Read the book years ago, don't specifically remember a windmill, but that doesn't mean it's not there. I think any "creating something new out of old pieces" would count as "on theme." Particularly anything 3-d, but even a collagraph might count. Giving discards new life ... sans lightning.

For those who've never been to art school:
In a collagraph, the plate is built up and manipulated by the artist, using a collage-like process which combines materials as diverse as cardboard, fabric, gesso, glue, string, sand, carborundum grit, and found objects. The artist can also draw lines into the gesso before it hardens. As a result, the plate may print as both relief and intaglio. Collagraph prints are usually pulled on a press.