Plastic-filled Amigurumis: Jahel’s Creative Approach to Sustainability

Jahel, Grade 12, Bloomfield, CT

Environmentally-conscious creatives now have yet another way to participate in the climate movement: creating plastic-filled amigurumis, which are knit or crocheted animal toys originating from the Japanese art form amigurumi. For her final project in the Climate Action Lab, Bloomfield senior Jahel demonstrates how to make amigurumis while cleaning plastic pollution from our ocean. Instead of stuffing her amigurumis with environmentally unfriendly stuffing, Jahel brilliantly combines artisanship with activism by stuffing her creatures with plastic waste. In this Digital Portfolio, explore Jahel’s process of devising, researching, and presenting her climate action plan.