https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-creates-self-portrait-with-thousands-of-plastic-bottle-caps.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=artist-creates-self-portrait-with-thousands-of-plastic-bottle-caps A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the world Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:28:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-creates-self-portrait-with-thousands-of-plastic-bottle-caps.html#comment-289183 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:28:04 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=26396#comment-289183 […] Mary Ellen Croteau from Chicago has made a stunning 8 by 7 ft. portrait of herself using recycled plastic bottle caps. This idea came to her one day when she noticed that the smaller sized caps fit inside the larger ones and these created a whole new color combination. Then she was inspired by Chuck Close’s art and the way he creates realistic portraits using just shapes of colors. She did not use any paint on the caps themselves except for the shadow areas where the white board showed through, and only trimmed a few caps so they would fit in tight spaces. She achieved all the different color tones simply by combining different color bottle caps. via: odditycentral.com […]

]]> https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-creates-self-portrait-with-thousands-of-plastic-bottle-caps.html#comment-288510 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=26396#comment-288510 […] spaces. She achieved all the different color tones simply by combining different color bottle caps. Her 8-foot by 7-foot masterpiece is truly a remarkable example of eco art and is sure to get people ….” w/ […]

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