It is a process that takes plenty of time and patience. Artist Willie Cole created a chandelier out of 3,000 recycled water bottles, each with an image of the Buddha printed on a plastic sheet inside.
“I had a dream about a chandelier that had a Buddha in every bottle, so my first chandelier was a Buddha chandelier, and it’s actually my favorite,” Cole said.
He added that the Buddhas are printed in special ink so they can survive the weather.
Express Newark is a center for socially engaged art and design supported by Rutgers University-Newark. Cole received assistance along the way from students and other artists in the community where he
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