Detritus Artists

Many people wonder if it is really possible to find all the materials one needs when the arts and crafts store is the local dump. In the article “Detritus Artists – Sustainable Art”, Nicole Wong states; “these artists prove that all it takes is effort to find the needed items. The dump contains such a large variety of goods that if a person is willing and able to spend the time to search, whatever object one desires will show up, eventually”. Wong tells us about the Detritus artists; a group of individuals whose only art supply comes from the San Francisco dump. Val Britten is one of the artists that make art as part of Recology San Francisco's artist-in-residence program, and she is amazed by how much hidden treasure the dump actually contains. Britten personally believes that supplies found on the dump adds extra character to her work (Locke). Her work inspires many others to take advantage of what we have, instead of consume more and more (Wong). It is extremely inspiring to see how these artists are able to find value in something that has been viewed as worthless, and thrown away, by someone else.  


/Melinda & Blair

Work cited:

Locke, Michelle. "Dumpster Divas Practice Art of Recycling." ABC News. ABC News, 05 010 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=11805215&page=1>.

Wong, Nicole. "Detritus Artists: Sustainable Artists." Technorati Green. Technorati, Inc, 08 010 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://technorati.com/lifestyle/green/article/detritus-artists-sustainable-art/>.