Project Creative Lead
Heidi Calega, Artist. BA ’96, University of Utah
Heidi is an extraordinary artist and will lead the creative efforts of this project and create sustainable art out of COVID vaccine vials, healthcare waste, and mementos from our community. She currently resides in Denver. She specializes in creating art out of items that would otherwise end up in the landfill. She has been featured in various news articles and news channels in Colorado.
Former teacher becomes trash artist in Colorado They say one person's trash is another person's treasure. One woman in Colorado has made a new career out of turning…
Local mom becomes professional artist through her 'trash art' There’s a saying about trash and treasure. There isn’t one about trash and art, but Heidi Calega might just change that.
discover the beauty of trash
pieces of me
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We are but a collection of our experiences; a rich brocade of our travels, friends, & day-to-day interactions. the details of what we are made of, fascinate me. I suppose that’s why, when purging my kids playroom, I looked at the broken, discarded bits of toys, and saw far more than plastic. I saw all the memories and wonderful stories that had played out in my kid’s heads as they grew. these bits spoke to me, not just as a mother, but as an artist.
They told a story. What i enjoy most about my art, is that you look at it from afar, and you *think* you know what it is… But in reality, it’s nothing like that at all. I guess it’s a lot like me; Nothing like what you thought and sometimes surprising. My art is pieces of me.
selections from the series
this is me.
I am
an observer
a collector
a traveler
a creator
a daughter, mom & wife.
defining oneself isn’t easy. talking about myself is even harder, because I don’t even know where
to begin, but here’s some stuff I love…
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