From Trash to Treasure The world faces a garbage dilemma. Trash threatens to take over, yet we continue to consume. “I am one of millions producing trash daily,” says jeweler and Pearl River artist-in-residence Suzette Gabriel-Schoebitz. “I do not want to leave my grandchildren such a polluted world.” Instead of letting trash go to “waste,” Suzette says, much of it can be repaired, reused, or recycled. Such is philosophy behind this collection. It began with pieces her clients no longer wanted. Rather than throw them out, Suzette supplemented them with parts she found in flea markets, second-hand stores, and trading posts — turning others’ trash into renewed treasure. This exhibition and performance, Suzette has dubbed ‘trash mob’, is created from a year of her own collected trash made into wearable art. A statement and happening with NYU dancers performing during rush hour on Broadway, an exclamation about the situation of garbage in our world today.