Charley Fockler

In Our Hands, 2026

Mixed media collage

My vision board explores sustainability through the everyday choices we make, especially around food. I was inspired by a magazine article on recipes and habits that reduce waste, as well as the reminder that “the world is in our hands.” Food waste isn’t just throwing something away; it also wastes the land, water, energy, and transportation used to produce it, and adds to landfill emissions. By layering images of produce with wildlife and green landscapes, I’m asking viewers to notice what’s at stake: a beautiful, living planet that we must protect.

Valerie Badger

Fish Sculpture, 2026

Cardboard Sculpture

Fish Sculpture is a cardboard sculpture made entirely out of recycled materials. The sculpture is supposed to represent how microplastics are in the majority of the seafood we eat everyday. This sculpture was made out of cardboard, masking tape, tissue paper, and mod podge. This sculpture should inspire those who see it to be more mindful about their use of microplastics and single use plastics in general. I hope it will inspire people to recycle more and take more of an active role in knowing where their trash goes. 

Tatyana Day

Eco Pot, 2026

Painted pot 

Eco Pot is a painted pot that represents sustainability in our everyday life through composting. Created with a few natural colors, symbols, and facts reflects how food waste can be transformed into something valuable for the earth. Composting is a form of fertilizer for the soil, which increases plant growth and reduces landfill. This piece highlights the importance of small daily actions that improve the environment. Eco Pot encourages viewers to rethink their habits towards waste and make room for change. Overall, the artwork promotes environmental awareness and shows how simple action can create a sustainable world.

Lucas Del Pino

Water Blossom, 2026

Water color

Water Blossom was created with sustainable watercolor paints made from food waste, inspired by the blossoms of many trees throughout campus during the early spring.  Due to spoilage of the watercolor paints, I was unable to finish my artwork using the same medium. This unfortunate limitation of food-based paints is reflected in my piece, in which the central portion was made using watercolors and the outer area using colored pencils. The central placement of the watercolor piece surrounded by the pencil drawing emphasizes the beauty that can be created from food waste that is typically discarded, and shows how newer, sustainable art practices can be used in collaboration with existing ones. 

Michael Amesse-Tossou

Kitchen Necessities, 2026

Mixed Media

These pieces were created with two different media, digital and clay. They’ve been put together to highlight the changes we can make surrounding food. I chose the clay magnets to represent everyday foods, encouraging the viewers to reflect on their daily choices regarding them. I wanted the poster to raise awareness, so I used digital media to communicate the positive changes the viewers can make regarding food habits. Paired with this, I wanted the sustainable recipe to show that change can easily be achievable and enjoyable. Together, these pieces work as a call to action, encouraging more sustainable food decisions.

Julia Lyonga

What’s In Your Fridge? 2026

Zine for Zero food waste

What’s In Your Fridge? is a Mini Magazine (zine) that was created from paper, pencil, markers and stickers. Taking ideas and inspo from online sources, I created this Zine to provide statistics on food waste and provide alternatives to some wasteful habits we might have. Food waste often begins at home, without us even realizing. This zine serves to raise awareness of the amount of food that spoils in our fridge. It discusses routines that lead to these spoilage and ways to counter that. This Zine also serves to provide more sustainable alternatives to food choices that don't benefit the environment.

Orli Ospital

Sustainable Tote Bag, 2026

Tote Bag with Marker

Sustainable Tote Bag is a reusable tote bag made to help replace one time use, plastic bags. Making a decorative bag to use when shopping will help reduce the amount of plastic bags that end up in our environment causing microplastics to be released when it starts to break down. On this artwork it says “No Food Waste” which is an homage to this workshop. Overall, this piece accentuates the need for reusable bags to replace plastic bags and for people not to waste food to help out in saving our environment.