pura vida

how about this for re-purposing purposes?

http://puravidaatitlan.org/english.html

Things acquired Between January 31 and February 6

Some green for Saint Patrick's day

Post cleanup

Row 1

one wooden toy block

one small yellow plastic drum

one red silly band, shape unrecognizable

one piece olive green plastic. use unknown

one piece green plastic use unknown

one piece green plastic, use unknown

one shard green plastic

one piece yellow plastic, use unknown

Row 2

one purple plastic screw top

one white plastic applicator tip

one strip flexible grey plastic

one broken white hair band encircling a purple plastic pop bead

one white plastic flip-top

one piece white plastic applicator

one blue plastic shard

one white plastic applicator tip

one whit plastic garment display hook

one blue plastic shard

one pink plastic shard

Row 3

one red plastic screw top

one sky blue plastic screw top

one dark blue plastic screw top

one green plastic screw top

one fishing line reel "ARATY" brand

one white plastic lid with a hole in the center

Row 4

eleven screw caps, various sizes and colors

Row 5

thirteen screw caps various sizes and colors

Row 6

four white plastic spoons

one white plastic fork

one lighter "BIC" brand, small

one lighter "BIC" brand, large

one yellow plastic lighter

five plastic clothespin halves

Objects collected from January 24 to January 30

Post cleanup

Row 1

one ribbed wood umbrella handle

one permanent marker"ARTLINE 107" brand

one piece toy truck wheel

one pink plastic hair comb in a daisy motif

one piece red plastic, use unknown

one green plastic toy jack

Row 2

one white plastic hanger top

one half black plastic container

one red plastic toy pop ring

one piece blue nylon rope (top)

one nasty blue plastic comb (bottom)

Row 3

one yellow plastic lighter with "SUPER JORDIX FTE. FISCALIA QUEPOS" printed on it

one shard yellow plastic

one half red plastic orb with three holes

one orange plastic building block

one salmon plastic building block

one red plastic shard

one blue plastic shard

one exploded blue plastic fire-cracker

Row 4

three white plastic spoons

two plastic clothespin halves

one lens cover "NIKON" brand

one black plastic sunglass lens

one black plastic eyeglass temple

Row 5

twelve plastic bottle caps, various sizes and colors

Junk I happened upon the week of January 17 to January 23

Post clean-up

Row 1

one black plastic soda pop bottom

one can "SKOAL, WINTERGREEN" flavor

one black watch "CASIO" make, watch non- functioning, strap broken

Row 2

one piece black plastic strap

one yellow plastic toy diving mask part

one lid to plastic container, "HUGGIES" brand

Row 3

one tiny white plastic piece of butterfly wing

one broken piece black plastic mesh

one orange toy dinosaur whistle

one un-recognizable piece sky blue plastic with holes, burnt on one end

one small black plastic fish refrigerator magnet

Row 4

one piece white nylon rope

one piece blue nylon rope

one shard dark blue plastic

one shard green plastic

one shard light blue plastic

one small shard dark blue plastic

Row 5

two clothespin halves

one red bottle cap "THE COCA COLA COMPANY"

five bottle caps, various sizes and colors

one juice box flip top

one lighter "BIC" brand

one silver colored and black plastic eyeglass temple

two white plastic spoons

New versions of the 24 x 24 inch panels.

I just picked these up from the fabricator before my departure for the OFC.

Flotsam will be on haitus for a while.

Trash from January 31 to February 6

Pre clean-up

Very boring week...Lots of bottle caps.

stuff washed up the week of January 24 to January 30

pre clean-up
a nasty blue comb and a pink flower barette...

Drowning Beautiful

http://24flinching.com/word/gold-seal/inspiring-artists/drowning-beautiful/

Now added to the "must experience" list.

Thanks to Devra Dedaux.

Weeks Take January 17 to January 23

A broken watch and a SKOAL can

pre-cleanup

Slim pickings the week of January 3 to january 9

Row 1

one piece fiberglass from a surfboard

one hexagonal piece white plastic from a soccer ball

one black rubber cane/chair tip

one piece black rubber, specific origin unknown

Row 2

one pair of nerdy eyeglasses on a "CHUMS" brand eyeglass holder emblazoned with the term "WET AND WILD".

HMMMM......

Trash found between January 10 and January 16 2011

A word with two "C's"

but the resemblance ends there...

Row 1

one piece of transluscent blue plastic, C shaped, use unknown

one pink/grey childs toy plastic building block

one very rusty giant hoop earring

one piece white plastic, use unknown

one blue plastic shard

Row 2

two plastic applicator tips

one white plastic juice box spout

one blue plastic shard

one white plastic disk bearing a faint scratchy image of a dog/wolf/donkey

Row 3

one plastic plastic eyeglass temple "SCOTT" embossed on side

one white plastic spoon

one green plastic clothespin half

Row 4

ten plastic screwtops/lids in various sizes and colors

Finds from The week of December 27 to january 2

Auld Lang Syne and Good Riddance 2010 !

Row 1

three roman candle stems

Row 2

one white plastic pierced flower like disc

one small aluminum tube

one black plastic toilet tank ball

one L-shaped piece white plastic

one piece rubber sneaker or sandal sole

Row 3

one fireworks cone "FIASO" brand type "VOLCAN ARENAL"

two fireworks cones with chinese characters type "5 INCH COLORFUL FOUNTAIN"

one black plastic sunglass temple embossed in a vague "FENDI" like pattern obviously fake

one black sunglass lens

Row 4

one blue plastic lighter

two blue plastic pen caps

one white plastic screw top lid

one yellow plastic stopper

Finds from January 10 to january 16

Pre clean-up.

The selection improves.

Not much found the first week of 2011...

Pre clean-up.

A boring start to 2011.

A bunch of glass, some eyeglasses attached to croakies, and a cane-tip.

Feliz Ano! Finds from December 27 to January 2.

Pre clean- up.

My finds from The final week of the dismal year of 2010 included some fireworks remains and a toilet tank ball... fitting for such a crappy year.

Growing Pains

My collection is outgrowing these two plastic storage cabinets from the old Studio Caracol office.

The black and white plastic is not even here because those are the two most prevelant colors; they are in cardboard boxes.

Finds from the week of December 13 to December 19

Post clean-up

Row 1

one split clear plastic cup having an applied yellow swirl

one pair pink plastic swim goggles "SPEEDO" brand

one smashed yellow plastic dish

Row 2

one yellow plastic "cat-eye" with two orange reflectors

one blue plastic shard, very sand-tossed

one very rusted showerhead

one blue plastic childs plate

one blue plastic

Row 3

one white plastic take-away spoon

two black eyeglass temples, no obvious make or origin

one orange lighter "CLIPPER" brand

six plastic clothespin halves, various colors

A Flotsam Film

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I love this trailer for a documentary about flip-flops.

Can't wait to see the full feature...

It's only 25 minutes long.

Thanks to Journeyman Pictures

and Marty Bernard...

Stuff from the week December 6 to December 12

Post clean-up

Row 1

one very nasty black plastic hairbrush

one black plastic knife handle

one pice black plastic applicator

one black plastic disposable lighter "BIC" brand

one small black plastic post earring

one white plastic bttle, no top

one small broken white plastic handle

one white plastic juice box pour spout

Row 2

one blue plastic lock strap "FLORIDA BEBIDAS" brand serial number 0203359

Row 3

one turquoise blue plastic bead

one blue plastic tip

one tiny piece blue plastic

one blue plastic pen cap

five blue plastic clothespin halves

one red plastic tube

one very destroyed disposable razor handle "GILETTE" brand

one tiny piece neon green plastic

one brown plastic shard

Row4

one red plastic tube cap

one piece red plastic

one red plastic mold in the shape of an un-determined animal

one red plastic pen cap

one red plastic "MONOPLY" house

one purple plastic shard

one geeen piece plastic with three holes

one white plastic applicator tip

twelve plastic twist tops, various sizes and colors

Items of interest from december 13 to december 19

Including a showerhead and a cheerful yellow cup.