as a means of prompting islanders to “I’m on the board of the Fort attractive and use it to have a positive
correct the tidal blockage that was Collins Audubon Society and am an impact.”
degrading the surrounding waters (us- advocate for habitat gardens,” Hull
Janina Birtolo, a freelance writer in
ing a mixture of ultramarine pigment says. “They’re not difficult to put in.
Naples, FL, focuses on art, the environ-
and buttermilk to encourage lichen Environmental art is something you
ment and developing one-woman per-
growth). can go out and play with. Anything
formances based on historical charac-
Vincent Smythe, a New York you’re doing outdoors you can make
ters. Learn more at JaninaBirtolo.com.
artist, creates sculptures from fallen
tree branches (see Freewebs.com/
vincentfinedesigns/allaboutecoart.
htm). He also offers Go Green Eco-Art
workshops to schoolchildren, teaching
them about recyclable materials and
the importance of conservation.
Similarly, Gulfshore Playhouse,
a regional theater in Naples, Florida,
conducts an elementary school work-
shop that teaches youngsters to make
theater props from recycled materials
and then helps them write skits incor-
porating those props (GulfshorePlay-
house.org).
Because the eco-art movement
has no geographical center, Hull
and her like-minded colleagues have
created a virtual center on the Inter-
net. Their online Eco-Art Network
connects about 70 member artists
who use the site to discuss ideas and
opportunities. The movement also
has led to the establishment of a
cyber-museum at GreenMuseum.org,
a website that provides information
about eco-artists, the movement’s his-
tory and its future.
Hull adds that people intrigued
by the concept of eco-art can involve
themselves on a small and immedi-
ate scale by making natural backyard
“sculptures” that invite in wildlife. Her
website offers ideas for hibernation
shelters for butterflies, birdhouses and
even a buglog.
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