Arts & Entertainment

Artist Sells Recycled Designs at Wiregrass

Melody Swindle, of Heart & Soul, find beauty in everyday items and takes what she makes to local shows and markets.

For Melody Swindle, there's nothing quite like turning items that some might see as pieces of junk into works of art.

Swindle, of Seminole Heights, is a self taught folk artist who enjoys creating pieces from recycled elements.

"I love to find a new purpose for old things while helping to keep our planet green," she states on her website.

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Swindle sells her artwork at local shows and markets. She was at the Fresh Market at The Shops at Wiregrass earlier this month. She also particiaptes in the Fresh Market at Hyde Park Village and the Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market.

The Fresh Market at The Shops at Wiregrass takes place on the first and third Saturdays of the month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The next event date is June 1.

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For more information about Swindle and a complete list of her event dates, visit her Heart & Soul website.

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