Little pieces of colourful beach plastic that are harmful to marine wildlife are being collected off the beach and turned into exquisite art.
Noordhoek, South Africa (02 May 2024) — Karoline Hanks and her consistently phenomenal team at Project Noordhoeked have contributed to the creation of beautiful artworks made from beach plastic. Artist Janet Ormand transforms pieces of plastic into the most beautiful sculptures and artworks.
The Project Noordhoeked team collected a bag full of colourful plastic from the beach, washed and sorted it, before delivering it to Janet.
“I washed and separated out the plastic and today, I took my team to her little studio to deliver it all.
They got to see her mesmerising work, and were all pretty speechless.” – Karoline HanksProject Noordhoeked is a non-profit community project, founded by Karoline Hanks. The project creates jobs for a few people in the community while working to protect the environment. This small team keeps Noordhoek tidy, cleaning the streets and beaches of litter, clearing the local wetland of snares, clearing the environment of invasives and working on any projects that benefit the community as a whole.
The team manages Kakapo the wire whale, which facilitates regular and ongoing beach cleanups by the beach-going public. Project Noordhoeked hopes to create awareness about the effects of single-use plastic and lower its own personal waste footprint.
Edgar Phiri, William Chirwa, David Mohale, and Jacob Mohale work tirelessly to protect the wetlands, beaches, and any space that is common for litter in Noordhoek. You can keep up to date with the work these beach heroes do via the Project Noordhoeked page here.
Janet was so grateful for their contribution to her work. She turns the colourful beach plastic into pieces that leave everyone in awe. Her creations centre around birdlife, colourful gardens, and floral masterpieces. Each piece of plastic is meticulously sorted into colour options so that Janet can find the perfect palette of colours for her creations.
Take a look at some of the stunning artworks below. To see more of Janet’s work, you can follow her on Facebook here.
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