Unique Art Exhibit Made Out of Old Gas Furnace Parts

The saying one man's trash is another man's treasure has never been truer than a trip to the local art exhibit at a local Seattle community college. Art students at Lynnwood University decided to transform old, used gas furnace parts into a work

Seattle, WA (prHWY.com) November 19, 2012 - The saying one man's trash is another man's treasure has never been truer than a trip to the local art exhibit at a local Seattle community college. Art students at Lynnwood University decided to transform old, used gas furnace parts into a work of art.

"Our teacher gave us the challenge of transforming one man's trash into something beautiful and artistic", explained Mary Buttons, an art student at the Lynnwood University. "We noticed that a lot of the heating and cooling companies around the area had spare parts that they didn't know what to do with, and we thought we'd transform them into something amazing."

The students worked for a whole semester creating and developing the art exhibit. Each student was responsible for pitching ideas, creating a draft of how they wanted their exhibit to look and then have it voted on by a board.

"We wanted the entire experience to be as authentic as possible", explained Sharon Waters, an art teacher at Lynnwood University. "No student just walks into an art museum and gets to place their items on display. We wanted to show them the process they would have to go through in the future."

Upon completion the art exhibit featured over 200 exhibits from students. All the exhibits feature old gas furnace parts that have been transformed into works of art. Some of the exhibits feature canvas paintings, while others have the actual parts transformed into sculptures and statues.

"I decided to create a realistic representation of some of the country's favorite presidents", said Buttons. "I took the old furnace parts and made them into little human characters. I then dressed the characters up to look like the presidents. It was really fun."

The entire object of the whole art exhibit was to teach the students that anything in the world even used parts from old gas furnaces could be used for artwork. This allowed the students to think outside their comfort zone and use their creative juices.

When the art exhibit closes all items in the exhibit will be put on auction to raise money for the art program at Lynnwood University. It is expected that the auction could raise over $100,000 for future art programs at the school.

"We had numerous visitors express interest in purchasing items from the exhibit", said Waters. "We thought an auction would be a great way for people to purchase items they wanted, while raising money for the school."

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