Today, I would like to tell you about something that made me feel very happy and proud that is my recycled bottle lantern. This lantern is not only a decoration, but a very special project to my finals in Art Appreciation. It was fun and exciting to make this lantern and I even enjoyed the process of the lantern making immensely.
The lantern was recycled using bottles of plastic. Initially, I believed that it would be difficult to transform trash into something beautiful but this was not the case. One grew the bottles gradually into a pretty lantern with a little ingenuity, patience and labor. In the process of doing it, I understood that something meaningful could come out of something very simple when we have the time and the attention to it.
Recycling and environmental care are some of the things that I learned in this project. We can reuse the plastic bottles instead of throwing them into garbage and making them useful or beautiful. It made it happen that I enjoyed art more since art is not only about drawing or painting but also sending a message and conveying the ideas. In my case, my lamp demonstrates creativity, conservativeness and nature-loving.
What was more special about this project is that once I completed this project I had given the lantern to my sister, Jellete. All the effort that I put into it was rewarded by seeing her smile and happy when she got it. This was very adorable and touching to learn that something that I created with my own hands could make someone feel good.
All the compliments I got were also extremely welcome. People said a lot, wow, so beautiful, and it pleased me and inspired me. Effort is always noticed and these kind words reminded me of the same.
This lantern is not that fancy, however, it has a lot of memories, lessons, and happiness. It makes me remember that art may be entertaining, purposeful and inspirational. This experience has been very helpful to me and I shall never forget how this lantern of recycled paper transformed to be among my favorite projects.
Thank you for reading, hivers! Hopefully, this will make you create, recycle and see the beauty in the simple things.