Artist turns ubiquitous plastic water bottles into sculpture  - Nancy Gillson

July 5th, 2012 - Ohio - Aurora Robson has found a striking way to recycle plastic water bottles: She turns them into sculptures.  Her exhibits, including one planned for the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, encompass more than 75,000 water bottles — collected, cleaned, cut and molded into free-standing and hanging pieces that some viewers have likened to the glasswork of Dale Chihuly.  Read More

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