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Whelk made by artist Lisa Bagwell. This sculpture is constructed from plastic cigar tips.

This whale made by artist Lisa Bagwell was created entirely out plastic bottles and other plastic refuse collected during a clean-up of Sandy Hook beaches stuffed into a chicken wire frame. The whale has traveled to several locations throughout NJ,…

A visitor to Lisa Bagwell's EcoArt Exhibit checks out the variety of sculptures made from a range of disposable materials. One attendee dubbed it “throw away art”.

Attendees checking out the variety of sculptures and “garbage” materials used to create them. This brought a new awareness of the use of disposables (especially plastics) to visitors of the art exhibit. In this case, the art was able to make a…

Mouth made entirely out of dental product packaging made by assemblage artist Lisa Bagwell.

Visitors to the exhibit were both impressed by the sculptures and overwhelmed by the amount of garbage one artist was able to collect to transform into art. Attendees spoke to the artist, the organizers and each other about a newfound awareness for…

Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez welcomes exhibit attendee Amanda Hungerford and dialogues about plastic reduction, art, sustainability and ecology.

Snail made from disposable cup lids and plastic bottle caps.

Pie made out of plastic bottle caps and excess food packaging.

Attendees check out the plastic bottle whale, which remained on display in Highland Park for over a month, bringing awareness to viewers about plastics in the oceans and waterways.

Sandwich made out of plastic lids, food packaging and paper.

Plastic pizza made from plastic refuse and wine corks.

Hot dog made by artist Lisa Bagwell out of old work gloves, single gloves and burlap. Quadruple decker sandwich made out of plastic and cork.

Sandwich made out of burlap bags and plastic food bags and wrappers by assemblage artist Lisa Bagwell.

Goat head made from old work sneakers and boots.

NJ Congressman Frank Pallone deciding which bottle cap snake to purchase from artist Lisa Bagwell.

A visitor to Lisa Bagwell's EcoArt Exhibit checks out the assemblage sculptures made out of garbage.

Congressman Frank Pallone checks out Lisa Bagwell’s EcoArt Exhibit

Lisa Bagwell's EcoArt Exhibit was well attended by people from towns throughout Middlesex and Somerset counties. It remained on display in Ruthie’s Bagel Dish for over two months, giving hundreds of people the opportunity to view and be impacted by…

Duck made from plastic spoons, bottle caps and pieces of old toys created by artist Lisa Bagwell.

Hamburger made from plastic refuse and burlap.

Dog made from bottle caps and lids from disposable cups and jars.

Cupcake made out of plastic utensils and bottle caps.

Coffee and doughnut made out of plastic utensils, plastic lids and excess food packaging. Sculpture by Lisa Bagwell.

Cats made from bottle caps and lids from disposable cups and jars.