Elyria native Merritt James Geddes collects scrap metal and turns the forgotten parts into pieces of art. Geddes said he has been creating art since he was a child. “I started at a really young age ...

Nov. 9—MOSES LAKE — The organizers of the scrap metal art competition work to make it a challenge. That was the lesson of the oxygen tank that attracted the attention of the team from Pasco. The ...

PALOS PARK, Ill. -- Like a modern-day Geppetto, Steve Kost articulated a scrap metal marionette he created at his home in Palos Park. It's one of many creations the ironworker and combat veteran has ...

We meet Houston artist Mark Bradford, better known as Scrapdaddy. He describes his work taking scrap metal and turning it into sculptures and other works of art. Michael Hagerty is the senior producer ...

(Memphis) A man is in jail, accused of stealing a statue worth $65,000. Police say Wayne Barnes cut it up to sell it as scrap metal. Police recovered most of the pieces at a West Memphis recycling ...

KNOXVILLE — Behind a door is a dim workshop that's a little dirty, but its beauty rises from the dust. Welcome to Scrappalachian Metal Work. This is where Gregory Tune transforms what many would ...

Somewhere in antiquity, a philosopher murmured: "One man's junk is another man's treasure." Along North Palafox Street, opposite Southern Scrap Company, there stands a 38-foot tall bit of artistry ...

There is no truer example of the idiom “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” than junk art, where creative minds use discarded material to make something that inspires wonder or curiosity.

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Nestled in the trees on a remote stretch of Wisconsin's Highway ...