Plastic Oceans

A multimedia artwork made with recycled papers, cardboard, markers, and other objects. On a brown background are three cardboard trees with black details. Pieces of black foam rest on and around the branches of each tree, like burnt leaves. Surrounding the trees are pieces of angularly cut white, pink, blue, and yellow paper, resembling flames.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled papers, cardboard, markers, and other objects. On a brown background, an orange and blue plastic gun is surrounded by drawn yellow, red, pink, and black angular shapes. In the top right corner are three white squares with different text and imagery within: the first square has a lump of black coal and the word “coal” underneath it; the second is a blue, red, and yellow drop of liquid with the words “natural gas” underneath; and the third is an outlined black oil canister with the word “oil” next to it.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled cardboard and markers. In the center of the piece is a gray elephant within a red prohibition symbol–a red circle with a diagonal red line through it. On a brown background surrounding the symbol are green and brown squiggles and trees. In the top left corner is a large red sun with angular rays. Blue strokes fill in the top right corner to create a sky.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled papers, cardboard, markers, and other objects. On a brown cardboard background are four hands that are yellow, white, red, and brown with white nails. The hands reach upwards and are stuck in a gray plastic handcuff. The other side of the handcuff is attached to a pink and orange square with an orange circle inside of it, resembling a sun. The artist’s signature is in black cursive in the bottom right corner.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled cardboard, markers, and other objects. On a brown background are black, gray, and teal waves. Pieces of white styrofoam are spread throughout the piece. White ribbon sticks out of the styrofoam, resembling bleached coral.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled cardboard, markers, and other materials. A tree with a brown trunk and green leaves is drawn onto a brown background. Scattered throughout the leaves are small, white pieces of paper with a red or blue dot on them. In a gold tin at the top of the piece are two upside down bottle caps, the one on the left is red and the one on the right is blue. Underneath the tin, written across the trunk of the tree in black cursive handwriting are the words “global warming is not a bipartisan issue”.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled cardboard, markers, and other materials. On a brown background are cups outlined with black and filled in with a white material, drops of the white material fall around the cups. The artist’s signature is in the bottom right corner in black cursive.

A multimedia artwork made with recycled cardboard, paper, and other materials. On a brown background, pieces of pink, blue, yellow, and black paper are layered over each other, resembling flames. In the center of the paper flames is the Earth, colored blue, green, and yellow. Next to the Earth on the left is a watch. The artist’s signature is in black cursive in the bottom right corner.