Trinity Art Group : The Trinity Art Group Exhibition: The Art of Recycling

“My inspiration was to create something out of nothing. I have an interest in fashion but due to my circumstances I am unable to indulge in such luxury. I have managed to create my very own couture dress using humble materials.” ~ Adrienne

Trinity Winchester proudly presents “The Art of Recycling” an art exhibition that showcases the colourful and imaginative artwork of the Trinity Art Group. The show takes inspiration from The Great Waste Project supported by Winchester City Council and WinAcc - the Great Waste Project ( for web-link: The Great Waste ) challenges the way people see waste, and encourages people to reduce their waste and recycle more.

The Trinity Art Group (TAG) comprises of a team of enthusiastic and energetic artists from a diverse range of backgrounds. The group have been hard at work putting together an exhibition that utilizes waste material and transforms them into beautiful works of art - including the pictured couture dress, made from ring pulls, bin bags and out of date surgical gloves.

Adrienne's Giant Eye

Kris's Purple fairy

B's Coat of Arms "I have modelled a heraldic shield. I thought about how my life could be encapsulated and represented by images – the bear, for example, is quite a solitary creature and hibernates in the winter. Due to a long term illness I had retreated to my bed and saw very few people. I am known as ‘B’ so the bee is also me well and busying myself with tasks. The whole thing is a page in an open book to represent the story element of life."

Trinity Art Group Gargoyles

Hagis's All Natural Mask

Julie's toothy Humpty Dumpty and Chicken Lickin
"In our art sessions we have been using recycled materials to create anew. I had lots of old clothing which included a pair of unworn children’s tights and decided to use these to make a door stop shaped like the Nursery Rhyme character Humpty Dumpty." ~ Julie

Sarah's R2D2 and Ginger cat
“I had a lot of fun putting this together. At first, I was afraid as I was given a wide range of recyclable materials with little instruction in what I was supposed to do with them. After a group discussion, I struck upon an idea to create my very own space droid - combining parts of a vacuum cleaner and papier mâché. I am very happy with the results.” ~ Sarah

Ruth's Emojis

Cakes and Biscuits made by Sarah Harris and her Trinity Cookery Group (Thank you!)

Colin's Red Piggy Wig

A viewer admiring the Emoji artwork made from cardboard, milk bottle tops and pool tiles.

Trev's Bird Doctor / Quack - Inspired by 17^th century plague doctors’ costume and ornithological studies, Trev has created his own scary hybrid “Bird Doctor” / “Quack”. Trev then applied layers of coloured tissue paper to give his creature a bright and colourful appearance.