Jesus, these are cool!

NEW ORNAMENTS

Photo: Christian Hartman

Says Denise Carbonell, artist and owner of Red Hook boutique Metal and Thread (metalandthread.blogspot.com): “I made my wire ornaments from discarded bell wire I found on the streets. While the work involved in making these orbs is painstaking and laborious, the beauty of making pieces so amazing from other people’s trash is a continually inspirational process for me. The reinventing part comes into play because I am reusing something already on the planet, as opposed to buying something new—which in my mind supports overconsumerism. But maybe that sounds too strident? Perhaps a better way to say it is that it’s simply more fun to make something with your own two hands, and then each year when you pull it out to hang on the tree, you remember that fact—and smile.”

NEXT: New holidays»