New Year's resolutions feel exciting in the warm glow of December. But they start to lose their luster once the glitter has been swept from Times Square. A recent study found that 64% of resolutions don't last a month— it seems the surge of optimism of January 1st can only carry us so far.

If the odds are against us, is the answer giving up on resolutions altogether? We turned to experts for advice on creating healthy habits that stick.

In an age of overconsumption, many artists are using the products of our excess to make powerful statements about waste. Others simply find poetry in transforming the discarded into something beautiful. Whatever the motivation, the results of their work are often breathtaking and always thought-provoking.