Sean grew up on a farm outside Chicago, teaching him how to grow food, care for nature, how to conserve, repurpose or upcycle waste/materials/scraps, and how to listen to the Earth with awareness. An Eagle Scout, he has been to Philmont Scout Ranch many times as scout, leader, itinerary planner, and trail guide where "leave no trace" and wilderness survival skills are taught & refined to embody throughout daily life on and off the trail. Being a lifetime career artist, Sean began to see the amount of waste that his industries created, from fashion to electronics to film/theater, and events seemed to be the most wasteful! Something had to change, and when TWTstudios was founded in 2011 the "Materials Processing & Sorting" Department was born in effort to keep material out of landfills and thusly production cost down. Also equally important was creating a team-force to bring about awareness, rather than telling the world what they do wrong and fighting or battling as if war + war = peace! Through art Sean had a clear vision of how to use art, events, sculpture, and other mediums to give people positive reminders and reality checks. Now the orginization Waste Awareness brings Trash Art Galleries, Speakers, Workshops, and Joy to the world!

Kianti Ecoluv, a lifelong contributor to the environmental movement. As a Boy Scout he learned conservation and not littering. Always preferring nature while managing an American social lifestyle. At CSULA the pathway of products from manufacturing to landfills, and ocean debris became important. Kianti seeks opportunities to be in nature, to teach about growing food, cooking, and composting. He has earned a Leadership in Permaculture credential, having been a wilderness guide, and has taught survival skills. Permaculture took him into water-catchment, generating electricity, & fixing things to keep them out of the waste stream. After years of attending and volunteering at events, Kianti began building his own clean up system including awareness building heading towards non-profit status, aimed at creating a huge impact on waste reduction.