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Public ART is now public EDUCATION  Award-winning author Christine Petrell Kallevig wrote short articles about nine world-famous artists and their amazing outdoor sculptures in the Ohio cities of Cleveland, Akron, and Westlake. Then she developed language arts, math, art education, and social studies activities based on each sculpture and required Ohio standards.
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ZipperWorks in the News
15TH Annual Thorp Pumpkin Festival on Main Street in Thorpe, Wisconsin
When: October 1, 2011
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
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Jacksonport MaiFest at Lakeside Park & Erskine Rest Area, Jacksonport, Door County, WI at the intersection of Hwy 57 & County V.
When: Memorial Day Weekend, May 28th & 29th, 2011
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Solstice on Grand Art Faire at the Cook-Rutledge Mansion, 505 W. Grand Avenue, in Chippewa Falls, WI 54729.
When: June 18, 2011
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Paint the Town - Umpqua Valley Annual Summer Arts Festival at Fir Grove Park, Roseburg, Oregon.
When: June 24 - 26, 2011
Time: Friday – noon to 9pm, Saturday – 10am to 9pm, Sunday – 10am to 4pm, Closing ceremonies Sunday 3:30pm
Art Fair on the Green at University of La Crosse Campus 16th and State Streets, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
When: July 30 - 31, 2011
Time: Saturday – 10am to 5pm, Sunday – 10am to 4pm
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This photo of ZipperWorks artist Donna Jean Petrell’s hands hints at how these amazing treasures were created. Over 300 hours are required to produce the larger pieces.
Are you wondering how she processes the zippers and creates the varied textures and colors that give her Zipper Works their dynamic appeal?
Satisfy your curiosity! Click here to download a tutorial of a work in progress.
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A recent issue of Plenty Magazine featured several photos of early ZipperWorks and described how the recycled zippers are processed and applied to fresh canvases.
Donna Petrell inspired her daughter, Christine Petrell Kallevig, to become a children's novelist and an origami artist. Click here to find out how to invite her to your school or library.
Comments about ZipperWorks from the Blogosphere: I love finding examples of people reusing materials that might otherwise be deemed "junk" to produce beautiful works of art that people will line up to see. Given that, one of my new heroes is Donna Jean Petrell... Read more...
Donna Petrell demonstrates at Green Diamond in Roberts, Wisconsin. Read more...
Interesting Zipper Links
Donna Jean Petrell
c/o Storytime Ink International
P. O. Box 470505
Cleveland, OH 44147-0505
She'll take good care of them and give them a zippy new life!
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ZipperWorks Photography by the artist's daughter, Janet Petrell
Webmaster Christine Petrell Kallevig, Storigami storyteller and the artist's other daughter.
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