Eco-Art

Make a Recycled Baseball & Bat American Flag!

2013-06-16T01:54:46Z

USA is in North AmericaThere’s nothing more American than baseball, and with the 4th of July just around the corner, here’s a completely fun to celebrate it. Earth Preservers always gives credit where credit is due, and so we’re recognizing the Green Education Foundation, which had this image on its twitter link. An American flag with bats as stripes and balls as stars, set against fields of red and blue. Make one and you will be the center of attention wherever you celebrate this year’s 4th! (U.S. Independence Day)

A Bird Made Out of Coke Cans?!

2013-04-29T04:01:00Z

Holy Name Convent student Aimee Ghent uses coco cola cans to create a Scarlet Ibis bird. PHOTO: BRIAN NG FATT

You’re looking at one of the most imaginative recycling projects Earth Preservers has seen recently.

Made by a student in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, this Scarlet Ibis bird was made out of pieces of Coca Cola cans.

If you had a bunch of old Coke cans lying around -- and you probably do, somewhere -- what would you make out of them?

This is the Face of a Forest Spirit Carved Into Tree Stump

2013-04-08T04:01:00Z

We’ve seen some wild examples of environmental art, but this may take the cake.

You’re looking at an artist’s representation of a tree spirit. Fittingly, it was carved into a tree stump on St. Simon’s Island off the coast of the US state of Georgia.

The artist, Keith Jennings, was commissioned to carve 20 such spirits, taking the form of human faces.

What do you think? Has he captured tree spirits’ other worldliness?

You’re Looking at a ‘Mural’ Made from Plastic Bottles -- You Can Make One Too!

2013-03-25T04:01:00Z

Got a chain link fence at your school? Then you’re in luck.

This is a picture of a mural made from recycled plastic bottles stuck into a chain link fence. Making a recycled plastic outdoor mural is a great way to demonstrate the importance of recycling to everyone in your school and community.

Greece is a country in Southeast EuropeThe mural in the picture was made entirely from old plastic water bottles. It was put together by the community in Greece with the help of an architectural firm called Kollektivemind.

Depending on how you want your outdoor plastic-bottle mural to look, you may need to paint the bottles first, but that’s up to you.

The really cool thing about creating art (or clothing) from recycled materials is that you can do whatever you want to!

The Perfect Art Class Project!

2013-02-18T05:01:00Z

If you’re an artist, or just taking an art class in school, here’s a simple kind of project that can really make you stand out. It’s eco-art showcased as a stop-motion video. Just add music and you’ve got a multi-media project that other kids will remember. You should show this video, which was done by a student, to your teacher and media center specialists. With their help you can become the first school in your district to use this innovative approach to art and environmental learning!

Kids Show How They’re “Connected” to Nature

2013-02-03T18:11:03Z

Chloe L., Gr 1 Roots and Wings Montessori

Here are some of the winning entries from a student art contest where kids had to show they are “connected to nature.’ It was sponsored by Canada’s TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. Which is your favorite? We kind of think the yellow bumblebee is the best. Would you believe it was done by a first grader?

Artist Wants Billboards to Come Alive

2013-01-20T05:01:00Z

Clever headline, don’t you think? What’s even clever-er (not really a word) is artist Stephen Glassman’s “Urban Air” project. Glassman wants to turn billboards in cities around the world into “bamboo gardens.”

According to Glassman, doing so not only would add to the amount of green space in a city. It also would help to keep city air clean.

We gotta ask: Would like to live in a city with “living” billboards?

To learn more read this Trendhunter.com story.

Artist Creates ‘Waterlilies’ from Recycled CDs

2013-01-07T05:01:00Z

Remember when everyone had CDs? Those days are gone, but not always the CDs themselves.
Which brings us to British artist Bruce Munro. He was inspired to take a whopping 65,000 old CDs and use them to create 100 waterlilies for a project in Pennsylvania.

Not only do Munro’s waterlilies float just like real ones. They also shine.

Munro is another example of how, when it comes to eco-art, really anything is possible.

To learn about all this, read this Inhabitat.com story.

“Wetlands, A Heaven of Wildlife” by Phoebe Chu, 3rd Grader

2012-12-24T08:01:00Z

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies has just named the winners of its student environmental art contest, and Columbus, Ohio third grader Phoebe Chiu has taken first place with her depiction of a wetlands as “heaven of wildlife.” So tell us: do you like Phoebe’s the most? Or would you have picked one of these others?

Human Statues, Made of Cement, Placed Underwater = Coral Reef

2012-12-03T05:01:00Z

If you still don’t believe that environmental art is anything your imagination can dream up, you will after this.

You’re looking at the work of environmental artist Jason de Caires Taylor. What is it?

It’s a pair of human statues made from cement that he has lowered underneath the water. The statues have become part of an artificial coral reef, the coral being the green grassy stuff you see here.

With so many coral reefs dying as climate change “bleaches” them, artificial ones like this, by artists like this, could become important to the future of all the sea creatures that depend on coral reefs.

To view more of Jason’s work go to this Inhabitat.com story.