Connect the Dots Art Studio co-founders Barbara Libby-Steinmann and Anna Rochester were thrilled to take part in the Marin Art & Garden Center’s 80th year celebration!
Marin Art and Garden Center is thrilled to partner with the arts-based nonprofit Connect the Dots Art Studio to present a special community art installation: an upcycled tapestry created by elementary students from Bacich School in Kentfield that is sure to dazzle the guests and provided a sparkling eco-art feature for the Marin Art & Garden’s 80th Edible Garden Celebration.
Under the expert guidance of their art teacher, Barbara Libby—along with Anna Rochester, the co-director of Connect the Dots Art Studio—students explored creative reuse through an innovative spring 2025 project. Using discarded CD discs and colorful yarn, the students transformed everyday items into a striking work of collaborative art.
Several 4th-grade students even took the initiative to write letters expressing their desire to share the artwork with the public, adding to the project’s spirit of creativity and community engagement. The finished piece was composed of 407 individually woven elements, forming a shimmering tapestry that was on public display at the Marin Art and Garden Center from September 11 through September 26, 2025.
The Upcycled Tapestry was a featured installation during the Edible Garden Fundraising Event on Sunday, September 14. Guests enjoyed the opportunity to be dazzled by this joyful, student-made artwork while supporting the Center’s edible garden programs.
Along with the installation, the celebration of creativity, sustainability, and the power of young artists was found during this inspiring community showcase and was featured in the local magazine called, Kentfield & Ross Living, November 2025, page 26, in an article called, “Community Feature: Kentfield Schools Foundation: KIK”.
