Q4 Reuse & [Re]Think Winner: Joan C!
This fall we challenged our creative reuse community to rethink that most ubiquitous (but sadly not biodegradable) of childhood art materials: crayons. Each year, 60 million crayons, about 500,000 pounds of wax, are sent to landfills in the U.S. alone.
After reviewing your submissions for new ways to think about crayons, our panel of judges is delighted to congratulate Joan C, as the winner of 2024’s Q4 Reuse & [Re]Think Challenge.
You might remember Joan and her dragonfly made from CD cases from last quarter’s contest. This time around Joan challenged herself to create a crayon sculpture using “the essence of her beloved Frenchie, Pitri.”
The sculpture is made from 100% crayons with wire armatures inside to create stability. Joan melted the crayons and formed the piece without any molds. She finished the piece by coating the eyeballs and about with some gloss “so they’d pop.”
“I did not record how long it took to create it but I remember spending almost three days on it. It was indeed very challenging.”
Our panel was impressed by how completely Joan rethought a well-known material, using it in a way that’s completely outside the (crayon) box. If we didn’t know, we would never guess this sculpture was made from crayons.
Lookin’ good, Pitri. And we hope you enjoy your ACR gift card, Joan!
Big thanks to everyone who shared their creations with us this quarter. Want a little more crayon inspo? Check out all the other fabulous submissions we received:
Ready to make your own reuse art to share with us? Why not participate in this quarter’s Reuse & [Re]Think Challenge: Lanyards!