Anita Valencia is an 88 year old artist who was born and raised in San Antonio. In her work, she has been inspired by the harm done to the environment as a result of consumerism creating massive amounts of waste. As a result, she has chosen to incorporate trash in her work as she has collected discarded wrappers, CDs in order to use them as her materials. This use of trash is seen with her origami pieces made out out of trash bags (Picture 1) and the "Lone Star CANdelier" made out of aluminum cans (Picture 2). In addition to this, she also designed a butterfly bench, which was also made out of recycled materials and the bench was placed along River Walk in San Antonio, which she has shared has been significant to her as part of her community for her whole life. According to a My San Antonio article about her, she has long been a part of the San Antonio art world, making art for over 40 years. All the while, she has continuously chosen to make art with a message as she finds another use for waste.
Sources:
https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/home-garden/article/Valencia-makes-art-out-of-other-people-s-trash-10963328.php#photo-12457626
https://www.getcreativesanantonio.com/Public-Art/Public-Artworks-Map/Public-Artworks-List/Public-Artwork/Article/139/Lone-Star-CANdelier
https://sariverfound.org/portfolio/butterflies-anita-valencia/
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