The Valley News • www.myvalleynews.com • May 9, 2014
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Students repurpose recycled materials into art, fashion designs
Dennis Armatis designed and modeled “Bud Knight” – a suit of armor made entirely from Budweiser beer Courtesy photos packaging.
TEMECULA – The Annual Recycled Art & Fashion Show in Temecula, sponsored by Hines Mazda/Suburu and produced by Lady Jane Productions, celebrated its third successful year on April 26 at Monte De Oro WInery and Vineyard. Despite inclement weather, more than 400 people attended the event to applaud the 40 individual models who walked the runway wearing wildly creative, eco-friendly fashions. Designers and models worked together to repurpose clothing into personal fashion expressions with a theatrical flair. The Paul Mitchell School contributed all hair and
Jan Cowles modeled her own design “Simply a Maize zing” – a layered dress with hair ornament crafted entirely from natural corn husks.
makeup artistry for the models. Held in honor of Earth Day 2014, this event raises awareness of the need to protect our environment for future generations. Blending creativity and environmental concern with an educational fundraiser, this event raised $500 to benefit the art program at Mt. San Jacinto College. More than half of the designers and models who presented are students from the community college, who competed with regional designers and artists. The following designs received awards for “Innovative Use of Recycled Material”, “Meaningful Message” and “Most Original
Design.” Mt. San Jacinto College student Dennis Armatis designed and modeled “Bud Knight” a suit of armor made entirely from Budweiser beer packaging. His dramatic air battle on the runway left a lasting impression on the judges. Jan Cowles, a professional model, designer and dancer, moved on the runway with fluid grace as she modeled her own design “Simply a Maize zing.” Her many layered dress with hair ornament was crafted entirely from natural corn husks. The third award for original design went to the design team of Antionette Valdespino, Tammy
Modeled by Kailen Hamerschlag, “Garden of Life” was created by Antionette Valdespino, Tammy Marine and Elizabeth Hamerschlag. The gown was lavishly covered in recycled silk flowers and was designed for Habitat for Humanity.
Marine and Elizabeth Hamerschlag for “Garden of Life,” a gorgeous gown modeled by Kailen Hamerschlag. The gown was lavishly covered in recycled silk flowers and was designed for Habitat for Humanity. The event hosts an art gallery exhibition featuring art made from scavenged and repurposed materials. Michael Carrier received “Best of Show” for “We Are Chewing Up Our Earth” – an assemblage artwork made from an old key board, sign, and dental X-rays. Judges this year were Barbara Contreras and Tonya Randall, professionals in the fashion industry;
Shezwae Powell, representing the theatre arts; and Mick Gronek and Eric Rodriguez as visual arts professionals. The Recycled Art & Fashion Show has expanded each year and now includes three fashions designed by Menifee Middle School students who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes at their own school’s April 10 Recycled Fashion Show. These include student designers and models Ily Galdu, Lila Sihgn, Kodee Crouser, Isiah Blake and Justine Wagner. For information on submitting entries for next year’s event, contact Jane Laskin at jane@temecularecycling.com, (951) 440-3574.
Children pick berries under the sun at Temecula Berry Company
Inez Gonzalez, 4, of Mira Loma, and Marina Young, 1, of Corona, pick berries at Temecula Berry Company.
Kamrynne Johnson, 7, of Temecula displays a bucket of berries she picked at Temecula Berry Farm. Michelle Mears-Gerst photos
Street painting workshop to prepare artists for annual festival, May 18 TEMECULA – Learn how to create giant murals on asphalt like the masters at the Temecula Street Painting Workshop on Sunday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gail DuRivage, the 2013 Best of
Show winner, will conduct the workshop on Main Street at Town Square Park. The workshop is free and will include pastels to work with, tips on how to complete a mural in two days, blending, gridding the artwork, and
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how to work with the pastel chalk. “Pastels have richer colors than Sidewalk Chalk,” stated organizer Melody Brunsting. “The pastels we provide are smaller, harder, and create vibrant works of art on asphalt.” Reservations are not required. Chalk is provided but participants are encouraged to wear sunscreen, a hat, and bring some form of knee pad. The Old Town Temecula Street Painting Festival is June 20-22 on Main and Mercedes Streets. Over 100 muralists and fine artists create giant pastel murals on Main Street and Mercedes in Old Town Temecula during the event. Families, children, and beginners join in the creative endeavor in the
family section where more than 1,800 smaller squares are blocked out for spectators to paint with pastels on the asphalt. Street painters will start the creative process on Friday, June 20 at 5 p.m. with most not finishing until 3 p.m. Sunday, June 22. “The use of design, color, layering and blending for depth is no different than any other fine art form with street painters. The issue is the rough nature of the asphalt and its ability to absorb the chalk, making it stick and making paintings 12 feet by 10 feet in a little less than 24 hours,” Brunsting explained. “For the artist, it is performance art at its best. Over 1,000 people an hour view the artwork during the day.”
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Old Town Temecula will also have artists painting on traditional surfaces of canvas and paper during the Ralph Love Plein Air Festival. Scattered around town, plein artists will capture scenes as they occur. The term “en plein air” is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Ralph Love was a 20th Century American painter (1907-1992) known for his plein air landscapes. He was hired to adapt his paintings to the creation of dioramas for the Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert. In the mid-1950s Love opened a studio in Old Town Temecula called the Art Shack where he sold his art and taught art classes. The location is now the Baily’s Old Town Dining courtyard. Street Painting and Plein Air Festival applications are available at the City of Temecula as well as online at temeculacalifornia.com. Interested artists may also call Melody at (951) 678-1456 to have an application mailed. CORRECTION
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The photo that accompanied the article “Taste of Temecula Valley offers diversity” in the 5/2 issue of the Valley News was attributed as a courtesy photo. Proper credit goes to John Tobin, The Photography Specialist.