Global Art Party Gets Going

Today we met with our friends at Coachella Valley Green to plan an event for global change. Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity. According to scientists, if we can't get below that, the damage we are already seeing from global warming will continue and accelerate. Yes, this is true, the evidence comes from, as my friend Thom Gottberg says, rocket scientists!

So on October 10 we will join with people around the world to take action and make a statement. Join us at the Green Zone in Palm Desert for our Global 350 Art Party from 3 to 6 p.m. We will practice the Four Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Responsibility in the most creative and productive way!

STUDIO SCARTO Is Born

Yes, that is Venus rising from a recycling bin! Where? You can find Venus at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's newest satellite location, STUDIO SCARTO.

STUDIO SCARTO is a place where you can make, take and create art from recycled materials. Scarto is an Italian word meaning rejects and we take our inspiration from that! Located at the Fiesta Mall in Indio, California, the STUDIO SCARTO is open to the public on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Explore our Recycle Bicycle exhibit and an array of art -- all from things having a rebirth, so to speak.

Flipping Out

I love flips!

I can't help myself - these plastic flip offs used for medicine tops are colorful and reusable. Artists around the world are using them too! In fact, I am thinking of dedicating a whole new book to the art of flips! This is just one of my latest creations completed at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery. Stay tuned for more!

Earth On Edge

Thursday, April 22, 2010 is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day! That student-inspired, university scene event has not only grown up, it's gone global! And thank goodness it has because global action and global awareness is just what the Earth needs!

At the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, we continue to be creative in our approach to art and the environment and in doing so, we are happy to announce an event called Earth On Edge, a fundraiser supporting our programs for kids and the environment. We are talking global!

More than twenty California artists will exhibit their work and donate work for a silent auction. There will also be a special poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Please feel free to stop by the Green Zone, our host and sponsor, on April 22 from 5-8. The Green Zone is located at 75181 Mediterranean Avenue in Palm Desert.

S.C.R.A.P. Gallery At The Green Zone

The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery was commissioned by the Green Zone in Palm Desert, California to provide art work for the new building and open house. The Green Zone is the first commercial property in the Coachella Valley to be renovated and leased exclusively to businesses focused on sustainability and the new green economy. The Green Zone currently is home to five green-thinking businesses including Smart Glass (http://www.smartglassca.com/) and Prints Charming sustainable printing (http://www.printscharming.info/).

Take a look at what the Gallery created by recycling and reusing! We have lots of ideas and we can help you recycle and reuse creatively, so contact the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery today!!

GOOD COB, BAD COB

The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's latest environmental installation featured in the Coachella Valley Arts building in Indio, California is all about corn!The story of corn is an all-Americas story with far-reaching results—bringing a food source from the New World to the rest of the globe. Corn is believed to have originated through the natural crossings of gamagrass and teosinthe in Mexico. Archeologists have discovered evidence of corn 200 feet below Mexico City and date the corn to be approximately 80,000 years old. Through the domestication of corn, humans have been able to feed, cloth and flourish. Whole societies and cultures have been built upon the successful harvesting of corn. It is still true today.

In GOOD COB, BAD COB we explore the challenges of this golden crop and the environmental role that it plays.

This exhibit also celebrates the artistic virtues of corn and how it has inspired us to look at the grain, the ears, the husk, the stalk and the silk in many different ways. All the art work in GOOD COB, BAD COB has been created using reused and/or recycle materials. Corn cobs have been reinvented using old records, reused canvases explore the language of corn and actual products made from corn from the Nebraska Corn Board are displayed.

Reconsider Everything

Things are happening in downtown Indio! For the last three months, I have been working on new S.C.R.A.P. Gallery works featuring, you got it, discards, scraps, bits and trash! On October 10th on Miles Avenue, please come experience what can be created when things are reconsidered!