Sculptor Heather Gottfried rescues found objects and gives them new artistic life. Photo credit: Adam T. Gottfried. Long Island painter and sculptor Heather Gottfried has taken the adage "one person's trash is another's treasure" to heart by creating artistic treasures for all to enjoy with her found metal sculptures. Twenty "treasures" will be on display in November at the "Metal" Morphosis art exhibition at the Long Island Children's Museum.

Gottfried expresses her appreciation for technology and her love of nature through her work with found objects. Challenging the growing "use it once" mentality, her pieces feature discarded machine-made objects found tumbled and twisted on the side of roads and further altered by elements of nature. Typical elements include "street metal" - lost, broken, twisted, rusted parts of machines, wire, washers, and old keys. Acrylic paint and paper are applied to some pieces, while wire is used to connect various elements and provide an added design feature.

Gottfried has degrees in Art Education and Architecture from Hofstra University and New York Institute of Technology. She has taught art programs at Nassau County Museum of Art, Hofstra University, Tilles Centerand the Long Island Children's Museum since 1997. Her abstract acrylic paintings took first prize honors at the Educational and Cultural Fund of the Electrical Industries art show in 2000 and 2002.

Gottfried will share her techniques with children visiting the Long Island Children's Museum on Saturday, November 19. During a three-hour Meet the Artist workshop, Gottfried will work with children tp create collages using a variety of found papers (recycled magazines) and other materials. The workshop (free with museum admission) will run from2-5 p.m.