About

What Is crackedpots?

crackedpots sprouted in 1998 in Portland, Oregon, from the fertile minds of garden designer Tess Beistel and artist Mary Lou Abeln.

We are deeply committed to reducing waste and shrinking landfills. We may be a bunch of crazy, mixed-up cracked pots, but we have a mission: crackedpots uses art to encourage our community to creatively look at trash. Reuse is at the heart of all we do. Think before you throw.

At our art shows, we showcase many Northwest artists who make provocative art from reused, recycled and reimagined materials.

Finding the good in garbage

We do this by:

• Dreaming up events to inspire people to creatively use reclaimed material.
• Diverting materials headed for local landfills to local artists, who make them into decorative and functional art.
• Linking artists, businesses, the public, and environmental, educational and arts groups.

We’d love to have you join us!