REUSE ART GALLERY
BACKGROUND
Join us in celebrating creative reuse by submitting your upcycled art to our community gallery! Help inspire others, share your story of transformation, and be part of a movement that reimagines waste as art in Austin’s thriving creative ecosystem.
Abraham Neiswinter
Reuse Rocket Ship, 2025
My name is Abraham Neiswinter. I am a Designer and Musician. I enjoy constantly challenging myself by experimenting with new ways of creating art. I mainly create music, but drawing and prop making are things I have been exploring recently.
Alisa Pronovost
Lorem Ipsum, 2020
Making helps to keep one sane, and I have been using it as a life tool since birth. And in the rural Maine hippy household I grew up in, reuse was the name of the game. Creative reuse in practice gives me so many treasures.
Careen Vaughn
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My first love is drawing, then I fell in love with printmaking and then I was introduced to textiles. My artwork has definitely evolved from drawing on paper to multiple mediums combined with embellishments. I love using reuse materials as it appeals to me as totally unique since it not a supply that is trending and in mass quantities at a box store as well as I like the challenge of limitation of size, color and availability. Reuse is also in my family tradition since I grew up with thrifting, garage sales and scraping from discard. Besides creating, I enjoy family time, socializing and exercise.
Clint Cross
Lorem Ipsum, 2017
I’m a self-taught mixed media artist whose journey began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has flourished in the vibrant community of Austin, Texas. Born in Tulsa, my early experiences in the diverse cultural landscape of my hometown laid the foundation for my artistic exploration. My work is a testament to my ability to blend various materials and techniques, creating compelling pieces that resonate with viewers on multiple levels.
Corrine Pierce
Lorem Ipsum, 2025
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Kenneth Zeigler
Lorem Ipsum, 2025
I first made a dragon fly for my sister and everyone loved it so I made more and started to sell them then a customer was a bee keeper and asked if I could make a bumblebee. I make flowers to now from ceiling fan blades. I reuse materials to keep them out of the dump. Put hard wood handles on knives and rehandle old knives too.
Lynn Stepanenko
Lorem Ipsum, 2017
I’m a self-taught painter who took up abstract painting in Brooklyn, NY in 2017. My style is abstract expressionism, and a painter whose style I admire is Willem de Kooning.
Melissa Bonwell
Lorem Ipsum, 2023
Growing up in school was always more for social interaction and art. I may have skipped a lot of academic classes, but never art class. That was my escape and art still is on a daily basis. It is the only thing that quiets my constant wandering mind. I always wanted to draw, but taking a couple painting classes at ACC changed that medium quickly. The way the paint glides and blends is just is so relaxing and there is a moment when you know you hit that mark when the noise just stops and it's you and the paint. And you have to have music....always! At 53 years old, I now have an full upstairs bonus room that is just mine to go to "escape". If only it had concrete floors!! The highlight for me is last year I actually was honored to get to paint a manhole cover portal along our park walkways in my new small town of Taylor. First time to put myself out there. It was simple, colorful, whimsical, happy, cheerful, and all me.
Melissa Rothrock
Lorem Ipsum, 2024-2025; Lorem Ipsum, 2024-2025
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Mikie Taylor
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In 2020, I needed a new hobby and came across Bargello needlepoint. I was hooked right away! I began stitching for hours every day. I eventually quit using patterns (I now make it up as I go) and began to experiment with different fibers and types on canvas. I love using second hand materials because it provides a limit I can work inside of, and I am able to get more variety and find things I wouldn't normally choose myself. I also use secondhand and discarded photo frames for finishing, which saves me money and gives the art more personality. I really enjoy weaving on my rigid heddle loom and do other crafts here and there. I also love to hike and travel.
Preeti Agrawal
Lorem Ipsum, 2020
Preeti Agrawal is an enthusiastic Austin-based watercolor artist, an avid crafter, and a social media blogger. While she enjoys painting a variety of subjects, her passion lies in depicting antique objects, particularly doors from different times and places. For Preeti, these doors are not just entrances to buildings but represent the physical embodiment of diverse people, times, andplaces. Each door, in her view, has its own personality and history, and through her paintings, shefeels she is able to unlock their world and pay homage to their lives and histories.In addition to doors, Preeti also finds joy in creating Madhubani paintings – an ancient style of folk art from India. The bright and colorful palette of Madhubani art not only appeals to her aesthetic sensibilities but also helps her stay connected to her Indian roots and heritage.
When not engaged in painting, Preeti indulges in sewing, crafting with crepe paper and wood, and upcycling old items into new creations. She believes that in recent times, the value of handmade goods has diminished, and she is dedicated to reviving the art of handcrafting. This commitment led her to start a craft blog five years ago, where she shares DIY tutorials on crafts that anyone can undertake.
Seespriya Jakowlew-Dahlhaus
Sewing New Seeds, 2024
I'm a graphic designer and fiber artist inspired by the colors and textures of the materials I work with. I discovered creative reuse in 2020 and it completely changed my artistic practice and my career trajectory, allowing me to see the value and potential in all objects and pushing my creativity into new realms, all while helping to limit my environmental impact. Now, I use reuse materials in nearly every piece I make and am thrilled to be able to create new things from old things and continue the lifecycle of these otherwise unremarkable objects.
Vernon Berger
Lorem Ipsum, 2024
I was given the opportunity to be creative and observe. I got a BFA in college and a career in graphics/advertising. I grew up having to fix something if it broke, so I always see if something can be repaired. Also, reuse and recycling need to be a part of our environment. There’s beauty and art in our surroundings and I enjoy and try to capture the beauty.