probably think there will be better times to express this soon or later, or we are too stressed, too hurried, or too fragmented thinking about everything in our busy brains. Sometimes there won't be a later time, sometimes someone will just be gone. So next time we see something nice or think something nice about someone, we should take a step back and look at it, admire it, and tell that person that positive thought. I believe this will make the world a better and happier place. Peace to all.

I will miss you, CK.