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The teepee is not a traditional structure for Ramapough Lenape people, however it was erected symbolically on their ceremonial land when donated to the camp as a temporary structure. As the Ramapough have been kept from constructing a long-house…

Ramapough Lenape drummers after a ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

Ramapough Lenape Tribe Member Mud Turtle giving a gift to a friend and neighbor of Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp, Christina Dioguirdi Scott

Grandmother Nancy of Algonquin heritage shared her knowledge and traditions of the Water Ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp. All members of the public were invited to participate in the teachers, learn the water ceremony, and then pass it…

Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects outside of a ceremony being held in a teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

View from outside of Lisa Bagwell’s EcoArt Solo Exhibit held at Ruthie’s Bagel Dish on October 15, 2016.

This program has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of…

Birds on a log, made from driftwood, golf balls, plastic spoons, plastic bottle caps and twist ties.

Plastic pizza made from plastic refuse and wine corks.

Hamburger made from plastic refuse and burlap.

Cake made from plastic utensils.

Goat head made from old work sneakers and boots.

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

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

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

Snake made from bottle caps.

Snail made from disposable cup lids and plastic bottle caps.

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

Birds made from old work gloves, single gloves found on the street and plastic utensils.

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

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…

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…

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”.

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,…

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.