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Hot Pink Mandala Pinwheel made from Recycled Vinyl Record

Hot Pink Mandala Pinwheel made from Recycled Vinyl Record

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Whee! Mandala Pinwheels are here!

The pinwheels are made from recycled vinyl records. They are hand painted with acrylics in my original design. The painted records have been sliced and shaped into a pinwheel design, then mounted onto painted metal stakes and finished with a groovy vintage radio knob. ___________________________________________________________

Mandala Pinwheels were made in collaboration with my friend Anitra Cameron of Coffee Pot People - please visit her Etsy shop at http://coffeepotpeople.etsy.com. Anitra provided the stakes, the radio knobs, and the bits of this & that which were used to put it all together, as well as the idea for creating the pinwheel shapes. Thanks for your help, Anitra!
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I made the Mandala Pinwheels (with Anitra's help) for Live Debris 2009, a traveling series of events and installations dedicated to sharing and establishing new reuse traditions as a way of reducing stigmas around garbage, poverty and street culture. More info here: http://redsemillaroja.org

The pinwheels were installed on the Eastbank Esplanade along the Willamette River waterfront in Portland, OR for the Live Debris event. Now you can have one for your yard or garden!
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A little more info:

The pinwheels are designed to go outdoors. Just stick it into the ground and enjoy! They will turn and spin a little bit in the wind and provide a beautiful, colorful decoration for your outdoor space. (They make cool shadows too!)

I recommend that you keep them in partial shade because we all know what happens when records get left out in the hot sun!

They have been coated with polyurethane to help protect the painting as well as the original record label which is still visible on the back of each piece. They will hold up pretty well outdoors, and I have left them in hot sun, but depending on how hot it gets where you live, you might want to just make sure they aren't exposed to super extreme temperatures.

The pinwheels are about 12" in diameter (30.48 cm) and about 3' tall (91.44 cm) from the top of the spinner to the bottom of the metal stake.
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If you'd like to see a video of what the Mandala Pinwheels look like when spinning (with a little help from my hand!) check out this post on my blog: http://eyepopart.blogspot.com/2009/09/mandala-pinwheels-wheeee.html

Psychedelic city!

If you'd like to see what they looked like when planted along the esplanade during the Live Debris installation, check out this blog post: http://eyepopart.blogspot.com/2009/09/psychedelic-city-pinwheels-at-live.html

Thanks so much for looking, and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

Added on Oct 16, 2009