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Almost 3000 plastic bottle tops have been repurposed in an artwork that was completed recently at Orewa College.
The work was made by 63 Year 8 students supported by teachers Sarah O’Donnell and Julie Gibson.
The image derives from a work by NZ artist Irina Velman, and was chosen because many of the students identify Rangitoto as their maunga (mountain).
As well as tapping into creativity, construction skills and recycling, the work also involved maths in order to scale up the image.
All students took part, whether sanding, priming, sketching, painting, designing, gluing or screwing the tops onto the board.
Sarah says the students had huge support from the community when they needed more bottle tops. A company in Wellington even posted up a bagful of the tricky colours to get hold of – brown, orange and beige.
Once a spot is found, the artwork will be displayed at the college in the New Year. The students are pictured with teachers Sarah, left, and Julie, right.
