Ellen Metal

Category: upcycled

  • Robots (Group)

    I decided to use the Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA) developed by the Getty Trust to develop metadata for a collection of small metal figures and their associated visual and group records. These items are in my private collection, and they were also constructed by me. This was for a class I…

  • Robots by Ellen Mooney Phillips

  • Color Cube

    This is a great toy for teaching young children their colors. It’s cheap, easy to make and highly versatile. You will need: Two milk cartons that are the same size – I usually use 1/2 gallon size Construction Paper Glue or Tape Clear Contact Paper (optional)

  • Shop Spoon

    Shop spoon. For adding water to flux. Very handy and kinda cool. I think I’m going to have to make more of these. It’s made from a piece of old copper  that I  found lying around upcycled, of course. The handle is a stick from swamp in the backyard crafted from fallen wood that I…