Carol Angel (she/her) is the heart and soul of the volunteer program at ReCreative. Not long after we opened our doors, Carol met up with our founder, Emily, to donate some of her loved creative items. After learning about ReCreative’s mission and vision, she felt compelled to get involved.
Recycling and reuse has been a passion of Carol’s since childhood. When she was young she’d help others in recycling — whether it was collecting aluminum tabs from cans from her brother’s boy scout troop or picking up cans from the street or trash cans to recycle them. She still does this today!
As a retired lawyer, Carol has found the time to explore a number of creative outlets and has explored mediums like ceramics, stained glass, jewelry, collage, and assemblage art. She even was a part of an all-female improv group for a few years.
Carol finds inspiration in the “flow” of imagining and creating something — she says it takes her out of ordinary life and into a meditative state.
She also finds inspiration in encouraging others — especially young people — to explore and enjoy their own creativity. For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, she would put out little art projects and kits for her neighbors to take and create in lockdown. She loves looking back at the handwritten “thank you” notes from kids about what she now calls her “Little Free Art Library.”
Projects made from Carol’s Little Free Art Library.
For the past five years, she has run the “Creation Station” at the Colorado Unicorn Festival and Colorado Chocolate Festival. Through these events she gets to combine her love for creativity and reuse by having kids create projects with reused materials.
Carol brings this same energy and sense of inspiration to ReCreative in helping coordinate volunteers and organize donations. If you ever volunteer at RCD, you’ll be lucky to work with her in the process.
“I hope to continue volunteering at ReCreative for years. I love the energy and spirit of the community — employees, volunteers, artists and woodworkers, board members, and customers. I enjoy sharing the joy of creativity and the ethic of reuse.”
We’re lucky to have folks like Carol who support RCD and our mission. She definitely continues to inspire us with everything she does!
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