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Los cepos nos envían un mensaje artístico « EspAfriGadget — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:19:21 +0000

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By: Lily

Lily — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:06:02 +0000

Hi ! I’m doing a 4000 word essay on Art for Conservation in Kenya
I would love to source this article but I can’t seem to find the author?
It would be great help, and interesting to know
Thankyou!!

Lily

By: koko

koko — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:02:14 +0000

Thanks for sharing`

By: paula

paula — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:09:48 +0000

Hi Wayne, Thank you so much for your comment. I actually saw Andrews’ lion in Nairobi a nd his exhibition which is at the RaMoMa Gallery in Parklands Nairobi. He’s very talented indeed. Thanks for your comment and no sur eif it’s my comp but the link you gave is dead! Can you check and resend please? cheers Paula

By: Wayne Sentman

Wayne Sentman — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:03:52 +0000

You may also want to look at marine debris art from another Kenyan artist, Andrew McNaughton. Andrew living on the coast of Kenya in Watamu recently made a Lion out of flip-flops collected off the beach for a Born Free Foundation event designed to raise awareness about predator conservation in Kenya. Information about this and a gallery of photos of Andrew’s recycled art can be seen at http://naturefinder.blogspot.com/2009/09/marine-debris-art-and-snorkeling-in.html

By: Jodie

Jodie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:03:48 +0000

Thanks for that!

By: Dipesh

Dipesh — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:21:51 +0000

Char: do check out uniqueeco. They are making all sorts of objects from recycled flipflops and Youth For Conservation have been supporting the same idea on recylced snares. I would love to be able to auction the objects and use the money towards product design, etc with the local communities.

Jodie: the flipflops we picked were completely eaten away by the ocean (straps missing, etc). Unusable. I had set up a similar project further south and they recylce them into beads and supply to UniqueEco. The remaining stuff is sold back to the factories.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:04:57 +0000

Wonderful that the beaches were cleaned up… I can’t help wondering, however, if some of the 7000 flip flops could have gone to people with no footwear…?

By: Char (PSI Tutor:Mentor)

Char (PSI Tutor:Mentor) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:10:11 +0000

wow! are you peoples selling overseas? these would look great in gardens, schools, and you are inspiring others to do similar projects [my shamba is developing]