Raleigh’s Denise Hughes uses buttons, Barbie shoes, contact lens containers, anything and everything to create art.
>> IT’S LIKE ART IN A WAY. >>> TONIGHT, OUR TRAVELER TAR HEEL MEETS A WOMAN WITH LIMITLESS CREATIVITY. WE FIND A SCOTT MASON IN RALEIGH. >> Reporter: BARBIE, POOR BARBIE. >> THIS IS THE FUN PART. >> Reporter: BITS AND PIECES . >> CONTACT LENS CONTAINERS. >> Reporter: ARMS AND LEGS OF BARBIE. >> I DO IT WHEN I MAKE A PORTRAIT TO DEFINE THE FACE. >> Reporter: IT’S A DOLL, DOLLY. THIS IS NOT A PAINTING AND NOR IS DIANA ROSS. >> SHE HAS A COURTYARD, 50 BARBIE SHOES, 3 GUITARS. >> Reporter: AND MANY VINYL . SHE GAVE HER OLD 45S A DIFFERENT TOUR. >> PERFECT. I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT THING TO DO. >> Reporter: MAYBE THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY. >> I THINK WE LIVE IN THIS DISPOSABLE CULTURE. MY IDEA IS TO TAKE IT AND USE IT. >> Reporter: DENISE IS FROM RALEIGH, A GRADUATE WHO STUDYED ART AND DREAMED BIG. >> I STARTED PAINTING MURALS FOR WAKE MED. I DID ALL THE WAKE MED HOSPITALS HERE. >> Reporter: SERVER WALTER RALEIGH. >> IT HAS BOTTLE CAPS, TOYS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT LIDS. >> Reporter: YET, NOTHING PAINTED. THE ORIGINAL HANGS AT RALEIGH’S KIDS MUSEUM. >> WHAT ARE THE CHILDREN’S REACTION TO THE MUSEUM? >> OH, THEY LOVE IT. >> Journalist: AND IF IT IS DENISE’S FACT. >> I LOVE THE WAY THE LIGHT REFLECTS IN THE FIGURES BELOW. >> Reporter: SHE IS ROLLING IN THE WATER. >> IT REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF MY YOUTH. >> Reporter: THE SATISFACTION OF LOOKING BACK. >> HE’S AS FLAMBOYANT AS EVER. EVERYTHING IS IN FABRIC. I PRINTED HOT COLORS. >> Reporter: AUDREY HEPBURN. >> I LOVE IT. I PUT A LOT OF SHINE IN HER. >> Reporter: SPARKLE AND SCRABBLE. >> I HAVE A LOT OF SCRABBLE TILES. ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND. >> Journalist: JUST TO EXPRESS JOY. >> ENJOY YOURSELF AND DON’T TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. >> WHICH LOCAL TALENTED ARTIST
