children's sweatshirt and illustration by Marcus Walters

dolls by le train fantôme

watercolor by Meredith Gaston

This musical ball and track set by HABA is definitely dope on a rope.

illustrations by Sasha Barr

illustrations by Steph Baxter

Eric Barclay is an illustrator and sculptor who reuses different materials to create delightful pieces of art. For instance the lion above was painted onto a mustard bottle and the penguin, Mr Shackelton, was created from a discarded street lamp bulb and spare lumber. I was just reading a satire on making art from salvaged materials - think crocheted expired macaroni and glitter. Obviously a lot can go wrong there, but Barclay's work is far beyond the scope of the book and gives the term "recycled" a darling makeover. Check out more of Barclay's stuff at his shop.

images by Eric Barclay