Trash Talk

I must thank trash for finally being the kick to start me blogging. So I am going to do talk some trash going forward and hopefully enlighten others as I learn greener ways of living. My county is working towards Zero Waste by 2025. Commendable, for sure, but really? What are the practical ways we can make this happen? As I learn I will share because who knows the planet we save may be our very own!!

Introducing...

I am a bricoleur. By definition this is someone who makes creative and resourceful use of whatever materials are at hand (regardless of their original purpose). The diversity of the materials I am drawn to and collect take me down a variety of paths creatively. The designs for my greeting card line, Bricolage, make use of an eclectic assortment of antique imagery and textures.  My up-cycled jewelry creations for the shop I share with Beth DeScala on Etsy, called SalonVintique, are constructed from vintage discards. And my shadow box assemblages start with detritus I find beach combing.  The common thread in these pursuits is my ability to see beauty in society’s outcasts.  My greatest joy is giving these disparate elements a new life with my creations and allowing another chapter in their history to unfold, even if this history is an imagined one.