In 2019 Atrium launched ‘Carts for the Arts‘ an Exhibit that highlights the dangers and waste of ‘disposable’ vape pens.
Where the cannabis oil could not be separated from the lithium-ion battery causing the item not to be able to be placed anywhere safely or legally to be disposed of, yet they were marketed as disposable.
The exhibit was part of the UpcyclePop event, where Atrium, Big Karma, and Clinton Petrino held a panel discussion on the topic. From this panel, a group was formed and with the leadership of the National Stewardship Action Council legislation was passed to separate the cannabis oil from the lithium battery and not to be able to market these as disposable.
CHRISTINA PATE
PATHOS
Sculpture: Metal wire, styrofoam, 600 disposable vape cartridges, 100 disposable cartridge tips. Christina is known for her one of a kind clothing costumes, accessories and props. She’s most inspired by nature, colors, patterns, repurposing vintage gems, and all things shiny.
$ 300
MARTHA JONES
VAPE VAMP
Flapper Dress: Upcycled form, hemp cord, Chinese rice bowl and trimmings, text from 1930. 900 – 1,000 cartridges; Martha Jones, the owner of Green Mosaics, combines her individual spirit and colorful artwork into creating unique and often humorous UpCycle Art for Home & Garden. “Finding an object and changing its purpose, using only reused, recycled, found and gifted materials not only helps the environment but also adds art to our lives. Along with the grounding philosophy of recycling/reusing, materials are never sourced through retail chain stores. Use what’s here. Lessen the footprint.”
$ 1200
Brittany Estep
STELLA
Painting: Glass beads, rope, mirror pieces, ~100 vape cartridges and acrylic on canvas. 36″ x 36″ canvas with Vape cartridges as shell, glass beads, regular beads, mirror pieces and rope . Each shape in the shell is lifted on cardboard pieces to give more dimension.
$ 500
JP Odbert
THUMPCASE
Speaker: Battery operated Bluetooth speaker in a custom box with over 100 repurposed vape cartridges. Whether you are playing music from your phone or computer simply connect your Thumpcase to any device via Bluetooth and enjoy your music. Auxiliary cord for a hard wire connection is also available. Excellent sound quality, portable and designed to give audiophile sound wrapped up in this custom box. Music activated colored lights on both sides. Its also 200 watts, rechargeable, and has a 12 hour playtime.
$ 1600
Yennie Zhou
SMOKING TREE
Sculpture: Re-purposed wood, PVC, tree branches and vape cartridges. Zhou is known for her meticulous use of textures and patterns. While the cuts she uses are exquisite, it is the use of textures that really makes a piece a “Yennie Zhou”.
$ 350
Sacramento Costumers
TRIBE GEAR
Necklace: Wire, metal, wooden beads, repurposed vape cartridges. Similar custom pieces can be made to order.
$ 100
Sheilagh McCafferty
JACKIE VAPE
Jacket: Original design,made from re-claimed (unused) vintage fabric, re-purposed fur and LED lights from the vape cartridges.
$ 450
Clinton Petrino
RIVER CAFE
Table: Re-purposed Spool, Manzanita, Grout, Resin 685 disposable cartridges.
The artist built pieces suited to furnish a Sacramento cannabis cafe. Imagine the pieces settled into a cozy nook in a dim cafe looking out over the American River.
$ 2,775
Lei Loe
DON'T CARE DARE BEAR
Sculpture: Broken plastic, silicon wristbands, repurposed thrift store goods, rescued children’s toys, packaging for vape cartridges, broken vintage sunglasses, ~ 25 repurposed vape cartridges
$ 200
Seth Dougherty
THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Upcycled Table Lamp: 300 Single use vape cartridges, lamp socket & wire, Lactite construction glue, spray paint, hot glue, repurposed lamp shade, led bulb
$ 200
Black Zebra
CONTEMPLATION
Painting: This painting was made to provide a space for critical thinking. Suggested Thought: There are so many lanes we can choose in life, so much so it gets congested and confusing, but sometimes, if we take a step back, it might just be a beautiful piece of art…Materials: 118 vape pens and acrylic paint