Skye
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Baja Trash-to-art clean up project
Hola amigos!
My name is Skye and I am heading into Baja, Mexico to devote 33 days to collecting trash along the Mex 1 highway to transform it into art and then
transport it for disposal.
I am looking for 198 people who want to sponsor one hour of the 198 hours I will be collecting trash in order to fund the mission. I am also open to
people joining me on the ground, wherever you are!
I have a pledge drive going at www.youcaring.com/trashtransformation with more details about the journey, back story, and ways to help if you are interested in supporting and
sharing. There are fun perks for those who help as well!
You can see my past "nature art" work here http://iamskyedreamer.imgur.com/
In gratitude,
Skye
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woody with a view
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best of luck on the mission! where is the start/stop point? when? what do you do with the huge amount of trash you plan to collect? you can't make art
out of all of it, can you?
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BajaBlanca
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Skye
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Thanks and great questions!
I am going to be somewhere around El Rosario, the exact spot I won't know until I get there and scope it out. I will be heading south (currently in
San Diego) as soon as enough of the funds are generated through the campaign, hopefully soon! I am starting the trash collection today, just where I
am with what I have 
I am going to collect it into garbage bags and use the different coloured bags to make the art (easier to collect and keep in one spot in the bags).
So they will be big designs with the full bags, then the trash is ready to transport for disposal somewhere else. That step has yet to fully form but
I am trusting in the help of local communities on that end.
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DENNIS
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Is this art...or ecology? PLease don't say both. Disgust and Love don't mix well.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Skye
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It's repurposing my creative gifts into service for people and the planet. Combining two things that I love to do into one project Art is life. My chosen art uses the environment available around me to create.
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DENNIS
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What were previous purposes of your creative gifts.
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BajaBlanca
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I loved the leaves at the bottom of the trees.....just gorgeous.
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Paulina
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Dennis,
Some refer to the form as "ephemeral art". It is usually done with natural objects and only meant to last for a short period of time. I've personally
never seen it done with trash, the kind we see in baja. I am having a hard time visualizing plastic bags, dirty diapers, soiled t.p., syringes,
bottles and TKT cans arranged in an artistic fashion. Good on him for wanting to help the environment though.
P>*)))>{
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Skye
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Great question! I have had a few asking about the art. My main intention is to collect the trash for proper disposal, so I will be putting it all into
large garbage bags (also helps keep it in one place) and then arranging the full bags into designs and patterns on the desert ground to take a picture
of from higher above. I will be using different coloured bags to create an artistic pattern
Then it is ready for easy transportation and disposal. But the first step is to collect it!
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Ateo
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Sounds awesome.
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DENNIS
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Take lots of fotos and let us see them. Best of luck
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