Thrift Drones

Found imagery, montage, social exchange

Purchased thrift store artworks are changed with the subtle addition of cut out images of Predator and Reaper drones. The work reimagines discarded, everyday paintings, prints and photographs as visual reminders of droned skies. To date I’ve made well over a 300 pieces. Since moving to Scotland in 2017, I've continued this work, developing a UK based version of the project.

As the project moves forward, the intent is to strategically re-donate the droned artworks back to thrift stores in order to facilitate the public re-distribution of the works. I see this as a long term effort to place drones into the skies of hundreds of pieces of thrift store art, document, share, exhibit, donate and so on. I am presently developing a framework for distributing these works to thrift stores and second hand shops throughout the United States and United Kingdom. Visit my dedicated Instagram account to view the entirety of this project: https://www.instagram.com/thriftdrones