Secondhand Saints presents a wide variety of image collections. Any of these images are available in the following styles:

Barrettes · Belts · Bracelets · Buttons · Chokers · Drawer Pulls · Earrings
Keychains · Magnets · Pearl Bracelets · Pearl Necklaces · Pendants · Phat Caps
Pins · Rings · Wristlets · Zipper Pulls

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We also have Six-Pack Bracelets.

You may request your order on soda rather than beer caps, and you may mix and match your own combination for earrings, belts, six-pack bracelets, and chokers.

Be aware that every special request requires one to two weeks extra.

We can use your own images for a $20 setup fee. That image will not be used for anyone else.

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Remembering the Poor

Art from recycled materials is hot right now, and as I make my so-called living by making art from junk, I want to remember and acknowledge those who have even less than I. Recycled art originally springs from re-use of materials by those who have no choice about what to use. Third world countries, especially Africa, produce much of our highest quality recycled art by using their ancient arts and crafts techniques. They put a high value on scrap as it is all they have access to.

Although I’m happy that people are recycling, I don’t want art from recycled materials to become sanitized and gentrified. Most of my customers are poor folk like me. May my work always be accessible to those of lower income! May I never forget that I came to this work through my own poverty, and may I always be generous with my gifts back to others.

Thank you to the impoverished folk who have given me and other artists inspiration for using bottlecaps and other “trash” materials. Let’s reclaim our materials without forgetting their source.

To me, making art from trash is a metaphor for the journey I’ve taken through my struggles, transforming my sense of self-worth from junk into art.

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