3 and 4 year olds make recycle scarecrows

I’ve been working with the Coastside Children’s Programs preschool over the last month. We have been learning about what “recycling” means and using these materials for art making.
Here are some materials we were looking at initially. Old bamboo fencing, cans, gardening tools.

Here is where we ended up. We are entering our 16 “scarecrow recycle kids” [...]

She will be seen!

My Venus sculpture will be featured in the Intertidal Art Show at Alta Bates Hospital! Hurrah! I was concerned that she may not meet the criteria because of a nudity restriction. I thought it may be iffy and so I am glad she will be displayed.
She really was created in the spirit of celebration and [...]

Ocean inspired art creates healing environment at Alta Bates Hospital, reception 5/10

I’ve created five new sculpture pieces which will be displayed at a show called
“Intertidal”
Included in the show are:
Photographs by Jamie McHugh
Photo art by Tara Gill
Collages by Susan Adame
Sculpture by Judy Shintani
May 10 – July 10, 2008
Always open
Artists’ reception Sat. May 10, 5-7 pm
Community Art Gallery
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
2450 Ashby Ave, Berkeley
This show offered some [...]

New toolbox

Found sea shells from my local beach in HMB, have become my latest material in my artwork. I love the smoothness of the random shapes that have been formed by tumbling in the waves. As I collect them I have been placing these treasures in an old Japanese box. The matte shades of white look [...]

Judy Johnson-Williams shows her stuff, May 1 reception

 

One of my most favorite artists and dear friend Judy is having a solo show.
 ARTworkSF Gallery
49 Geary St, Suite 234
San Francisco, CA
415-673-3080
hours 10:30-5:30pm Thurs-Sat
 Her reception is on May 1, 5:30-7:30pm,
with a curator’s talk about her work, at 5pm
Check out more of her work at: http://www.judyjohnson-williams.com/
  Judy Johnson-Williams is a self taught artist, who took a detour [...]

Midas touch transforms recycled toys

 
Here is a novel way to take your kid’s neglected toys and make them into something functional. If you are thinking what I’m thinking, there is a lot of ways you can go with this kind of idea! But if you do not have time to do this yourself because you gotta run off to some meeting [...]

Recycled bag flying museum

One of the most creative uses of plastic bags I have seen!

Museo Aero Solar – the first flying museum, build with recycled plastic bag, that flies using only solar energy. A solar flying canvas. Any plastic bag of any size, color, and thickness is useful. From village to village, from country to country, from continent [...]