College of the Redwoods presents guest lecture by Christa Assad and Kevin Wickham

College of the Redwoods will host a guest lecture from San Francisco Bay Area artists Christa Assad and Kevin Wickham, the creative force behind ReUpped.net. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, November 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Creative Arts Building, room 136.

 Assad and Wickham have a studio art and design business with a focus on sustainability while creating fine art and furniture from up-cycled materials. Assad’s background in ceramics and Wickham’s architectural design/build experience reveal a shared interest in clean lines and functionality. Their move toward collaborative works evolved organically along with their explorations in repurposing materials.

 Assad and Wickham’s répertoire includes original designed and up-cycled furniture and vessels, hand-painted found objects, large-scale public art, interior design, and architecture. Their tag line, Fine Tuning Life, signifies how even small adjustments can amount to great improvements, whether efforts are toward environmental preservation or simply good design.  Assad and Wickham state “Our mission is to create useful objects with sustainability in mind. Using up-cycled materials ~ things headed for the landfill ~ we repurpose, re-design, and represent things to you in the context of our own environment.”

 This event is free and open to the public. The Creative Arts Building is located on the CR Eureka Main Campus at the campus north entrance. Please contact (707) 476-4559 for more information. This programming is supported by College of the Redwoods Clay Club.

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