Brown Prison Art Handbag Candy Wrapper NEW Nahui Ollin Start Price USD 124.99 Current Price USD 124.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Southern California See more about 'Brown Prison Art Handbag Candy Wrapper NEW Nahui Ollin' Description Brown Prison Art Handbag Candy Wrapper NEW Nahui Ollin Background of Tramp or Prison Art:In the movie classic "The Man With The Golden Arm," (1955) star Frank Sinatra, on being released from prison, presents his wife with a belt made of woven cigarette packs.  Prison art describes folk art objects made from folded and woven gum wrappers, cigarette packs (with & without the cellophane), paper bags, matchbook covers and similar recycled materials.    "Prison Art" can describe arts and crafts made by prison inmates and includes works such as paintings drawings, sculptures or whatever.  For our purposes we use "Prison Art" to describe a paper folding craft enjoyed and practiced by the public at large. During the 1960's a popular school girl art was crafting gum wrapper chains. Prison art is often referred to as tramp art.  Example:This bag is created by Nahui Ollin.  Nahui Ollin is a collection of unique and fashionable handbags and accessories made from recycled materials. All merchandise is entirely hand-made by specially folding and weaving individual candy wrappers, gum wrappers and soda bottle labels--together to create the various beautiful shapes and sizes of the Nahui Ollin Handbag and accessory Collection. ALL of the materials used, (Candy wrappers, gum wrappers and soda bottle labels) are factory rejects from independent manufactures and have never been used. These same materials were certain to be sent to a land fill or garbage dump only to pollute the earth more! Not only does the process sustain the environmentally-friendly practice of recycling, it also yields creatively-fresh, long lasting and innovative products. Made from up to 4000 individual candy wrappers, each piece is passionately and patiently hand made by craftsmen and follows the same process of folding, weaving, and sewing, which can take up to 4 days to complete. And while the bags are indeed made from candy wrappers, gum wrappers and soda bottle labels, they stand the test of time and weather for tear-free, long term durability. What you once would have discarded without hesitation, has been transformed and reshaped into the next must have fashion accessory. This bag is a example of the use of folk art in modern times.  It is brand new, never carried, with all tags attached.  The bag is made from candy wrappers, (mostly chocolate).  The handles are high grade brown leather with silvertone brushed, dual horseshoe hardware.  This bag measures 15" across the top, 11" tall,  and 7 1/2" wide.   There is also a black nylon zipper that keeps your items secure.  There is a photo of the inside of the bag.  The leather Nahui Ollin logo is inside the bag.  Please view our other listings for more Nahui Ollin items. We cheerfully accept PayPal and other methods of payments. Please contact us for further details.We ship Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. We also ship internationally, however we do declare the actual amount paid on the customs forms. Thank you for your understanding and honesty.If you are bidding on more than one item, please let us know ahead of time, so we can combine shipping for you. Payment is expected within 5 days from end of listing, or we will need to relist the item on eBay. Communication is the key to successful bidding and selling. All Sales are Final. Customer satisfaction is our number one goal, and want you to know we appreciate your business. Please email any questions you may have prior to bidding.You are welcome to contact us via email with any questions you may have. We look forward to building our customer base, so repeat business is our goal! Place a Bid!