Handmade Arts
Most of our 2023 work will revolve around the theme of ‘Water
Art meets will resume as part of Conscious Designing on ARD 2023.
Please fill the Meet and Make form to get involved
There is Joy in creating with our own Hands, while refreshing our minds, developing our motor skills, and to some extent, reducing our carbon footprint on the globe. But only if we create consciously. Join us to share your ideas views and fun stories.
We will make use of repurposed materials while exploring how that affects our Waters.
The finished creations can be selected for an Art display in Spring 2024
Stay tuned here for more info
Updates:
The Recycled Crafts created in March (National Crafts Month) 2023 were displayed as part of Boneyard Art Fest 14-16 April at Planted, a plant shop in Champaign.
We are grateful to the owners, Kristyn and Riley for letting us be part of their space and help us with exhibit setup. The beutiful space enhanced our displays.
Thankyou all who joined us in exploring Sustainable possibilities with Art.
Some snapshots of phase I activities below.. We will open Phase- II Water (Handmade) projects after the summer break from August 2023.
Flowers made with recycled flyers
Dolls with zero waste material
Paper crafts with repurposed papers- magazines, flyer, card papers.
Trying Crochet designs for natural elements
Painting a scenery with waters
collage cover for notepads made with left over notebook pages at the earthday activity
Embroidery with designs based on water elements with Hindi group.
recycled plastic bottle decorated with discarded fabrics, made into holder for paper flower with repurposed papers.
We are grateful to Spurlock Museum for co-hosting National Crafts Month 2021 celebrations as ‘Crafts, Folklore and More’, a week of Craft zoom meets.
Some activities of past youth virtual meets here
Paper Crafts at 'Spurlock Sundays' as part of E2Re 2022 Fall Collaborative project. Paper tree inspired by Spurlock Museum's Samples.
Eco-Crafts workshops at Champaign Public Library- making standing structures with discarded papers
Drawing and Painting yard Flowers during Arts and Humanities month.
'Faces' created using discarded metal scraps at Anita Purves Nature Center during America Recycles Day event
Trying to teach Hand-weaving during creative virtual meets.
E2Re enrichment at Barkstall school Art class- making collage with with magazine on Maps from PACA.
Sketches, drawings from Nature Playdates in parks started from Environmental day.