Green-coloured resin flows as artists Renee Matheson, Mark Werklund and eager volunteers work to create beauty from recycled medical waste.

After months of planning and designing, work on placing medical caps, vials, tubes and other recycled items into a butterfly mosaic is now underway at at 205 Martin St.

This piece was inspired by Dr. JoyAnne Krupa, Dr. Rebecca Psutka and Dr. Jackie Bourdeaux, three resident physicians who consulted with the newly-formed arts committee at .

The mosaic consists of a flowering vine attracting a number of butterflies. Matheson said to see the artwork actually coming together is truly exciting.

91裸聊视频淭he planning stage is the mind-bending part. Now I91裸聊视频檝e got my gloves on and can actually dig and play and create,91裸聊视频� she said in a news release. 91裸聊视频淭oday we91裸聊视频檙e injecting colour-tinted resin into the tubes, then shaping them around bottles and things to make a vine.91裸聊视频�

The medical materials are being placed onto a large custom-built wooden frame in Matheson91裸聊视频檚 art studio and then surrounded by layers of resin, creating a three-dimensional effect.

Fellow artist Werklund has worked extensively with resin over the years 91裸聊视频� but never something like this.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e never injected resin into tubes so this is kind of a new experience,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a wonderful assemblage and a lot of fun.91裸聊视频�

Werklund said he91裸聊视频檚 intrigued by the idea of turning medical waste into art.

91裸聊视频淚 also like the technical aspects of creating a piece like this. It91裸聊视频檚 3-D but you91裸聊视频檙e still thinking in 2-D as well.91裸聊视频�

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Volunteer Robin Robertson, also a member of the PRH arts committee, says she didn91裸聊视频檛 hesitate to get involved.

91裸聊视频淚 think was of the resident physicians on our committee who talked about the notion that there91裸聊视频檚 lots of waste in the hospital 91裸聊视频� and how could we use that in art,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e never worked with resin before so it91裸聊视频檚 fun to learn something new.91裸聊视频�

Matheson hopes to have the work completed by the end of April and believes it could lead to similar works in the future.

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91裸聊视频淚 think one of the really important things people have connected with is that it91裸聊视频檚 recycled,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 like to do this for a lot of hospitals.91裸聊视频�

More volunteers are welcome. By making a donation to the hospital91裸聊视频檚 arts program, donors have an opportunity to become a hands-on participant in the project.

To schedule an appointment contact Renee Matheson at 250-488-4999 or email her at .

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