Photos: The art of recycling
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Reclaimed beauty: Elizabeth Zunon, an artist raised on Africa's Cote d'Ivoire and in Guilderland, shows students at Saint Madeleine Sophie school, off of Carman Road, art they will create from plastic bags.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Zunon illustrated the book of a woman, Isatou Ceesay, who helps a student with his craft visiting the school on March 23. Ceesay set out to transform her African village in Gambia by teaching herself and others to crochet purses from the plastic bags that litter the ground everywhere.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A visit from the creators: Ceesay, who visited the school with Zunon and the book's author, Miranda Paul, answers students' questions as Paul holds the microphone.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
After the talk, all the students from kindergarten to fifth grade were proud to pose for a picture with Ceesay, Zunon, and Paul — and their book.