After the Gulf oil spill last year, volunteers of all ages and occupations quickly responded to pleas to help with the clean up.
Jewelry designer Shondra Leigh of Atlanta lent a hand in Grand Isle, LA, by picking up small tarballs along the shore. Instead of disposing of the tar, however, Leigh used her “black gold” to create a new line of jewelry.
Leigh has created the jewelry to commemorate the devastating long-term effects of the oil spill even after the headlines have begun to dwindle.
This article appears in Mar 3-9, 2011.
