d.i.y., imagination, monsters, robots, plush toys, flying beasts, sea urchins, mutants, furries, squishies, rare species, characters, being resourceful, meeting new people, making friends.
Music
roaring, buzzing, stomping, monster rock, electro, sci-fi film theme tunes, robots in disguise, kraftwerk, datarock, davide bowie, richard cheese, kimya dawson!
Movies
transformers the movie, akira, king king, toys
Television
...sets are good to smash up and use for parts to make robots with. tony hart's 'hartbeat', scrap heap challenge.
Re-Toyed Trash is a project in Leeds encouraging people to Re-Use existing materials and use found objects to create something really unique.
We have workshops that most frequently happen on Saturdays where we can help anyone make art from junk. We try to hold workshops as often as we can, but for up-to-date news, check out the blog or join our mailing list to hear when the next workshop will be. Send an email to: retoyedtrash(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Everyone is welcome to our workshops, so don't be shy, come and make something.
We supply lots of materials that we find around on our travels and discarded objects. We also have adhesives for you to use as well as tools like needles for sewing and scissors for cutting. Bring some of your own junk to work on. If you can stick it together, give it a go! We want to give old rubbish a new life. We have previously used: broken toys, broken electronic equipment, abandoned shop stock (including army memorabilia), bones, the materials from dismantled sculptures, scrap fabrics and unwanted clothing. We accept donations and we would like to thank anyone who has given any unwanted materials for us to work on in the workshops.
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS:
19/07/08 -> Lovebox Weekender for Folksy, Victoria Park, London
June/08 -> Crafty Folk workshop for Partake, Knottingley
10/10/07 -> Partake workshop for the Cathedral School opening @ Wakefield College
25/08/07 -> Workshop during Trinity3 @ Holy Trinity Church
Hola The FISH here, hope all is well in your world :) we have added a couple of New B-Sides and a load of old recordings to the site, some random joy in there somewhere :) hopefully we'll cross over soon peace love and oddness JFF, oh and we have a new website www.japanesefightingfish.co.uk xxxx
how doooooooooooo, he he i know that 4 armed squeeze i've seen her around :) x hope ya well, big hellos to sean and da crew x we've just updated the site with some of amys artwork if ya fancy a look,,,,works in ink :) x
The very best of Happy Birthday wishes go out to you ...you were one of my first friends here on "the space"...peace and blessings in the coming year! Susanne
To kick off the-2008-artmarket fun times and get our creative juices re-flowing we're having a crafty little pre-Valentines Vintage Fair. It will be a mix of theartmarket, 'RAG boutique' and 'sexcloth' vintage lines alongside local and international craft and art originals. To start the loveball rolling we're having a Stitch 'n' Bitch and Draw-In at the opening this Saturday 9th Feb 12-5pm with cake and tea buffet for sustenance.
Limited to 300 pieces for each colorway.The Putrid Pal is available for pre-order right now atCrazy Label (orders to be shipped in 2 weeks). In fine toy shops in March!
ALOHAA!HOW ARE YOU!?Im FINE!MY NEW SINGLE "TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT" ITS OUT NOW!IF U WANT LISTEN TO ON MY SPACE! other version on myspace.com/templeofselfica Phat Pixel from BlissCorporation
i know its 4:30 in the morning but i just can't stop thinking about that workshop you did! ha ha, i'm actually in uni still trying to finish my dissertation for tomorrow, been here since about 8pm, i'm mental! me and my housemate want to do a workshop in our house we have lots of people interested, its gonna be a recycled toy christmas workshop, are you interested? i've collected loads of materials and she has a big fat chraft box full of junk! lets do this thing!!!! xxxxxx
