By sculpting, sewing, and painting, I transformed a fake plastic gourd into a magical and whimsical Halloween character named "Drigsby Blackwood".
By sculpting, sewing, and painting, I transformed a fake plastic gourd into a magical and whimsical Halloween character named "Drigsby Blackwood".
I salvage burnt-out light bulbs and create truly one-of-a-kind festive ornaments.
Scenes range from vintage, traditional, pop culture, and kitsch. The backsides I marbled with either red or green paint.
I salvage burnt-out light bulbs and create truly one-of-a-kind festive ornaments.
Scenes range from vintage, traditional, pop culture, and kitsch. The backsides I marbled with either red or green paint.
Hi, my name is David Irvine. I buy prints from thrift shops, yard sales and even salvages from the curb unwanted art, touch up the scuffs and scratch and add in his own visions.
Hi, my name is David Irvine. I buy prints from thrift shops, yard sales and even salvages from the curb unwanted art, touch up the scuffs and scratch and add in...
For well over 15 years, I've been upcycling damaged and unplayable vinyl records. I'll keep any records that are in decent shape and use the rest as a canvas.
For well over 15 years, I've been upcycling damaged and unplayable vinyl records. I'll keep any records that are in decent shape and use the rest as a canvas.
I collect burnt out light bulbs and create hand painted, one of a kind Christmas Ornaments.
One half is the scene or subject, the back side I marble. The latest series shown here show a classic/vintage style of Christmas.
I collect burnt out light bulbs and create hand painted, one of a kind Christmas Ornaments.
One half is the scene or subject, the back side I marble. The latest series shown...
Each ornament is made using a burnt out light bulb, acrylic paint, and ribbon.
Festive Upcycling! Making treasured items that may have ended up as a landfill.
Each ornament is made using a burnt out light bulb, acrylic paint, and ribbon.
Festive Upcycling! Making treasured items that may have ended up as a landfill.
I buy from thrift shops, yard sales or even salvage from the curb, unwanted art and give them renewed life. Most are prints or lithographs and paint by numbers-with the odd original. Any scratches or marks are carefully touched up and...
I buy from thrift shops, yard sales or even salvage from the curb, unwanted art and give them renewed life. Most are prints or lithographs and paint by numbers-with the odd...
David Irvine is an artist in Toronto who breathes new life into old thrift-store paintings by adding new, often silly elements and characters. Since we last wrote about his altered thrift store paintings (or, as he calls it, 'Re-Directed Art'), Irvine...
David Irvine is an artist in Toronto who breathes new life into old thrift-store paintings by adding new, often silly elements and characters. Since we last wrote about his altered thrift...
Idyllic rural thrift-store paintings, while perhaps pretty, might not be the most interesting paintings in the world. David Irvine, however, has set out to change all of that by collecting thrift-store paintings and “re-directing” them by adding various pop-culture book, movie...
Idyllic rural thrift-store paintings, while perhaps pretty, might not be the most interesting paintings in the world. David Irvine, however, has set out to change all of that by collecting thrift-store...