The wonderful reason this woman is selling bags made from retired theater backdrops.

Turns out plays can create more than one type of art.

What happens to those massive gorgeous painted theater backdrops when a show ends?

Jen Kahn who has been a stage manager on and off Broadway for years, never gave a second thought to what happened to the stage scenery when a show ended until a road trip in 2015. She and her friend wandered into a store selling bags made from old sails from sailboats when inspiration struck.

They could do the same thing with discarded theater backdrops.

Keep Reading
charity kids teens theater recycle reuse arts education musicals teenagers philanthropy crazy ex-girlfriend handbags plays upcycle backdrops fine arts
Most Shared

Professional artists re-created children's monster doodles. They're hideously cool.

Artist and designer Katie Johnson has a thing for monsters.

Not those of the morbid variety, but the cutesy, kid-friendly kind.

Keep Reading
art arts monster project katie johnson artists re-creations art in schools arts education monsters
Most Shared