By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Angie Yoakam hangs a wreath made of a Norfolk pine’s fallen branches for the annual holiday open house of PTEC’s interior decorating program.
CLEARWATER
Some think of sustainability — humanity's ability to preserve biodiverse and natural ecosystems for future generations — as a science.
Here, it's an art form.
At the Pinellas Technical Education Center's interior decorating services program, students are learning the art and design of green living by turning curbside trash, dollar store finds and donated items into decorative room dioramas and clever holiday crafts.
On Tuesday, the fledgling designers were rushing around their classroom — HGTV-style — putting the finishing touches on a variety of projects they've been working on for months.
Thursday, they'll host an open house from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., when they'll be on hand to ...