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Creative recycling on show at Ōrewa College

October 19, 2022 4:51pm

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Oct 19, 2022 4:51pm

First in the Year 7/8 category were, from left, Charlie Vermuelen, Chloe Goodall and Courtney Stead with ‘Tagged’ – an outfit made of coffee sacks and bread tags. 

After a three-year gap caused by Covid-19, Ōrewa College was once again able to put on its Wearable Arts House event.

‘Repurposed’ was the theme and teacher in charge of Wearable Arts, Gail Boshard says the students did not disappoint with their innovation, talent and creativity. 

There were around 60 entries made from items such as coffee pods, ties, a year’s supply of chip packets and coffee sacks.

Charlie Vermeulen, Courtney Stead and Chloe Goodall were the winners of the Year 7 & 8 competition with a garment called ‘Tagged’.

Jack Connell and his garment titled ‘Knight Custom’ and Abby Birks with ‘The White Swan’ tied for the Year 9 and 10 section.

First in the Year 9/10 was a tie between a knight’s costume by Jack Connell, made of more than 3000 can tabs and Abby Birks’ ‘White Swan’ created from recycled paper, right. Second was, on left, Biel Valoria with ‘Community Garden’, made of newspapers. 

After entering almost every year, Amy Blomquist took out Senior 1st place with her garment ‘All Tied Up’.

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