Class (online): Up-Cycled Plastic Projects, with Kim Bernard

Up-Cycled Plastic Objects, with Kim Bernard   

Tuesday, November 22,  6:00-8:00pm

Join artist Kim Bernard for this series of Zoom make-along workshops where participants will upcycle plastic trash into a Tote Bag, Triangle Pouch, Belt, Wallet, Wind Sock and Shrink Plastic into Earrings, Pendants and Key Chains. All you need are colorful plastic bags, parchment paper, scissors, an iron, ironing board or towel.
 

• Session 1: November 15 - Tote Bag - Reuse some colorful plastic bags to create a sturdy, new shopping tote, lunch sack or carry-all bag.
• Session 2: November 22 - Wallet - Not only will this snazzy wallet hold your money, but it will save you money since it’s upcycled from plastic bags that were destined for the landfill.
• Session 3: November 29 - Wind Sock - Catch a breeze and catch your neighbors eyes with a colorful windsock made of recycled plastic bags.
• Session 4: December 6 - Shrink Plastic: Earrings, Pendant, Key Chain - Start collecting some #6 plastic sheet cake lids, plastic clam shell food containers. We’ll be adding Sharpie for color, cutting and shrinking plastic into all kinds of new doodads.

Materials List for Attendees (if applicable):

• For each workshop participants will need the following supplies...
• Colorful plastic bags
• Scissors
• Parchment paper
• Iron
• Ironing board or towel
• Sharpie/s
• Optional: Hole punch, string, D rings, ruler

For the December 6 session: attendees must supply their own #6 plastic

About Kim Bernard

Kim Bernard creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, public and involves the community. She creates installations upcycled out of trash and is currently focusing on transforming plastic waste into sculpture using her portable recycling machines. She shows her work nationally and has been invited to participate in many exhibits, some of which include the Portland Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Harvard University, Art Complex Museum and UNH Museum of Art. Her work has been reviewed in the Boston Globe, Art News and Art New England. Bernard is the recipient of the Artist Advancement Grant, Kindling Fund Grant, NEFA grant, 6 Maine Arts Commission Grants as well as funding from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. She was an artist-in- residence in the Physics Department at Harvard University and at the University of New England. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987 and her MFA from Mass Art in 2010. Bernard mentors emerging artists individually and teaches professional development to artists nationally.