I hate plastic bags. I try not to acquire them, but I do anyway, so I decided to try to use them as an art material: they’re free, and abundant. It turned out to be an interesting challenge.
Day 1. Inspired by the wonderful work of @artbynatalya
Day 2. “Window Strike” Plastic bags, pipe cleaners, tape, thread
Day 3. “Clenched” 21” x 33” Plastic bags, paper bags, fabric, thread
Day 4. “Looking Out” 19” x 18” Plastic bags, magazine page, thread
Day 5. “Archaeopteryx” 36” x 17” Plastic bags, paper bag, acrylic paint, thread
Day 6. “Open Palm” 12” x 7” Plastic bags, sharpie
Day 7. “Anxious” 81” x 27” Plastic bags, wire hangers, old t-shirts, tape, thread
Day 8. “First Snow” 29” x 11” Plastic bag, leaf
Day 9. “Untitled (Gown)” 60” x 32” Plastic bags, plastic necklace, mardi gras beads, acrylic paint, tape, thread
Day 10. “Grandfather” 14” x 12” Plastic bags, coffee filter, sharpie
Day 11. “Pandora’s Resealable Storage Bag (With Hope Inside)” 8” x 7” Plastic bags, tape
Day 12. “Stress Fracture” 14” x 12” Plastic bags, coffee filter
Day 13. “Knots” 60” x 13” Plastic bags
Day 14. “More Knots” 53” x 34” Plastic bags
Day 15. “Even More Knots” 70” x 34” Plastic bags
Day 16. “Thankful” 23” x 41” Plastic bags, tape, thread
Day 17. “Sutures” 12” x 12” Plastic bags, embroidery thread, tape
Day 18. “Framework” 12” x 12” Plastic bags, plastic mesh, picture frame
Day 19. “Ceiling of the Metropolitan Museum Part I” 8.5” x 11” Plastic bag, tracing paper, thread
Day 20. “Ceiling of the Metropolitan Museum Part II”
8.5” x 11” Plastic bag, tracing paper, thread
Day 21. “Ceiling of the Metropolitan Museum Part III” 8.5” x 11” Plastic bag, tracing paper, thread
Day 22. “Ceiling of the Metropolitan Museum Part IV” 8.5” x 11” Plastic bag, tracing paper, thread
Day 22.5. “Ceiling of the Metropolitan Museum (composite)” 17” x 22” Plastic bags, tracing paper, thread
Day 23. “Blue Palm” 18” x 12” Plastic bags, plastic lid
Day 24. “Single Use” 10” x 10” x 3” Plastic bags, plastic takeout container, eggshell
Day 25. “Blocks” 18” x 6” x 6” Plastic bags, thread
Day 26. “Child’s Dress” 23” x 18” Plastic bags, fabric scraps, thread
Day 27. “Chilly Morning Cuppa” 10” x 6” x 3” Plastic bags, thread
Day 28. “Not a Toy, Nor a Textile” 13” x 11” Plastic bags, thread
Day 29. “Apologies to Magritte” 12.5” x 16” Plastic bags, thread, frames
Day 30. “Cumulus” 22” x 20” Plastic bags, thread
Day 31.“Body Language” 12” x 14” x 12” Plastic bags, wooden box, fabric
Day 32. “Out of An Abundance of Caution I Pieced a Small Quilt” 20” x 39” Plastic bags, caution tape
Day 33. “Definitely Not Edible” 11” x 7” x 7” Plastic bags, plastic drinking straw
Day 34. “Slipper” 10” x 6” x 4” Plastic bag, bubble wrap
Day 35. “Tradition Re-worked” 6” x 6” Plastic bag, thread, wooden hoop
Day 36. “Bleached Coral” 8” x 23” x 21” Plastic bags, thread, tape
Day 37. “If Tracey Emin Were Very Very Small and in a Good Frame of Mind” 5” x 5.5” x 7.5” Plastic bags, cardboard boxes, paper, thread, glue
Day 38. “Blue Woman in Sweatpants and Mask” 11” x 9” Plastic bags
Day 39. “Objet” 5.5” x 5.5” Plastic bags, tracing paper
Day 40. “Island” 16” x 14” Plastic bags, chocolate bar wrapper, thread
Day 41. “Frill-Necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)” 4” x 18” x 8” Plastic bags, coffee filter, plastic beads, thread
Day 42. “Vein” 14” x 10” Plastic bags, chocolate bar wrapper, thread
Day 43. “Elemental” 17” x 10” Plastic bags, thread
Day 44. “Not Lithic” 11.5” x 5” x 4” Plastic bags, paper
Day 45. “The Sandwich of My Childhood” 2.5” x 5” x 5” Plastic bags
Day 46.“The Curvature of Space” 13” x 13” x 2” Plastic bag, thread
Day 47. “Tiger” 7” x 7” Plastic bags, cardboard
Day 48. “Bauble” 3” x 3” x 2.5” Plastic bag, plastic beads
Day 49. “And Rising” 3” x “30” x 19” Plastic bags, thread
Day 50. “Happy Bright Plastic Land” 11” x 11” Plastic bags, chocolate bar wrapper
Day 51. “In Plain Sight” 6” x 6” Plastic bags, pencil stub, tape
Day 52. “Quite Common But Hard to Spot” 6” x 4” x 2.5” Plastic bags, paint, pipe cleaners, tape
Day 53. “Cavern” 18” x 18” x 28” Plastic bags, cardboard box, egg carton, bubble wrap, newspaper, candy wrapper, thread, duct tape, paper
Day 54. “Early Century Contemporary” 6” x 8” x 5” (chair) 3” x 4” x 2.5” (side table) Plastic bags, detergent container, beads, plastic spools, toilet paper roll, plastic lid, bottle cap, twist ties
Day 55. “Scrimshaw” 10.5” X 5” x 2” Plastic bags, sharpie, thread
Day 56. “Good as New!” 11” x 11” x 11” Plastic bags, plastic wrapper, plastic ball, thread
Day 57. “Plasticarium” 11” x 4” x 4” Plastic bags, bubble wrap, caution tape, candy bag, glass container, water
Day 58. “Plastic Bag Dance Party” 16” x 13” x 12” Plastic bags, cardboard box, flashlight, paper, tape
Photo of the plastic bag dance party taken as my phone slipped from my hand. Does it still count as plastic bag art?
Day 59. “Plenim” 18” x 17” Plastic bags, thread 📷: Jonathan Slifkin
Day 60. “Microcosm” Plastic bag, snow
Day 61. “Accumulation” 11” x 22” x 15” Plastic bags, plastic mesh, safety pins
Day 62. “1800 Seconds” 4” x 4” Plastic bags, embroidery thread
Day 63. “Clustertucks” 12” x 9” Plastic bag, thread
Day 64. “Gift” 8.5” x 11” x 4” Plastic bags, coffee bags, cardboard box
Day 65. “Introverted” 15” x 13” Plastic bags
Day 66. “Pangaea & Panthalassa” 12” x 12” x 12” Plastic bags
Day 67. “Insulated” 78” x 133” x 71” Plastic bags, bubble wrap, tree branch
Day 68. “Escape” Plastic bags
Day 69. “It May All Peel Off Tomorrow” 21” x 25” Plastic bags, acrylic paint, transfers, paper collage, thread
Day 70. “Shell” 6” x 11” x 8” Plastic bags, acrylic paint, matte medium
Day 71. “Escape 2” Plastic bag
Day 72. “Basse Couture” 23” x 15” Plastic bags, tape
Day 73. “Bluebird of Plasticness” 14” x 12” Plastic bags, plastic mesh, thread
Day 74. “Untitled” 4” x 6” Plastic bags, cardboard, thread, glue
Day 75. “Magpie” 13.5” x 11” x 9” Plastic bags, beads, thread
Day 76. “Escape 3” Plastic bag, tape
Day 77. “Heart (held together with tape)”
11” x 7” x 3” Plastic bags, tape, thread
Day 78. “Pile of Trash (calling it what it is)” 14.5” x 8.5” Plastic bags, plastic mesh, plastic waste, twist ties, styrofoam, upholstery tacks
Day 79. “Proofs” 6” x 8” Plastic bags
Day 80. “Shelter” 4” x 8” x 6” Plastic bags, LED light, thread
Day 81. “Agnes Martin Buys Birdseed” 8” x 7” Plastic birdseed bags, plastic bag
Day 82. “Me Meme Machine” 13” x 13” x 8” Plastic bags, contact lens cases, wire hanger, paper towel roll, sidearm of plastic sunglasses, plastic cream cheese container, paper, tape
Day 83. “Invasive Species” Plastic bags
Day 84. “Bag Lady” 12” x 9” x 8” Plastic bags, bubble wrap, contact lens cases, plastic mesh, plastic lid, plastic shaker top, tape
Day 85. “No Nutritional Value” 4” x 5” x 5” Plastic bags, plastic container, skewers
Day 86. “Tired”20” x 14” Plastic bags, paper, newspaper, thread
Day 87. “Bluefin” 37” x 20” x 5” Plastic bags, paint, button, thread
Day 88. “Kindred Spirit” 9.5” x 10” Plastic bag, plastic packaging
Day 89. “Plastic Surgeon” 19” x 12” x 6” Plastic bag, plastic packaging, laundry detergent pods container, bubble wrap, scotch tape dispensers
Day 90. “Lung” Plastic bag, snorkel
Day 91. “Blue Morpho (gynandromorph)” 8” x 12” Plastic bags, pipe cleaners, thread
Day 92. “Wrappings” 14” x 11” Plastic bag, newspaper, paper birch bark, thread
Day 93. “Warmers” 12.5” x 6” Plastic bags, yarn
Day 94. “Aerial View of Borneo (Rainforest Loss Due to Palm Oil Production)” 16” x 14” Plastic bags, thread
Day 95. “All That Glisters” 4” x 4” Plastic bag, sequins, fake pearls, fake jewels, thread
Day 96. “Stretched Thin” 19” x 6” Plastic bag, wire hanger
Day 97. “Anomalocaris” 25” x 13” x 7” Plastic bags
Day 98. “On the Quiet Side” 23” x 21” Plastic bags, plastic mesh, tape
Day 99. “Late Afternoon in January” 19” x 14” Plastic bags, tape, thread
Day 100. “Pandemic Self-Portrait (Me on Zoom)” 13” x 12” Plastic bags, tracing paper, thread
