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Heat Sink Art

May 19, 2020 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

I made a thing from a thing that was going into e-waste and some leftover bits of cotton yarn.

Pete said it was the “heat sink” from his old computer. Made from heavyweight cast aluminium, it’s gorgeously sculptural. Much too gorgeous to be melted down for scrap. I find old computer components are incredibly appealing – I wish I could figure out how to turn the old circuit board into earrings, but it’s fibreglass and almost impossible to cut (or wear) without injury…

I originally tried to use the heat sink as a coaster which made Pete roll his eyes – apparently, it was designed to take heat out, so all it did was make my tea cold..

But bless him, he’s always so quietly (and occasionally loudly) supportive. I walked into the dining room last week and found him using my “artwork” as a phone stand…

What’s the quirkiest thing you’ve ever made from something that was going to be thrown away? ♥

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  1. on May 19, 2020 at 5:42 am iamjuliab

    Ce,
    If you are not one of the most interesting people on the planet, I don’t know who is!
    xo
    Julia


  2. on May 19, 2020 at 5:43 am Roz MacAllan

    You are an endless source of wonder Celia. In the meantime since you and Pete are a team, would you ask Pete what I should do with an old hardrive we had removed from a computer.Not sure how to dispose correctly or whether we can trust our computer shop (apple approved) to dispose without accessing any info.


  3. on May 19, 2020 at 7:33 am katechiconi

    I once made a very large necklace from a chocolate box lid… It had a moulded plastic head of the sun, very sculptural and antique looking. I sprayed it gold and distressed it, glued in some ‘jewels’, backed it with card, punched holes in the top corners and added heavy ‘gold’ chain. It was a spectacular piece for a fancy dress outfit. I have actually made earrings from a circuit board, but I was quite brutal about it. I scored the surface with a glass cutter and then bashed it with a hammer till it broke into shards, which I then hung from my ears. Well, I did go to art college, what do you expect? It was prettier than safety pins, which were on trend at the time!


  4. on May 19, 2020 at 8:47 am Susan

    well that was an eyeopener…….clever by half. You are the ONE :)


  5. on May 19, 2020 at 9:06 am Diane Campbell

    Haha I’m with Pete. Celia, if you find another, you might find it will thaw your frozen soup etc faster than anything advertised.


  6. on May 21, 2020 at 8:52 am Itching for Hitching

    I agree I’ve always been fascinated with the beauty of heat sinks. Very touchy feely things.



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