RODRIGOS RECYCLED ART

da fun zonE mY neW and ImproVeD workSpAcE

2011-03-11T19:43:00.000-08:00

reconnecting con baja

2011-02-05T05:46:00.000-08:00

seagull eatin' a crab

shells

rocks

seaweed

raw open spaces

seaweed

wind and waves

osprey

seagull

wind=a spindrift 70mph

rocks

seaweed

mussels

starfish

old boots

i love this place called baja the dirt the wind the textures the raw open wilderness the quietud beauty the places that bump bruise scratch the waves the people the soul ah and the sacred desert...

summer class at penland

2010-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

heres a new link to a class i co-taught with George Kokis at Penland School Of Crafts North Carolina july 2010 http://clay-myth.blogspot.com/

Some of my "faves"

2010-06-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

Every now and then I just feel like sharing a couple of my favorite photos of people, places, and things.
Enjoy

A candle holder made from recycled rusted pieces and driftwood.

PARTY ANIMAL!

Kuma sees you. Watch out!

Altar tribute to the San Diego 2003 fire.

Pelican eye. What more to say.

COUPLE MO COYOTE TURD FOTOS...

2010-05-30T16:02:00.000-07:00

HERe'S A COUPLE OF NEW ONES lots of shells and clay interesting

and feathers shorebirds most likely

coyotes "god's DOg" i love those four legged trickster's

sum new art "corazoncitos y pescaditos"

2010-05-29T06:59:00.001-07:00

rusted junks nails old cords washers wire buttons paint fun and more junk...

bottle caps nails rusted timn cans diamond platefun and more fun...

broom handles paint brushes old rusted spikes and color ,fun an more color...

paint can lids drapery pins old jumprope and colorful funness...

el pato salsa cans tash fun.

el pato cans,old note book cover, etc.

bottle caps, aluminum siding,

rusted metal, wire, etc

steamer parts, tea ballers,old wood,beads, etc...

old stove parts , wire, fun

bottle caps, el pato salsa, cans paint rollers, metal scraps,etc.

wire bottle caps aluminum

steamers paint brushes golf balls etc.

its just trash, color, and a whole bunch of fun

inspiation as only a mother can provide...

2010-05-15T08:11:00.001-07:00

mom,jeanie,norma jean,grandma jean,mrs mccoubrey,mommie,and so much more... God i miss you so muy mucho! with love never ever ending... your roddie

open studio art sale

2009-12-08T18:49:00.000-08:00

come on by and share some fun at rodrigo's

tHe EncinitAS LibrArY

2009-09-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

Project funded by EDCO waste management and recycling...and i have 2 walls to go yahoooo! Yep... it's just trash ! (and a heap of fun mixed in)

the buBBles spell out the A B C's and the fish are painted in all the colors of the rainbow...

me reading to my pet monkey ha ha

The Encinitas librARy Childrens Area the first wall is 13 ft high and has the numbers 1thru10 hidden on certain fish.

all the fotos by http://www.reinaldophotography.com/

thanks rey jay

el desoto 1940

2009-08-31T08:54:00.000-07:00

this is a cool video i made up using fotos i took of the 1940 Desoto i own and I added a classic tune "Turtle Blues" by JANIS JOPLIN ENJOY THE LIVIN HECK OUT OF IT AND GROOVE TO DA BLUES.....

catch of the week come on buy one or two

2009-08-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

FLores ColoRes y NinoS

2009-08-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

this little montage is made up of fotos i took of flowers, color, and the music is my daughter canela rose vocals and her brother john fullbright guitar..

tth

flavours of da WEEk

2009-08-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

well it was quite a fun week so far lots of organizing and along the way finishing a handful of fun ones oh yeah!!!!!

what a bunch of goofballs if you think its fun hell i'm usually laughin' out loud while making them and then when i photograph them i'm still cracking up.

nice teeth

just a few front teeth

music note eye double goatee

a couple of COYOTE TURD fotos

2009-08-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

nIce TexTUre heY.... I SWEAR i FoUNd THEse coYote TurDs on This oLd oIL filtER JUST THE WaY I PHOTOGraPhed them, way OffRoad, aT an OLd abanDened raNCHO, DOWN iN BAjA

i loVE coYotES almost More Than ANY crItter IN the WilDs they just amaze me hoW well they mANage to suRvive on so Little. and their lonely howl Is A syMphonY nighT or Day. god's dog...

wingin' it

2009-08-06T20:28:00.001-07:00

I've always liked watching birds fly... along the waves high up in flocks solo close up over water overhead i just like em'

there are times in baja after long surfs we sit just as the sunsets and watch birds fly serenaded by music sometimes it's as if some cosmic choreograph takes place as we sit in awe listening to the varied tunes such as Ezquivel , pharoah sanders, ritenour,howlin' wolf,anushka shankar,Santana,yara,and a heap of other compilations, while watching unfathomable amounts of brown pelicans soar up in the endless sky . try it it's super fun !

iT's in da Eye'S

2009-08-05T21:36:00.001-07:00

ah gotta love those eyes dancing around floating in space squinting a gaze smiling right at you...

ojitos encantados
que paso ojos

ojos chistosos

ojos malimor

espejos de alma

somehow the eyes tend to lead the way into a piece for me it's as if once an eye is placed the character comes out and the rest is easy. and i like the way eyes are part of our everyday.

so many funny faces become funnier with cool eyes.

show me some ToOth

2009-08-05T07:43:00.001-07:00

I DiG the WaY an aPPlication of TeetH can InsTaNtly change the Character Of a fIsh sometimes i giggle out lOud aftEr i Shoot in the ol' toophErs. RemEMber smile and show sum tooth...

this ocean we call life

2009-08-04T08:30:00.000-07:00

all throughout my life the ocean has provided sanctity, solace, a deep vein of inspiration, and a integral resource of healing amidst the craziness of one's daily existence... "The oCeaN iS thE MOtioN"

corazoncitos

2009-08-03T18:46:00.001-07:00

here's a stash of hearts made way back when with a gifted artist buddy named ahna. corazoncitos was one fun dance. and so it is.... again all made from trash and way cool colors.

piano parts steamer and springs

nails spoons glitter and fun

extension cord screws nails more nails lobster traps etc...

WHat abOuT CoLor?

2009-08-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

wow i lovE c o LO r

i loVe co loR

i love color

i love coLoR

i

Love

COLor
i loVe cOLOr
i LOVe coLor

i loVE color i LovE coLOr
and if i forgot to mention it I LOVE COLOR

shoreline textures

2009-07-30T08:09:00.000-07:00

WHitch one do You pReFer?

I've allways loved the crunch of a thick grained sandy beach or pebbly shelled shoreline. So many days i spent south of the border looking closely at my own self through the wonderous beauty of textured shorelines. even the multitude of plastic bottles somehow held a certain beauty, yet annoyed with the everpresent abundance of plastic i just could'nt quite fathom how many people just dont give a shit about throwing overboard whatever, and whenever they felt like it..

the textures of trash

2009-07-29T08:19:00.000-07:00

I love The teXTures of TrASh... thereS So much rhythm anD visual sensUousneSS involved in The creative ProCess. and ONE OF the uniQue thingS thAt inspIres me is that The TRAsh is somehow reScued or foUnD and Then its as if it gets givEn an opportunIty to be "reBORN". AND it's THAT the part ThaT makes me SmilE inwardly, and from that spArk of Inspiration the teXtures begin to move, mUch lIKe leaF's IN THE WIND. and oncE aGain this becomes such an INtegraL part, that is so InspiRAtionaL to ME... and thAt is thIs "not KNowing," THe tasK of listening to and allowing all these NEW found textures to lend themselves somehow in the maKInG of objects, to utiLIzE all of thEse VArieD TExTures of The Trash...hA ha HA

2009-07-29T08:07:00.000-07:00

This is A piece MadE frOm aN OLD TIRE FounD doWN in baja cALIFORnIA on a desolate Road and the WOrds RECYCLE arE maDe froM varIOUs ELEMENtS OF trAsh such as OLD wire, plastics,metals,and the BaCkgrounD is aN old pie TIN. sO JUST GO aHEAd AnD reCYCLE!!!