Paige is an art student in Sue Silverstein’s radically successful art program at Bishop Gibbons High School in Schenectady, New York. Sue sent me photos of Paige’s beautiful work making sculptures. She built an armature with metal and plaster cloth over it and then added her ideas about nature. She calls the sculpture work Mother Nature.

This beautiful art at Bishop Gibbons in Sue’s new art program was made possible by gifts of discarded objects and materials from members of the Army of Good. Sue never asks for money, only discarded and forgotten objects from garages, attics, basements, and drawers. You sent the metal, paint, and colorful toys and objects for this work.

If you have any discarded objects to donate to the cause of art and creativity, please consider shipping them to Sue Silverstein, Bishop Maginn High School, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304.

For many of these children, art awakens them to culture, creativity, and imagination, a powerful alternative to hypnotic games and websites like TikTok and Instagram. They are proud of their work, their ideas, and the gifts they can bring to parents, families, and friends. Visiting the school, I’m knocked out by their enthusiasm and creativity. Every night, a roomful of kids are staying late to make art. A beautiful thing, and thanks so much for making it possible.