Its that time of the year when bookings are coming in thick and fast. From Lantern making through to Christmas themed workshops and our favourite From Zero and Back To Zero (a 100% recyclable / reusable installation project).
Working with kids off all ages upcoming Festivals and events include
Moreland City's Carols by the Lake
Kingscliff Arts Resurection Week
Moreland City Council - Summer Inclusive Dance Lantern Making
Plus a few more
Booked again for the upcoming St Kilda Festival in 2011 and for the first time Warrnambools Sustainability Festival.
Can't wait for the 2nd half of the Lantern workshops (Moreland Councils Summer Inclusive Program), most fun I have had in ages. The adults in these workshops all have various degrees of mental and physical disabilities but the joy on their faces and the way the throw themselves into the workshops is just amazing to watch and be a part of. We could learn quite a lot from this group of people.
The mural at St Domics is finished and looks amazing. It is incrediable what you can do with a collection of old wooden offcuts, rubber scraps and of course a load of paint and imagination. The theme is "Peace in Our Community". Parents, teachers and students all took part.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Working with Recycled Materials
Recycled Art Melbourne
I first started working with recycled materials whilst working on comunity art projects with kids. My first major project was with the St Kilda Adventure Playground in 2007. Working with these kids was amazing, we used marine ply that was about to be discarded by a local building site to create 3 murals. Mixing paint together with old magazines, fabrics and tiles donated by a local tile factory what the kids came up with was brilliant.
Since this first project I have gone on to establish a business which predominately runs recycled art workshops and projects for festivals, schools, community organisations and corporations. Its been amazing especially working with kids. From running this business I have gain so much and now my own work is predominately made from recycled materials.
I have since my late teens/early 20's been invovled with various environmental and human rights groups both here and overseas whilst also trying to figure out how to use my art in a more productive manner when it comes to these issues. Finally I feel I have found a way in which I can actually combine my love for the environment with my art in a postive and non-confrontational way which allows people from all walks of life, especially children to gain some insight into simple ways in which we can make a difference. It gets people thinking including myself on how we can re-use various items instead of throwing them out to end up in landfill. It has taught me so much and I know it will continue to do so.
Recycled Art Melbourne
I first started working with recycled materials whilst working on comunity art projects with kids. My first major project was with the St Kilda Adventure Playground in 2007. Working with these kids was amazing, we used marine ply that was about to be discarded by a local building site to create 3 murals. Mixing paint together with old magazines, fabrics and tiles donated by a local tile factory what the kids came up with was brilliant.
Since this first project I have gone on to establish a business which predominately runs recycled art workshops and projects for festivals, schools, community organisations and corporations. Its been amazing especially working with kids. From running this business I have gain so much and now my own work is predominately made from recycled materials.
I have since my late teens/early 20's been invovled with various environmental and human rights groups both here and overseas whilst also trying to figure out how to use my art in a more productive manner when it comes to these issues. Finally I feel I have found a way in which I can actually combine my love for the environment with my art in a postive and non-confrontational way which allows people from all walks of life, especially children to gain some insight into simple ways in which we can make a difference. It gets people thinking including myself on how we can re-use various items instead of throwing them out to end up in landfill. It has taught me so much and I know it will continue to do so.
Recycled Art Melbourne
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