THEME: reThink * reVive * reCycle * reUse * reVision
Apr 23rd, 2008 by rlsorbe
In sync with this week’s Earth Day, Eco Mania - The Green Store, has been hosting a competition: Art D’eco. This unique eco-creative competition was inspired to raise awareness about toxicity that art materials can encompass, as well as to promote the use of green art supplies and materials. The concept for this contest was simple: to use a sheet of recycled and handcrafted paper from Eco Mania to create a piece of art. The art could be of any medium, function, style or size; but most important, it had to be as natural as possible. While the submission period for the competition has ended, shop owner Savitri Wadhwani is still welcoming interested artists to use this concept and continue to create. She has offered to showcase and sell work that uses this natural art model in her shop (proceeds from sale will benefit the artist).
Below are some examples of the work created:
Autumn Leaves - An Organic Drawing by Bill Ginevicz
Bill used a mortar and pestle to grind an ore he dug up in Roosevelt National Forest. It is a crystalline metal ore containing iron and zinc; leaving the color permanent. He applied the powder rock with dry water color brushes and tortillons (which are rolled paper stylii). The finished image was sealed with a commercial mat finish spray.
Books - By Jeff Becker
These books were created with handcrafted paper. The open book is coptic bound, while the other is a leather bound.
Lamp - By Savitri Wadhwani
The paper used to make this lamp has actual leaf impressions that were created during the paper making process. A banana paper was used to embellish the lamp, this is portrayed by the darker color leaves.
Book - By Kate Swan
This piano hinge book was created with skewers and a variety of different types of handcrafted papers. The book was enhanced with seed pods, yarn, feathers, and leather leaves.
*All the paper from Eco Mania is made from recycled textile and agri-waste in Southern India. It is fair trade paper, and 45% of profits go directly to the community where it was made.