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Plastic Waste
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Turtle Island
Read more: Turtle IslandThe inspiration for the creation was the Common Snapping Turtle. A big shout-out to local member, Kristin Rubin and local college students, Sarah Lockhart and Alanis Gonzalez, for their assistance in the construction of the artwork. The display of Turtle…
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Ella Daish’s Giant Tampon
Read more: Ella Daish’s Giant TamponEnvironmental activist Ella Daish has created a giant tampon applicator as part of a protest against single-use plastic. The piece is made out of period plastic found polluting beaches, waterways, and local ecosystems in the UK. Daish sourced 1,200 applicators…
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ECO Fashionable Collectibles- Made From Recycled Plastic
Read more: ECO Fashionable Collectibles- Made From Recycled PlasticIn 2019, Adeyemi Emmanuel began collecting bits of discarded plastic and used them to make a backpack. Seeing a way to raise environmental awareness in fashion-conscious Nigeria, Emmanuel in November launched a line of bags, wallets and gift boxes made…
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Plastic Waste
Read more: Plastic WasteThe political artist I chose to investigate is Ruth Peche, a Spanish sculptor and photographer. Her themes tend to center around plastic waste and the impact it has on the environment, using this as a muse for describing the relationship…