It’s a brand new year!
Let’s make it a great one with lots and lots of creative reuse in classrooms and all around campuses!
Creating On Campuses
We are bringing creativity to school campuses in the Conejo Valley this fall. You are likely discovering as you visit our wwebsite that we bring creativity to school campuses through the reuse of campus cast-offs. Think along the zero waste lines for art and curriculum use!
Our insspiration and base structure, CReATE STUDIO has 10 years of recycled creating under it’s belt so we understand the inherent value of creating with raw cardboard, paper and plastic materials for kids. In fact this knowledge was the a big part of motivation to bring the spirit of the studio to school campuses tgrough CReATE ON YOUR CAMPUS. We have been connecting with materials found on campuses to build out our campus organization for the last five years.
This year brings a positive mascot to our campus efforts. Students made these Forky style friends after being inspired by Disney’s Toy Story 4 character, Forky. For kids and adults alike the Forky character helps communicate a connection that using recycled materials and a bit of creativity can create real fun.
I grew up on the broad possibilities that consumer packaging can have for a child’s imagination. We’re excited to bring that spirit forward through campus materials for the 2019/2020 school year. With our Forky style friends at the helm kids can take their imaginations to infinity and beyond!
Jemma W.
C.O.Y.C. Founder
Trash Art
Art is subjective.
Trash is often the first word that comes to mind for kids and adults who see our campus material for the first time. After all, we’ve spend four decades since I was a kid reminding people to “throw it away” rather than litter when they are out in public.
Recycling is an all together newer concept with only about 20 years under the mainstream belt when we’re out anywhere.
What we collect, organize and reuse are what we see as raw art materials. They require only a splash of imagination, a dash of curiosity and a pinch of creativity to become any new thing that can be dreamed up.
Recently a woman I met shared an experience she had had in her college day after learning about what we do with recyclables. She said she had come out of a building and there before her was a giant pile of wood scraps. They had been put there for a “Craft In” and there, with the pile of wood before her was a mountain of possibilities. Seeing the pile of wood pieces was an open door to create she thought. That’s what we think a stack of cardboard or bulletin board trim or plastic marker lids does for students. They may not be able to articulate a sense that stirs in them but know that something interesting is possible.
We’re ok with the term “Trash Art”, the heart of it is in the right place and that’s what matters. Stay tuned for more on Forky in our next post, a Trash Toy that we think is really cool!