The Tenacre Art Gallery (TAG) welcomed artist Mark Heffley to campus today. An artist and climber, Mark uses retired climbing ropes to create art. Climbing rope is generally used for 3 to 5 years before being discarded for safety reasons. Mark uses the rope to create tables, chairs, coasters, and art to hang on walls. In the 10 years since he started his art, he has used 30,300 feet of discarded climbing rope, equal to about 5.75 miles. After hosting an all-school assembly in which he described his art and process, Mark worked with fifth graders in art class as they designed an item that could be created with climbing rope.