This playful and poignant exhibition challenges visitors to think differently about the creative potential lurking in everyday objects. From an iridescent trout made from beach refuse to a flock of cheery birds made from tin cans, Trash Menagerie explores animals imaginatively made from recycled rubbish.

And that puts me in mind of local artist Jayme Jacobson’s Eclectons, likewise made form recycled materials. Lately, Jacobson has been working with a writer to unfold (so to speak) a soap-operaesque tale of Eclecton treachery and liberation. You can find the short slideshows she’s made of the first two chapters here and here. And here’s Wand Baneesh, a delightful creature made of paper.

And in case you’ve wondered what to do with those self-replicating clothes hangers cluttering up the closets of your life, you might want to consider something like these Hangeliers.