Ideas from Art Teachers
Carrie DePrima is a middle school art teacher. She teaches at Monticello Middle School in Cleveland Heights and is a familiar face at ZeroLandfill Cleveland. Last year I spoke to Carrie and her husband Mike about her Harvest finds. Some of the projects that Carrie mentioned are shown below. One of the lessons is to create an object using a grid with 2″ x 3″ laminate chips. The challenge is the abstraction that happens without the use of curves. Here is an... Read More
Book Art Workshop Results
A fun and energetic group of educators, artists and a park event coordinator played with vinyl wallcovering, paint samples, wood samples and rubber base samples over two afternoons this spring. The materials were provided from ZeroLandfill Akron harvests and led by artist and educator, Chris Zielski, in March and artist, Christine Mauersberger, in April. The program, hosted and organized by the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County, was a new collaboration for us that... Read More
ZeroLandfill(Ed)™ 3.3 – Akron
ZeroLandfill(Ed) 3.3 was held this past fall at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The group had a great time and made some really great projects. So, we are hosting it again. This time in Akron. ZeroLandfill(Ed)™ 3.3 will be held onsite at ZeroLandfill™ Akron. This workshop features three materials used in three different projects. We explore tessellations, books and hand sewing. You will an opportunity to Harvest at ZeroLandfill and get your creative... Read More
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