Mary Ellen Bowers lives and works in the Pacific Northwest. Up-cycled plastic gift-cards become singular mosaics! Look Closer..... I reveal the hidden beauty in items I rescue from their one-way trip to the landfill. I use recycled material to create vibrant mosaics which engage the viewer on multiple levels. I delight in re-purposing a pile of discarded credit cards, gas cards, and gift cards to create images that draw the viewer in to discover the details - and then realize in surprise, the materials used. Gift cards are ubiquitous in our...more
