Sayaka Ganz makes giant wildlife sculptures from plastic spatulas, hangers, toys and lots of other plastic items, and she’s one of my top 5 favorite creative reuse artists in the world. I am thrilled that I had the opportunity to meet Sayaka in person and see her Reclaimed Creations exhibit at the Asian Arts and Culture Center at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.
You can hear my original podcast that I recorded after meeting Sayaka in September 2019 in this YouTube video:
![Fogo - Cheetah by Sayaka Ganz](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0190-1024x768.jpg)
![Black skimmer sculpture by Sayaka Ganz](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0214-1024x768.jpg)
![Whale sculpture by Sayaka Ganz made from recycled blue plastic pieces](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0211-e1569339675137-768x1024.jpg)
![A mother and cub polar bear sculpture in an art gallery](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0207-1024x768.jpg)
![A black sculpture of a cormorant sea bird with its arms outstretched to warm in the sun - located in an art gallery](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0205-e1569339958978-1024x1024.jpg)
![A red bird of paradise with a yellow head sculpture made from recycled plastic](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0200-e1569340049697-1024x1024.jpg)
![Hoof close-up from Sayaka Ganz's horse sculpture](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0220-e1569339466465-1024x1024.jpg)
![Close-up showing how Sayaka bolts her horse sculpture to the wall for stability](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0197-e1569339582727-1024x1024.jpg)
![Close-up of metal armature in red cheetah sculpture](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0209-1024x768.jpg)
![Nova - Phoenix Sculpture by Sayaka Ganz](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0201-e1569338687383-1024x1024.jpg)
Teaching Jewelry-Making from Plastic Cutlery
The next day, I volunteered to help her teach jewelry-making from plastic cutlery at the Charm City Night Market. We had a lot of fun and the jewelry looks really professional!
![Earrings and necklace made from plastic cutlery](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0239-1024x768.jpg)
![Sayaka drilling plastic cutlery to make jewelry](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0242-e1569339354243-768x1024.jpg)
![Sayaka Ganz and Carla Brown at the Charm City Night Market teaching jewelry making from recycled materials](https://trashmagination.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0247-e1569339305598-768x1024.jpg)