I am excited to share photos from the wonderful Earth Day 2022 Event, held in New York! It was a wonderful morning, with many community members in attendance.
Here is the press release (with photo) that accompanied the show:
Marsha Borden is excited to bring her artwork to First
Congregational Church, 58 North Main Street, as part of their Earth Day
Celebration on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 10 to 12 noon. Marsha has made many items out of reused
plastic bags, including a tea set, a granny square blanket, autumn leaves,
lichen, coronaviruses, jellyfish, a skirt, and a hyperbolic plane. Examples of her work will be on display at
the event. In addition, participants
will be able to use recycled materials (provided) to add to an interactive,
on-site art installation.
A
native of Naples, New York, Marsha is a Connecticut-based artist who works
primarily in textile-based mediums. She
frequently uses recycled plastic bags as her raw material but has been known to
create art with used tea bags, paint chips, discarded banana peels, and old
clothing. Marsha’s work has been juried
into numerous national and local exhibitions.
A recent solo show in Connecticut featured over 20 large scale works
made entirely of upcycled grocery bags and newspaper bags. Marsha
has been featured in several print and online publications, including the Hartford Courant, the New Haven Independent, The Guilford Courier and The Arts Paper. Reviewers
of her work note, “Borden examines, with equal
parts playfulness and pensiveness, the strange dynamic in the way we casually
acquire and dispose of single-use plastic bags in our day-to-day lives” and
“(she) transform(s) what we might otherwise throw away into an intentional
meditation on waste.”
While plastic carryout bags
are currently banned in many states, many items like plastic drinking straws,
Styrofoam containers, balloons, and discarded clothing continue to negatively
impact the environment. Marsha says, “As
consumers, we all want to do our part, like reusing and trying to use less and
consume less. But at the same time,
plastic producers need to be held more accountable. We need to demand better systems from the
makers of plastics so we can really put a dent in the plastic problem.” As
Marsha’s work evolves, she hopes to continue to explore ways to raise awareness
of plastic pollution by making art.
Here are some photos from the day of the event:
And finally, here is what some folks had to say about the show:
- "...Beautiful coral reef art."
-"Unique use
of a material that’s causing havoc on our environment!"
- "(What) a big
collection of plastic bags to be able to produce such an extraordinary piece of
art!"
- "This art
really stimulates the community about urgent matters."
-"...Beautiful underwater tapestry."
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It was so exciting to host a steady stream of visitors and to have the opportunity to discuss my work.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Siu Lan Schroeter for inviting me.
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