Bid for "Pasta and Kix", a wall piece, assemblage paper labels and metal can parts by mixed media artist Mary Ann Lomonaco.

Mary Ann's three-dimensional mixed media constructions are made from recycled, reclaimed, reconstructed “stuff” using a variety of techniques and materials. All her artwork is made primarily from found objects, those things most of us already have as opposed to things we purchase. This way of making art helps the environment, but it also challenges us to look at everyday objects and see their possibilities and potential - even their beauty. Mary Ann's aim is to help viewers  stand in a new place - to help them realize that things they see every day and consider as disposable, as trash can become something valuable, unusual, beautiful and interesting - can become art. This all began with a mop: something every woman has and uses without thinking about it.