Myriam Dion

These intricately cut newspaper pieces are by Canadian artist Myriam Dion.  To see more of her work go to her website.

Herb Williams

This sculptural installation "Ring of Fire", made of crayons, is by artist Herb Williams.  To see more of his work go to his website.

Michelle Mckinney

These ethereal nature-inspired metal installation pieces are by UK artist Michelle Mckinney.  To see more of her work go to her website.

Regina Silviera

These graphic installations are by Brazilian artist Regina Silviera.  To see more of her work go to her website.

Anne Lindberg

These rayon thread and pin installations are by artist Anne Lindberg.  To see more of her work go to her website.

Astrid Bowlby

These room-sized installations created from hand-cut ink drawings on paper are by artist Astrid Bowlby.  To see more of her work go to her website.

Gabriel Dawe

These intricate, colorful thread installations are by Mexican-born artist Gabriel Dawe.  To see more of his work go to his website.

Patrick Dougherty

"Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty began to learn about primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. Beginning about 1980 with small works, fashioned is his backyard, he quickly moved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental site-specific installations that require sticks by the truckload. To date he has built over two hundred such massive sculptures all over the world." - website

To see more of his work go to his website.

Jean Shin

"Chance City is made up of thousands of discarded scratch-and-win lottery tickets that have been arranged into an urban complex, constructed as a house of cards. Embodying the failed hopes of ordinary people, the worthless lottery tickets become building blocks for monumental, yet temporary structures. While no glue was used to make these towering and precariously-balanced edifices, they are sturdier than they look. The structures, literally held up by gravity and friction, are symbols of the American Dream representing how labor, money and resilience defy the odds of a fragile existence." - Jean Shin

To see more about this installment along with her other work go to her website.

Song Dong

"The artist Song Dong, one of the most inventive figures in contemporary Chinese art, has turned the contents of his mother's former home in Beijing, which was also his childhood home, into the installation titled "Waste Not." Mr. Song's mother, Zhao Xiangyua, was born in China in 1938 and died in Beijing in January. For nearly 60 years she lived in the city with her husband and two children in a tiny house crammed with domestic odds and ends — clothes, books, kitchen utensils, toiletries, school supplies, shopping bags, rice bowls, dolls — which were used, then recycled, then indiscriminately hoarded. Now the entire cache, every odd button and ballpoint pen, is in the Museum of Modern Art's multi-story atrium, along with Ms. Zhao's fridge and bed." - NY Times

To read more about this story go to http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/14/arts/20090714_SONG_SLIDESHOW_index.html

Livia Marin - 2214 Lipsticks

"Livia Marin works with objects whose importance is often dismissed because of their ubiquity – bottle caps, plastic cups, and in Ficciones de un uso, 2214 lipsticks. When a friend pointed out that each woman wore her lipstick down in a different fashion, Marin began to explore whether lipsticks could function as a sculptural work that emphasized individuality over uniformity. They came in a cohesive color palette designed specifically to attract attention. They could be molded like ceramic, plastic or glass into whatever form she chose. The tubes could function as pedestals when the pieces were on display, and double as protective containers for storage and shipping. By transforming each individual lipstick from a standardized tool of cosmetic beauty to a curiously compelling sculptural icon, Marin capitalizes on the power that comes with re-making the ordinary into something spectacular." - Museum of Contemporary Craft