Planets and stars of the solar system recreated using 12,000 breadtags.
An installation at Sweets Workshop, Summer Hill, Sydney, 2011
Breadtags in their natural state
Part of the installation at Sweets Workshop gallery, 2011
I collected breadtags (the clips that keep bread from getting stale) for years before starting to make jewellery from them. In 2011 I had my first solo exhibition: a recreation of the solar system made out of melted breadtags.
Related items
- Interview with artist Beth Taylor on the Sweets Workshop website
- Artist Finds Beauty in the Plastic Bread Tag, Sydney Morning Herald
Inner West Courier, June 2011
Poster designed by Sweets Worksop