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The second in my series on the true costs of the clothing we wear. In my first post of this series on the price of fashion, I explained how I took a deep dive into the environmental and social impacts of our clothing through preparing new work for last year’s ECO FASHION WEEK. We ended…
Read the full post »Happy New Year!
As we transition out of 2016 into the new year, I want to take a quick moment to thank you all for your support and encouragement! Last year was a tremendous one for me, and included the completion of seven very diverse new sculptures, below is a quick review: BELLA Commissioned by Beacon Converters and…
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The first in a series of blog posts about the true costs of the clothing we wear Ask me to make a dress from a pile of trash and the inspiration flows! Ask me to make one from “normal” fabric and…it’s not quite that easy. Thus, it was an unusual challenge when I was invited…
Read the full post »On the Eve of Eco Fashion Week, My Huffington Post Message
The video above was recently released by the Huffington Post about the work I do. It is part of an excellent series they are doing called RECLAIM: REDUCING THE WORLD OF WASTE . In this series, they cover positive stories across the globe ranging from smog vacuums in China; to Rob Greenfield’s story of wearing his…
Read the full post »The Trash Man’s Suit
The morning of August 15th I opened my email to discover a very nice note from a guy who wanted a suit for a 30-day project he would soon be starting. Now, I am contacted rather randomly with some interesting and remarkable requests, but this one caught my eye. A link was provided and I…
Read the full post »The Heartbeat of Pacifica
I love most that first breathe when I step out of the car after a two-hour drive from Portland, OR and inhale the rich smells of Cascade Head. It’s a mixture of the salty ocean with the loamy earth. It is specific to this area where the sea meets the land at the mouth of…
Read the full post »PDX Weather Advisory, a sculpture celebrating the Portland Airport
One of my very favorite words is from Nepal: रङ्गी-चङ्गी; written in letters, raṅgii-caṅgii; and pronounced, rungy-chungy. This fabulous word (which does not have an English equivalent in my opinion) means crazy, multi-colored, splendid, fancy, exciting and fun! It was the design inspiration for one of my newest sculptures, PDX Weather Advisory, created for the…
Read the full post »Two new Recycle Runway Sculptures on the way!
This year has started off with a whirlwind of creative energy as I have been working on three very different and engaging new sculptures. On the heels of creating Bella, for Beacon Converters, (read all about this elegant bride on a mission), I am creating new works for the Nature Conservancy and the Port of…
Read the full post »Bella: A Bride on a Mission!
This winter I was commissioned to create a new sculpture called “Bella” by Beacon Converters, a company located in New Jersey that creates sterilization packaging for the healthcare industry. The sculpture is made from discarded Tyvek®, you might know the product because you’ve often seen the logo wrapped around new building construction, but the thin…
Read the full post »Small Action, Big Impact
In September my traveling exhibition, ReDress: Upcycled Style, opened in the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in Stamford, Connecticut. I visited the exhibition to give a presentation and workshop. I also had an unexpectedly empowering experience, but first, a bit about the trip. One of the neat things about the Stamford Museum is that in…
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