SFE 2024 Artist Think Tank Spotlight: Using Upcycled Materials in Art with Suzie Fowler-Tutt
Artist Think Tank Spotlight: Using Upcycled Materials in Art with Suzie Fowler-Tutt
How can art save waste from going into landfills?
How can art promote an alternative to the disposable economy?
Fee: $10
Celebrate Earth Day with us and discover these answers and more as we introduce a special guest to this Artist Think Tank Spotlight. Meet Suzie Fowler-Tutt, an Abiquiú artist working in multiple mixed media disciplines.
She’ll share her approach to gathering raw materials, why she’s driven to work with recyclable materials, and how her work and life are intertwined in the choices she makes as a consumer. Meet her and network with others interested in improving sustainable practices.
Key takeaways
- How to use art to build a mindset of sustainability
- Unique places to look to source raw materials
- How to create beauty out of formerly loved items
- Things you can do today to lower your footprint on the planet
- What it’s like working in a community space with many artists
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. Please notify Roseanna Perea, rperea@wesst.org when you register for the class, or no later than 24 hours prior to your class, so that WESST can make sure necessary accommodations are available. All programs and services are provided to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
The Women's Business Center is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
Artist Think Tank Spotlight
Speaker(s): Suzie Fowler-Tutt is a high desert folk artist; her work includes a variety of mixed media genres to include weaving, painting, collage, jewelry, and ceremonial pieces (smudge wands, prayer sticks, bells, and rattles). Whichever discipline she's working in, Suzie focuses on upcycling and the environment. This includes using recycled yarn, rummaging through trash, or foraging for natural materials in her desert surroundings.
Co-Sponsor(s):
This training class will be delivered in English.
Fee: $ 10.00
Payment will be processed via Authorize.net after you complete your registration. Limited coupon codes are available upon request.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.