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Jim and Tori Recycle Toy and Gadget Bits into Unique Decorative Songbirds

11/20/2011
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    <a href="http://mullaniumbyjimandtori.com/catalog/songbirds">Jim and Tori</a> have adapted antiques such as old clocks and binoculars to create a whole flock of decorative songbirds made from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/found-objects/">found objects</a>. Each unique bird is handmade in the team's studio in Florida, and the duo follows the forms of 3D bird carvings to give each feathered friend realistic characteristics.
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  • Mullanium by Jim and Tori
    The pair began creating their Songbirds in 2006 and have since transformed a whole range of unexpected relics into these interesting figurative sculptures.
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    Even croquet balls and wheels are given a second life by the team.
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  • Mullanium by Jim and Tori
    Each recycled item is combined to become a flighty decoration piece.
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    The website notes that each inventive sculpture varies in colour and style as no two are identical.
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    The pair warn potential customers that the pieces are all found.
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    Every bird is repurposed an unusual.
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Mullanium by Jim and Tori

Jim and Tori have adapted antiques such as old clocks and binoculars to create a whole flock of decorative songbirds made from found objects. Each unique bird is handmade in the team's studio in Florida, and the duo follows the forms of 3D bird carvings to give each feathered friend realistic characteristics.

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