"Trashformations" have been a favorite with art lovers in our Open Studio Tours in Western North Carolina for years. This medium lends itself well to the culture of simplicity, back-to-nature, and thoughtful, green living which is a trademark of the Asheville, NC area.Burnsville artist and musician (Hot Duck Soup), John Richards, had his work, "Flying Alumifish" named as a top 10 on NBC's Today Show "Art of Reuse" contest last week. John's project was a mobile made from aluminum cat food lids. The mobile is currently hanging in the Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, along with several of John's other works. Judges for the contest included Martha Stewart, Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Andy Cohen.
John's works have been sold or displayed at Tiffany & Co., Bonwit Teller, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, The Museum of Contemporary Crafts NYC, The Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville FL & various publications: House & Garden, American Home, Playboy, Asheville Citizen Times, Yancey Common Times Journal, Southern Living Magazine, The New York Times, The London Times, Folio & the prestigious Saint Augustine Record. John received a BA in English from Union College in Schenectady, NY and taught English, Spanish, and Art for "four long years but has been creatively unemployed ever since."
Visit the Toe River Arts Gallery in Burnsville, NC for other works of the artist as well as those of other local well-known "Trashformationists" like Rolf Holmquist and Susan Hayden.
For more information:
Reuser's Guide to Green Living
John's studio: Yummy Mud Puddle
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