Day Thirteen - Squonk Opera is here!!!

I am a huge fan of re-purposing items, especially if it can be turned into something beautiful.  How about a garden of jewel toned flowers made from plastic bottles?

After cutting the bottle in half and making petals, a Sharpie marker is used to color the plastic.

Acrylic paint can also be used to color the petals.

 During the lunch period, we were honored to have Squonk Opera come perform for us!  Talk about a group of people who use their imagination!  We had a blast with them!  :D

Hmmmm......check out those groovy spinners on the back of their stage.  Might have to pay homage to them in our installation room.

This project was made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Arts in Education Partnership is administered in sw PA by Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA) is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts – specifically film, video, photography, digital media, and fine and creative arts and crafts; the provision of equipment and facilities for artists; the conduct of instructional programs; and the stimulation of public understanding and awareness through exhibitions, demonstrations, and sales. 

School & Community Programs at PF/PCA is dedicated to bringing high quality arts services to tens of thousands of participants at schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations working with both children and adults in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties through our partnership with the Arts in Education division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.. Our programs are designed to place trained, knowledgeable, and practicing artists into school and community settings where they can share the benefits of the creative process.