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Creating Consumption (the installation!)
I recently collaborated with my partner, Nicole Morris, on a new piece called: “Consumption: an installation exploring waste”. This dynamic project put trash into the heart of downtown Santa Fe, NM by mingling it with the art scene right off the Plaza! One summer afternoon in 2011, Nicole and I were driving amidst beautiful brown…
Read the full post »Re-Visioning Erte
Last month I indulged myself in designing a new recycled fashion sculpture JUST FOR ME! Though I love the way that some of my projects more structured parameters influence my garments, it felt luxurious to dive into the purely aesthetic experience of creating Re-visioning Erté! I’d like to tell you about the three aspects of…
Read the full post »Beautiful India!
In December I had the adventure of a lifetime traveling in India for three weeks! I was mesmerized by all the beautiful colors and patterns everywhere I looked– saris worn by women riding on the back of motorcycles, bright ornamentation on trucks carrying rubble, and tiny red bracelets and garlands of marigolds as offerings in…
Read the full post »Caution: Crime Scene
Over a year ago I asked my cousin, Grant, and my friend, Michele, who are both police officers, if they would save “police tape” from crime scenes for me. Within about 6 months I received big tangles of yellow tape, some with stories I did not want hear. I also began gathering “caution tape” from…
Read the full post »Presenting my “world-changing idea” at TED
In September I gave the most challenging and rewarding talk of my career at TEDxABQ! If you do not know about TED, you need to! The idea behind these international talks is that the power of ideas can change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a…
Read the full post »Musings on the Green Arts Show – Evanston, IL
This past Sunday I was honored to be the featured artist in the 3rd annual Green Arts Show in Evanston, IL, just north of Chicago. I was asked to create a new dress from recycled plastic bags to bring attention to an ordinance being considered by the Evanston City Council that would ban retailers from…
Read the full post »Recycle Runway Lands in the Atlanta Airport!
The dust has settled from my two week adventure in Atlanta installing the Recycle Runway exhibition, “waste does not exist, only wasted resources.” I have returned, finished up some minor details and gotten some well needed rest. After three years of preparations, eighteen of my recycled fashion designs are now on display in nine cases…
Read the full post »The Environmental Steward-ess, sponsored by Delta Air Lines
I have wanted to create a vintage flight attendant uniform using airline garbage for many years, so this commission from Delta Air Lines was a dream come true! The uniform, hat and purse are sewn from worn-out leather seat covers from Delta planes. The cape is made from replaced safety cards, Sky Magazines, old plane…
Read the full post »2,000 children help make the Youth Eco-Dress!
Imagine a Scarlett O’Hara style dress made from old sheets and covered with 2,600 eco-pledges made into paper-link chains. Over the last two and a half years I have collected these pledges from kids across the United States. The project started in 2008 at a Boys and Girls Clubs in Pittsburgh, PA. After a recycling…
Read the full post »Recycle Runway is taking off!
Recycle Runway is on the move these days, and the next stop is the Atlanta International Airport— yes, since 1998 Atlanta has been reported as the busiest airport in the world based on number of passengers! In March I will install 18 of my recycled fashion designs in nine cases throughout International Concourse E. To…
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