Fine Art of Recycling By Charles Schelle

My Explore Carroll colleague, Charles Schelle, has written a great article on Eric Veach, who caught my eye with his wonderful art at the Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival:

Fine Art of Recycling

One man's junk is this man's creative canvas

Posted 5/16/10 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4326/fine-art-recycling/

By Charles Schelle

When Eric Veach saw some leftover tractor parts pegged for the trash can last summer, the gears in his head started turning.

The 38-year-old Manchester resident thought he could take those worn-out parts, which had been removed from construction equipment, and create a holder for his pet's dog food bowl.

As it turned out, one man's junk turned out to be another man's canvas — and maybe even an environmental message.

"I started laying (the parts) out on a bench and seeing what would work, and that's kind of how I got started," Veach said.

Veach has been busy over the past year creating items ranging from miniature tractors and trucks to candle holders and some funky looking critters. He handcrafts each sculpture for his budding art business, Daughter's Delight.

Read the entire article here:

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4326/fine-art-recycling/

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#9 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010

#9 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/28blr74

Sculptor Eric M. Veach looks over the large crowd at the Westminster Annual Flower and Jazz Festival in Westminster on May 8, 2010. Veach specializes in reclaimed metal art sculptures. Visit him at www.daughtersdelight.com Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

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Saturday, May 08, 2010

#10 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival

#10 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/2frzo2o

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http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/05/10-westminster-flower-and-jazz-festival.html

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Local artist and photographer Dr. Pam Zappardino takes a picture of me taking a picture of Eric M. Veach’s reclaimed metal art sculptures at the Westminster Annual Flower and Jazz Festival in Westminster on May 8, 2010. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

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