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Unique Handcrafted Mosaic Garden Art and Jewelry
Created Primarily From Recycled China

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Artcycled Mosaics offers handmade, one of a kind upcycled mosaic jewelry,  garden art and home accessories.  My garden art ranges from  bird baths, mosic fish, tables and outdoor friendly mirrors.   My unique broken china jewelry includes pendants, necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and belt buckles all hand cut from upcycled and recycled china plates
Many of my pieces are made from recycled materials or repurposed dishes, otherwise known as broken china mosaics.  I love to transform cracked or broken items into unique and new works, giving those old treasured items a new lease on life. 

My unique recycled garden art and recycled jewelry make great gifts for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, housewarmings or any occasion for the garden enthusiast!  I hope you enjoy your visit, if you see something you are interested in please contact me for price and availability. 

For my one of a kind mosaic jewelry please visit me at a show, see a list of the shops you can find my work or visit my Etsy shop, ArtcycledMosaics.Etsy.com.   Each location will have an ever changing variety of pieces available. 
Special Projects

For the 2011 Northwest Flower and Garden Show I had a blast working with Susan Browne Landscape Design to provide some fun and colorful elements to her Gold Medal "Run Little Pigs Run" display garden.  I created some truely unique flowers for the entry to the wolf den as well as an assortment of teal, orange and black flowers in front of the straw house.   Photos can be found at the bottom of this page and on my shows and events page.

 
Raspberry and Buttercup Floral Cocktail Ring  from Upcycled Broken China
Equestrian Unisex Broken China Buckle
Turquoise Floral Recycled China Necklace - Sterling Chain
Timeless Floral Broken China Plate Necklace- Sterling Rolo Chain
Black and White Upcycled Broken China Earrings
Broken China Plate Pendant Recycled Daisy Floral
Bright Floral Recycled Broken China Plate Pendant
Blue and White Transferware Broken China Bracelet OOAK
ARTCYCLED MOSAICS UPCOMING SHOWS
 
Ravenna Park Playground, Seattle, WA
Installation Spring/Summer 2008
This project features a large "Tree of Life" medallion in front of a historic park building.  In addition a mosaic butterfly, woodpecker and turtle were installed in the new "tot lot" sandbox area.
Click here to see   photos of this project.
 
Judkins Park Apartments Courtyard Art Project in Seattle, WA.   Installation Spring 2006.  
Click here to see photos of this fun project that turned a bland courtyard into an inviting, colorful and playful area.
I will not be participating in the Northwest Flower and Garden Show this year.
 
March 4th - Sunday Local Artisan Sale at The Tasting Room in Post Alley at the Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA - Noon - 5 PM

March 9, 10 and 11 RAGS Wearable Art Show -  Tacoma, WA 

Additional events to be posted as they are confirmed.

And...look for my jewlery at NuBeGreen (Capitol Hill/Seattle), the Columbia City Gallery (Columbia City/Seattle), Bassettis Crooked Arbor Gardens (Woodinville)  and the Schack Arts Center (Everett)

I create unique handcrafted mosaic garden art designed to enliven any garden setting.   Distinctive birdbaths, birdhouses, tables, jewelry, gifts and garden art are created,  in the picassiette style, with recycled tesserae (tile, pottery, broken china, glass and found objects) when ever possible.  Once treasured items are reborn as beautiful, functional adornments for your home and garden.  

Custom orders are welcomed and can be designed to suit a particular theme, color combination or special occasion.  Turn around time depends upon the season and what other projects I have going on. (10/15/09 - No custom orders at this time - sorry!)

I generally work in a traditional mortar and grout process because I feel that this process holds up the best for exterior pieces.  I also do my own welding and copper work and design many of the stands used to display my work.

What does Artcycled mean?
 
Artcycled is a name I came up with to express my desire to utilize recycled, repurposed or reused materials when ever possible.    It also reflects the fractured nature of Picassiette or broken china or pottery mosaic which is the primary style of my mosaic garden art. Recycling or upcycling items into new uses is a great green alternative!  
 
I love taking old items and turning them into functional and completely unique ornaments with a new lease on life.  Recycle + Upcycle = Artcycle
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Artcycled
Darcy Thompson 
Mosaics@Artcycled.com
206-325-4295
Seattle, Washington
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