Sharing their time-consuming crocheted ‘plarn’ mat creations at the Senior LIFT Center are Mavis (Dols) Williams, Lindy Leftwich, and Sarah Francis. Contributing crafter not pictured is Estella ...

A “sustainable lifestyle” may sound like marketing buzzwords, but the idea of zero-waste living is increasingly important. No wonder low-waste holiday decor currently trending on social media. On ...

Sophan Buffa is always ready for a plarn party. It’s BYOB — Bring your own bags. Collect plastic bags, get your friends together, cut the bags into strips and roll them up like a ball of yarn. Once ...

Hannah Gray remembers, as a 6-year-old Girl Scout, watching videos of sea turtles getting stuck in plastic. It was an image that has remained with her, even now as a first-year art teacher at The ...

Art comes in many forms. And it makes us all better, whether we are creating it or viewing pieces in a museum. One medium I recently learned about is “plarn,” made from plastic shopping bags that are ...