Plastic Masterpiece Maker

Erica
Age 8
Exeter, Canada

Erica's marvellous machine chops, shreds and melts the waste plastic, transforming it into a masterpiece, creating beautiful objects. We love that this creates something from the waste collected from the ocean and would also prevent some plastic waste reaching the ocean in the first place.

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Plastic Masterpiece Maker

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The Inventor
Erica
Exeter, Canada
The Maker
David Dumbrell
Kinetic artist
Vancouver, Canada

Invention Story

The Idea!

Invention recycles plastic waste and transforms them into artworks.

Erica has been telling us about what she has learnt through taking part in the Mission: Protect our oceans challenge through the Inventor's Log and has created this wonderful drawing of herself swimming in the ocean.

The Maker said...

Plastic Masterpiece Maker

Hi, David Dumbrell here. When I looked over the inventions I was drawn to Erica's idea, she had tackled the ...

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David met with Erica on a video call and showed her the initial drawings for the Plastic Masterpiece Maker automata that he planned to make and got Erica's feedback on how the final machine should look and feel.

The Maker said...

Plastic Masterpiece Maker

Hello, David Dumbrell here. The 4 machines are now made for the “Plastic Masterpiece Maker”. They are made out of ...

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Well done Little Inventor! Erica created these other great inventions for the challenge and we can't wait to see what she comes up with next.