Recycled art

"Recycled art" sounds like something my kids create with egg cartons and paper towel rolls, but in the case of Dolan Geiman's Panel Paintings , it means something much cooler. Using recycled wood panels, non-toxic, water-based textile in…

Recycled art
"Recycled art" sounds like something my kids create with egg cartons and paper towel rolls, but in the case of Dolan Geiman's Panel Paintings, it means something much cooler. Using recycled wood panels, non-toxic, water-based textile inks and even recycled paint from Chicago's paint exchange program, he creates interesting paintings of everyday items like the truck shown here or daisies, motorcycles and guitars.

A Southerner now based out of Chicago, Geiman isn't someone who just jumped on the "eco" bandwagon; working out of a renovated warehouse, he has long worked with found art and recycled materials while donating unused supplies and a percentage of his online sales to worthy groups.

I love that his pictures look ideals for my kids' rooms, but won't be too childish when they are tweens. And, I appreciate that his panel paintings are meant to be hung as is, without frame or mat. There's one more way to save a tree.  -Christina

Find
original artwork from Dolan Geiman online at the Honeybee Gallery.

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