A Bradford artist is risking years of bad luck by appealing for broken mirrors to use in her latest work at an exhibition of 200 artists' creations in the city.

And the weird and wacky works that have just gone on show also include a washing machine that sings 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'.

Other exhibits, though, are more traditional, including traditional portraits and a full-scale Victorian botanical collector's room.

The diverse show at Bradford College features the work of more than 200 students with offerings from fine art, photography, graphics, textiles, ceramics, print making and material designs.

Mature art student and supermarket worker Mark Pattison, of Keighley, wanted to get across the tussle between fine art and advertising by cutting out thousands of paper-shape people from magazines scattering them on a floor of magazine ads and disguising a painted face behind a stack of beans to make a 'human bean' portrait.

And one of the most emotive exhibits on show comes from breast cancer survivor Joan Newall, of Skipton, who uses natural textiles and her spare fake breasts to chart her own personal journey of how she coped with the disease from discovering the lump to today, five years on.

Simon Thorpe, the college's head of art, design and textiles, said: "We can justifiably claim to be one of the leading producers of art and design education nationally. Bradfor-dians should be proud."

The show runs until Wednesday and is open from 10am to 5pm at the School of Art, Design and Textiles and the Yorkshire Craft Centre both in Carlton Street, Bradford.

While the art students at Bradford College are hoping for a run of good luck with their exhibits, Bradford artist Shaeron Caton-Rose, pictured, is risking decades of bad luck by issuing an appeal for broken mirrors.

Shaeron has sent the message to horrified mirror smashers: "Please don't bin them" because she needs the pieces for her latest creation.

Mrs Caton-Rose, 39, a mother of five-year-old twins, is working on a piece of art to be shown at Leeds Metropolitan University on July 8.

The 20ft square exhibition will include an entire floor being spread with broken pieces of mirror.

A video projection from above will give viewers of the exhibition entitled The Little Mermaid the impression they are under water.

But Mrs Caton-Rose, of Sydenham Place, Undercliffe, said: "I need lots and lots of broken mirrors. I'm probably bringing on millions of years of bad luck but I am asking people to get in touch and not to throw them away."

Mrs Caton-Rose, who teaches art at West Bowling Community College, gained a degree in fine arts at Sheffield University in 1986 followed by an MA and teaching degree.

She has exhibited in galleries across the north of England and has another planned at Bradford Univer-sity on September 12.

She said she had drawn from being a tot and her twins, Grace and Jake, who attend St Luke's C of E Primary School, appear to be following in her footsteps.