I
spent the day teaching international reuse art techniques at Souk el Tayeb,
including Brazilian and Argentine basket weaving, Brazilian rug techniques,
Portland-style bike inner tube craft and South American paper craft.
Live Debris
exhibit preview and workshops
May 3, 2008
Souk el Tayeb farmers market
Beirut, Lebanon
Artist
Maroon Asmar painted with discarded beauty products, on locally recycled paper
Workshop
participants attracting onlookers. We learned that the military man had previously
attended art school. Who would have thought?
A
seige in downtown Beirut, and the subsequent shutdown of the city, in May prevented
me from giving more workshops. Fortunately, I was able to hold a few, like this
one, before the shooting began.
