Sylvia Estes’s sculptural work explores our culture of consumption and disposability. Each piece—crafted from discarded paper products such as food packaging, junk mail, and shoebox tissue paper—is designed to hold or cast light. By finding purpose in overlooked materials, she highlights the artfulness that surrounds us, even in a world often overwhelmed by debris.

Originally from Ithaca, NY, Sylvia studied Art History and Human Rights at Bard College. After graduating, she returned to the Finger Lakes region to pursue regenerative agriculture. Living closer to the land profoundly shaped her artistic and curatorial vision, inspiring her to reconsider the possibilities for engagement and creativity in everyday life.

Sylvia now lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.