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4/9/09

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"Battleship" reimagined through reuse View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

A "Connect-Four" gameboard conveniently tucks into a hanging file folder for easy storage. View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

A "Poet-Tree" hat! View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A bamboo windchime View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A cast of dolls View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A doubled flag book - does the story run across rows or down columns? View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A envelope book of plastic pouches View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A fashionable maid costume View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

A hand-held fan reimagined into a mask View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A handmade accordion book emerging from its handmade box. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A hat rolled from a paper bag View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A mobile with mobile parts: to study balance, the red and yellow circles unclip to move around the View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A shadow puppet; and a shadow puppet's projection View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

A sheet of tagboard folded into an accodion book with pockets View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A sustained high-pitched "tinging" sounds from this windchime of switch plates. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

A transportable hopscotch course made from foam fabric backing. View Full Size
- Susan Anderson

American Quilt out of fabric paper View Full Size
American Quilt Design, 48” x 72”, by Ms. Susan...
- Photo by Susan Hoch

An elegant, clasped flag book View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

An envelope book reinforced with key rings and sequin honeycomb View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

An old record makes new music with clanging plastic parts. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Art of Reuse View Full Size
Art of Reuse

Art of Reuse Bug View Full Size
Art of Reuse Bug

Becoming a tiger... View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Books View Full Size
- Susan Anderson

Boxes and studs to make dice View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Bubble wrap, buttons, and bows on an alternately bound book. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Buttons and feathers to decorate the cover View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Cardboard spools transformed into Ringtoss View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Constructing; then modeling the final product View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Contact paper transforms "Chutes and Ladders" into three dimensions View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Contemplating the cut - to become a bird, a lion, or another creature? View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Crocheted Fibonacci View Full Size
- Jane Broaddus

Doll Making Workshop View Full Size
- Janae Russell

Education Workshop at the MFTA Warehouse View Full Size

Education workshop participants View Full Size
- Janae Russell

Educators participate in Musical Instrument Making workshop View Full Size

Eggcarton as Mancala View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Elephant Photo View Full Size
Puppet made by Parks Employee
- Susan Anderson

Example of Hanoch Piven's Work View Full Size
Portrait of Perez Hilton.
- Hanoch Piven

Fabric paper book cover View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Fabric paper mask View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Flour paste printing View Full Size
- Jane Broaddus

Found Object Jewelry View Full Size
Found object jewelry

Found Object Sculpture View Full Size
Sculpture made by a participant in the 2007 Summer...
- Susan Anderson

Gerry Hazel's Quilt Making Workshop draws a large crowd of participants View Full Size
- Janae Russell

Giant puppets in images and words View Full Size
The puppet as its presented, as well as a copy of ...
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Giant Puppets in process and in action. View Full Size
Fifth graders from PS 86 Queens show off the const...
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Going many shades of green with a found-object brooch View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Hardcover book example View Full Size
Hardcover book

Hardcover books View Full Size
Hardcover book

Hat View Full Size
Hat

Hat View Full Size
Hat

Hinged-jaw puppets View Full Size
The last image shows the inner structure: egg cart...
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Holiday gifts View Full Size
Holiday Gifts

Joy Suarez View Full Size
Master teaching artist leads an education workshop...

Joy Suarez View Full Size
Master Teaching artist leads a workshop at the MFT...

Large scale puppets, in construction and in use View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Mask fieldtrip! View Full Size
Fifth graders from MS 8 in Queens show off their c...
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Masks View Full Size
Masks

Masks from Parks View Full Size
Modeling masks from the NYC Parks Spring workshop ...
- Susan Springer Anderson

MFTA workshop space View Full Size
MFTA's classrooms can accomodate up to 30 part...
- Julia Sobol

Mobiles and windchimes View Full Size
Mobiles and windchimes

Mobiles, Chimes and Whirly Gigs View Full Size
Sample creations from an MFTA Education Workshop

Musical Instrument Making Workshop Participant View Full Size
- Janae Russell

Necklace made from hardware View Full Size

No Sew Costume Making is easier than you think View Full Size

No-Sew Grecian Costume View Full Size
2007 Summer Institute participant
- Susan Anderson

NYC Parks Department Workshop View Full Size

NYU Dance Educators show off their No-Sew Costumes View Full Size
Future dance teachers, future MFTA shoppers!
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Outside and inside: a stitched book documenting students' goals and successes View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Outside and inside: each envelope contains images of its respective letter View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Outside and inside: stitching together a variety of envelopes View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Paper strips woven into a chessboard, buttons stacked into chess pieces. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Pascal says, "Les mathƩmatiques est le pain de vie!" View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Perfect for MFTA's Masked Marvelous Cocktail Party! View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Pop-up book View Full Size
Pop-up book

Puppet View Full Size

Puppet making workshop creations View Full Size

Quilt Making Workshop View Full Size
A sample product of FOMA's Quilt Making Worksh...
- Janae Russell

Repurposed Robot View Full Size
Ms. Anasa and her students demonstrate the MFTA do...
- Alice Anasa

Selecting fabric from our stash of bolts View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Sequin honeycomb provides a base to weave additions onto a crown. View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Shadow puppet View Full Size
Shadow Puppet

Small hat-making hands in action View Full Size
- Emelia Hiltner

Stenciled fabric View Full Size
- Jane Broaddus

Studying shapes with mobiles View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Super Teacher and Wonder Woman View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

The diorama within the tunnel book blends eras of interior decoration View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Tulle becomes fairy skirts View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Tunnel Book View Full Size
- Susan Anderson

Two tall hats View Full Size
- Photo by Emelia Hiltner

Using MFTA's multiple odds and ends to explore patterns View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Weaving fabric paper into a gameboard View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Weaving with fabric View Full Size

Working through the Noble Bind View Full Size
- Photo by Barbara Korein

Workshop Participant View Full Size
Displaying her FOMA workshop creation
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