Sammie Aplin works in the healthcare field but a few years ago, in her free time, she began to do daily beach clean-ups in her community. She noticed there was a lot of plastic litter on the shore and wanted to do something about it, viewing this waste as a resource. Before long, her creative mind saw a way to give these items a second life in thought-provoking, eye-catching, structured, yet whimsical artworks.
Her pieces include colour-themed layouts made up of a wide variety of plastic trash that she’s collected over the years. If you look closely you will spot treasures such as plastic beach toys, bottle caps, charms, cutlery, jewellery, containers and packaging.
Through her creative artworks, she’s supported environmental conservation causes and recently won the People’s Choice award at an exhibition at the Sussex Contemporary Art Gallery.
On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Sammie about her passion for transforming beach trash into art, how beach clean-ups have positively impacted her mental health and well-being, and the supportive conservation and creative community she’s found.
Say hi to Sammie:
Instagram - @the_plastic_coast
TikTok - @the_plastic_coast
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