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Upcycled
Illumination
Discarded items turned into imaginative works of art
STORY BY DALONDO MOULTRIE PHOTOS BY FELICIA FRAZAR
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ome folks can look at a thing and, whereas others see refuse, they can find the beauty in it. Such is the case with Liz Romero, development chair at the Seguin Art League. Romero is an artist who, for years now, has taken discarded items and turned them into works of art. She’s always had an artistic flair even if she didn’t always exhibit it. “I always say that I’ve been an artist 30 SEGUIN ~ GUADALUPE COUNTY LIVING
my whole life except that I didn’t have time to make any art,” Romero said. “So when I retired, I retired from Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in 2012, and when I retired I joined the Art League and started taking some classes. I’ve been very involved in the Art League since then.” In recent years, she has taken to making art out of recycled items. She calls it upcycling.
About three or four years ago, she did a piece in conjunction with a Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity project using recycled materials, Romero said. “I’m doing something different, now,” she said. “It’s really kind of funny. A lot of people would think it was silly.” Romero takes used LED lightbulbs, paints and adorns them, and turns them into Christmas ornaments. Whether
