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Suri Alpaca Scrap Metal Sculpture / Work in Progress

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Here’s a post showing the progress from start to finish on a new (December 2025) Alpaca sculpture that I am making from scrap metal and wire. MOST RECENT PHOTO – March 10, 2026 – COMPLETE! I’m finally at the point

Cindy Chinn December 22, 2025March 10, 2026 General No Comments Read more

LED Lights on Theatre Marquee

theatre marquee light project

Ok – some projects take longer than I expect – that’s a given. I generally end up getting more detailed and add more work to my design (which is always subject to change). But THIS project – WOW – this

Cindy Chinn July 7, 2025July 8, 2025 General No Comments Read more

See No Evil Chimp Sculpture

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February 2, 2025: I have completed my second Chimp sculpture, “See No Evil.” Check out “Hear No Evil” on this page.The sculpture is made from recycled cardboard, and covered with recycled bicycle tubes (hair). The teeth are old bicycle tires.The

Cindy Chinn February 3, 2025July 7, 2025 General 1 Comment Read more

Re-Tired Chimp Sculptures – Complete

Recycled art - Chimp, "Hear no Evil" by Cindy Chinn

February 2, 2025: I have completed the second sculpture, “See No Evil.” View more photos here! November 22, 2024: “Hear No Evil” completed sculpture [36″ x 24″ x 24″ / 91cm x 61cm x 61cm](Additional recent photos and ‘in progress’

Cindy Chinn November 1, 2024February 5, 2025 General 1 Comment Read more

Hosting Artist Jo Caminiti for Community Project

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This post discusses my September 2024 collaboration with Jo Caminiti from Australia. I worked with the Arts Council of Thayer County, who supplied her airfare, while I hosted her at my home studio here in Chester Nebraska. I had never

Cindy Chinn October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 General No Comments Read more

Steampunk Toilet – Complete!

Every now and then I get a call out of the blue about a project that gets me really excited. Of course, I love working on all of my projects, but some allow me to unleash the possibilities, and have

Cindy Chinn August 13, 2024November 8, 2024 General 1 Comment Read more

Why I Make Recycled Artwork

Recycled Art by Cindy Chinn

Here’s a post about how I have come to making recycled art, and some of my reasoning behind it. I’ll tell you a little about my background, some of the materials and methods I use, and why I think it’s

Cindy Chinn July 1, 2024July 6, 2024 General No Comments Read more

Re-Tired Raven Made from Bicycle Tires

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Here’s short post showing some of the stages of my “first in a series” of Re-Tired Sculptures. I made this raven from salvaged bike tires that I picked up locally (Lincoln & Omaha). My goal is to create a series

Cindy Chinn March 25, 2024May 2, 2024 General No Comments Read more

2023 Year in Review

2023 Year in Review

Last year was a busy year for creating, and the highlight was the completion of my Peacock sculpture! I learned a lot over the time it took me to work on this. I also finished the fire and flame section

Cindy Chinn January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 General No Comments Read more

Phoenix Scrap Metal Sculpture For Sale

Phoenix Scrap Metal Sculpture For Sale

This piece is available for Sale: $70,000Also available without the fire pit, please contact me for pricing and delivery options Sometimes I get a crazy idea, and being the artist I am…. I have to see it through and make

Cindy Chinn June 10, 2023May 27, 2024 General 2 Comments Read more

Phoenix Metal Sculpture

Phoenix metal sculpture

This piece is available for Sale – please contact me for pricing and delivery options For some reason, I’m making a lot of birds lately! It’s not a conscious decision – but first it was my crow, then the peacocks

Cindy Chinn July 3, 2022January 26, 2024 General No Comments Read more

Sandhill Crane Sculpture Made from Metal Cutlery

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Sandhill Crane Sculpture August 2021: I’ve begun work on a life size sandhill crane sculpture made from scrap metal and cutlery. This is a commission piece for a couple’s 25th anniversary! This blog post will show the progress as start

Cindy Chinn September 15, 2021July 16, 2022 General No Comments Read more
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Cindy Chinn is a contemporary artist working across sculpture, pencil carving, painting, and mixed media.

Based in Chester, Nebraska

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