Anything can become art in the hands of a true talent. Stephanie Kilgast takes discarded items like cans, broken plates, jars and sculpts around them, giving the trash new lives as pieces of art.

The French artist uses polymer clay to create nature-inspired forms sprout from the found objects. "My work is an ode to life, where plants and fungi meet insects, animals, and minerals," she writes on her website. "These encounters are growing in a colorful swirl of diversity, and the erratic growth develops on found objects, in a dialogue between humanity and nature."

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Maria K
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely love the color and the detail in this one.. I could stare at it for hours!

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Squishyshiba
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get it the eyes are the camera's lenses

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catarie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is one of my favorites do you agree??

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Suzana Stantic
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate bugs... But this is lovely <3

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sharron lynn parsons
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, the many oil spills are doing tremendous damage to everything in the ocean, including the fish we eat !!!

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Caleb Sogge
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like how these are mostly made of shiny tin cans. Gives masterpieces like this even more prettiness.

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Caleb Sogge
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why the mouth? I like but it's kinda creepy...

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Caleb Sogge
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ladybuglike creatures are impossible underwaterbut this is cute!

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Jason Abillama-Villegas
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm glad I finally clicked on this, very cool... not to dumb it down, but it reminds me of the movie Annihilation, which I also enjoyed.

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catarie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks magical if it was real!!

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