
Yeah, I know the title of this post sounds like an album by some prog band or maybe even something released on a cassette-only label, but what we’re talking about here is
Julie B using eco-friendly materials to create a large-scale installation. What exactly is “regrind” you ask? Quoted on her
blog:
Julie said, “When I took the initial challenge, it was hard to find anyone who’d managed to utilize regrind (discarded plastic ground into a usable molding substance) and eco-friendly material, in the way I knew it needed to be done to get the effect we wanted – where the creatures are opaque during the day and semi-transparent at night. In the end, while I’m keeping most of technique secret, everything had to be painstakingly hand applied.”

In case you were looking to link Julie B and T-Pain, Kevin Bacon-style, the connection isn’t voice modulation, but rather
Save My Oceans, an awareness campaign (also featuring Shepard Fairey), asking people to pledge to:
- Choose reusable bottles and bags instead of plastic ones.
- Eat non-endangered seafood.
- Prevent ocean temperatures from rising by reducing carbon footprint.
These are some things we can get behind. You can make your pledge
here. Oh, and the sculptures look rad, too.

Click through for a work-in-progress shot of Julie and a giant regrind turtle and a short video showing the illuminated creatures and some college kids. Lots more info about Julie and this project can be found on her
Planet Illogica page.