Scraping by

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Artist: Nicole De Mestre 

Title: Scraping by 

Year: 2021

Materials: Each Limpet is made from found and recycled materials - metal, wood, textiles. Details and dimensions for each Limpet are outlined below. Dimensions are measured in cm and ordered Height x Width x Depth

I have collected limpet shells since I was a child, and have never really contemplated their lives or why hundreds of them are regularly washed up on our beaches. Underneath their shells, limpets spend their lives licking and scraping the algae off rocks so it is fitting that these limpets are created from materials found or “scraped” from urban streets. Inspired by the cone shapes of their shells, combined with my love of basketmaking using recycled materials, these mighty limpets were born!

Limpet #1 : rope, wool, beads, security fencing, fruit nets 38x38x9

Limpet #2 : rope, wool, cotton, beads 35x35x10

Limpet #3 : rope, wool, beads, security fencing, raffia 29x29x16

Limpet #4 : rope, wool, curtain ring, wire 25x25x15

Limpet #5 : rope, wool, wire 26x26x17

Limpet #6 : rope, wool, wire, fencing, light shade, beads, fruit nets 37x37x17

Limpet #7 : rope, wool, beads, cane, wire 22x22x17

Limpet #8 : rope, wool, cane, beads 35x35x5

Limpet #9 : rope, wool, beads 20x20x9

Limpet #10 : rope, wool, beads, wire 47x47x10

Limpet #11 : rope, wool, beads, wire, tin lid, rivet 47x47x14

Limpet #12 : rope, wool, washers, fan, cord, beads 59x59x16

Limpet #13 : rope, wool, fan, cord, cane 41x41x18

Limpet #14 : rope, wool, beads, fan, cord 44x44x19

Limpet #15 : rope, wool, washers, fan, cord 80x80x18

Limpet #16 : rope, wool, washers, fan, cord, beads, lace, net 42x42x25

Limpet #17 : rope, wool, beads, lampshade wire, cord 40x40x10

Limpet #18 : rope, wool, washers, fan, cord 24x24x9

Limpet #19 : rope, wool, net, dartboard wire, cord 33x33x13


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Nicole de Mestre is an environmental artist, who is motivated by producing something of beauty from materials that would otherwise have ended their days in a landfill site. She tries to reduce her impact on the planet and uses art to communicate her thoughts about society’s unsustainable consumer habits and living practices. She creates an eclectic range of artistic works, all linked through the use of recycled materials and found objects. Much of her process is obtaining materials and often their shapes, colour and texture determine the final work.