Wooden Trash Bin Art

Wooden Trash Bin Art

On display at the ISNHS Library

Metropolitan Vigan, Ilocos Sur

   "Little thrash, if any, makes austere living a joy. "- avr

Dr Abe V Rotor

Project of a group of students from Ilocos Sur National High School. The project is a pair of movable wooden trash bins.  These bins may be converted into potted plant holders, instead of just "waste receptacles," thus create an ambiance of natural beauty in the surroundings.  Appropriately the bins have been installed ISHS library by the students themselves in coordination with their teachers and library staff. 

The finished project is a pair of wooden bins originally designed for such purpose, not until a consensus was reached, with the suggestion of the author, to emphasize aesthetics as functional beauty vis-a-vis conventional use. 

Some basic rules of beauty in a place -

remind us of our home in every aspect;

like wishing to be treated by another  

with courtesy, discipline. and respect.

Cleanliness is next to godliness, Dad said,

a strict reminder, and not just a ploy, 

to keep trash out, or not to waste at all;

little, if at all, makes austere living a joy. 

Eight faces (sides) of the project as shown individually, scenarios of nature in a contiguous unity as may be desired.  The bins may be arranged in pairs, side by side, tangential, or separated at a viewing distance. Varied combinations of the scenarios break monotony in many choices, virtually bringing Nature into the place, so to speak.