Combining up cycling and sculpture to create environmentally conscious, thought-provoking art using marine plastic debris.
UpSculpt was founded by artist Cindy Pease Roe. While walking her dogs along the beach, she was shocked by all the plastic she found washed up on the shore. Cindy began collecting the plastic and bringing it back to her studio, turning what was once considered trash into thought-provoking sculpture.
Using art as her platform, Cindy has become an environmental educator and public advocate, conducting workshops across the globe to educate people about the prevalence and danger of marine litter. After collecting plastic debris from the beach, Cindy cleans and sorts her findings by color and material, transforming displaced waste into meaningful art. This constructive art bears the name UpSculpt, born out of upcycling plastic marine trash and turning it into sculpture.
To spread her message of awareness through art, Cindy has created an“UpSculpt” DIY kit, containing directions and tools to create your own whale from marine debris or upcycled materials. The kit encourages people of all ages to clean their beaches (or their closets) and use their imagination to create something meaningful.
“Whales represent a big idea and a big change. They are the largest animals in the world and can be found in every ocean, and, like the whales, we are all connected by the sea.” This connection resonates with people when they see Cindy’s meaningful art and the larger movement it represents, changing the world one Upsculpt whale at a time.
Our mission is to educate and inspire people of all ages to clean our beaches, help our marine environment and have fun doing it!
