{"id":864215,"date":"2026-09-29T02:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864215\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T02:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:22:11","slug":"made-in-vermont-trash-to-treasure-by-crafting-unique-sculptures-full-of-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864215\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in Vermont: Trash to treasure by crafting unique sculptures full of charm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">MILTON, Vt. (WCAX) &#8211; Scrap pieces of metal get a new lease on life thanks to Chuck and Maureen Jocelyns\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/802metalart.wixsite.com\/metalart\/gallery\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/802metalart.wixsite.com\/metalart\/gallery\">802 Metal Art<\/a>. They never know what they\u2019re going to make until they start welding it together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For the Jocelyns, welding is a way of life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve been in and around metal shops my whole life,\u201d Chuck Jocelyn said. \u201cMaureen was making jewelry and she finally said I don\u2019t want to make jewelry anymore, I want to do what you\u2019re doing and I said sure, so she got her own bench, some safety glasses and gloves and she started doing it,\u201d Chuck Jocelyn said of how they got their start. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Together they sift through junk metal looking for inspiration, seeing beyond the trash to the creatures trapped inside, which they say keeps the sparks flying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe go around to yard sales, do dumpster diving, so that\u2019s our date night, honestly it is. It still works for us that one of us finds a new dumpster and we\u2019re like, I got a dumpster tonight and we have to get into that. The cops have been called only once on us and we talked our way out of it. But, we try to go in dumpsters where we\u2019re allowed for the art,\u201d the Jocelyns said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Over the past few years, they\u2019ve amassed a maze of junk pieces that they can turn into anything. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cPeople love to give us junk that they think might go into the landfill. I\u2019ll come home from work and there\u2019ll be scrap metal in my driveway so it\u2019s always a surprise to us as it is with everybody else with what we end up with,\u201d Chuck Jocelyn said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/802metalart.wixsite.com\/metalart\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/802metalart.wixsite.com\/metalart\">802 Metal Art<\/a> lets the scraps speak for themselves. Working side by side, the Jocelyns have developed a unique art style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe don\u2019t collaborate on anything, we make our own items,\u201d Chuck Jocelyn said. \u201cMine are a bit more odd I think. Maureen makes more whimsical, colorful things and I make a lot of animals like goats, cows and pigs. Maureen is more liable to go completely off and make something weird and strange and people like that. The weirder it is, the more they like it,\u201d Chuck Jocelyn said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Weird and whimsical or fun and familiar, they sell hundreds of pieces a year at craft shows, flea markets and fairs. Their mission remains the same, saving good junk from being lost to the landfill and turning it into something that can spark joy.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WCAX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILTON, Vt. 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