Trenton Catholic Academy students are using leftover art mats to help the rebuilding effort in the Philippines.
Upper School students participating in the Phriends for Philippines project are creating pins from leftover art supplies.
After the students painted designs on the pin, an enamel coating gives rigidity and the illusion of shiny stone or porcelain. Students decorated the pins with rock album covers, flowers and classic art subjects.
The pins or magnets are placed in plastic bags for sale. A card on the bag contains a prayer for Philippines and a mention that the items were handmade by a TCA student.
Pins are $5 each. Proceeds from sales support relief efforts in Philippines.
Upper School art teacher Tricia Hutman said that students did a similar project following the Haiti earthquake in 2010.
