Mariposa Trash to Treasure Recycled Craft Fair Saturday, October 29, 2011 SlideShow by Linda Gast
Last Updated on Saturday, 05 November 2011 16:04
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. The Trash to Treasure Recycled Craft Fair was held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Art Park in Mariposa. The fair was co-sponsored by the Mariposa County Department of Public Works and the Mariposa SPCA. Jeanette Lozano, Manager of the SPCA, said, "We hope to make this an annual event and even participate in the Sierra Art Trails next year." Lozano also commented "A lot of the materials that the artists use come from the yard sale at the SPCA."What a great day they had for the Trash to Treasure Recycled Craft Fair. Trash never looked so good. The amount of imagination that went into the pieces of art on display was truly unbelievable. Shoppers could choose from an assortment of unusual pieces, including jewelry made from old buttons or bottle caps, designer bags and purses made from worn out clothing and men’s ties, colorful butterfly accessories cut from plastic bottles, picture frame jewelry holders, soda can wind spinners and whimsical junk sculptures. Works by scrap metal sculptors Scott McGrath and Lorna Pollock were on display. Pollock was busy working on a tin can man demonstrating to visitors how she creates her art work. The soda can wind spinners and the butterflies made from soda bottles were two of my favorites.
