About Dot's Recycling!:  Welcome! Here you can find all sorts of useful items for your home, for yourself or to give as gifts. What better way to celebrate nature than to rescue plastic grocery bags from their destiny in a wasteful landfill -- they can be recycled into PLARN and remade into stylish totes and bags.

Karen Hoyer has been performing as Dot for years but she's a not-so-secret crafter who grew up with her dad's philosophy of "this'll come in handy someday..."  Recycling old jeans into purses, blankets, pillows, skirts, kid's toys and even desk accessories was the beginning.  Next came a fascination with PLARN -- yarn made of recycled plastic bags crocheted into baskets, bags & lunch bags.  Fabric, yarn, wire, cardboard, who knows what else she'll find to transform thru recycling.  See more about her performing, teaching, costume construction & art work at KarenHoyer.com
21850 N. Riverwoods Rd.
​Riverwoods, IL 60015
224.633.2424 info@brushwoodcenter.org

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Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods is committed to enabling the participation and enjoyment of our programming and events for all visitors. At Brushwood Center, you will have open access to accessible parking and entrance to the house, a gender neutral bathroom, and changing tables.

If you require certain accommodations in order to observe or attend our events, or have questions regarding accessibility of our facilities, please contact our Manager of Public Programs and Communications, Parker Nelson, at pnelson@brushwoodcenter.org or at (224) 633-2424 ext. 1.

Programming and events at Brushwood Center is available to everyone, including but not limited to age, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation.​​
​OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Monday - Thursday + Saturday: 10am - 3pm
Sunday: 1pm - 3pm
and by appointment