John Cage 4′33″

The first time I saw this was in an art history class at MECA. Class was held in the basement auditorium of the Portland Museum of Art. A year of art history is required for all students so the auditorium was full. The professor introduced the video as a [...]

Felted Sweater Quilt Blanket

I haven’t been posting much because I am busy sewing this felted sweater blanket. I’m making it for the annual auction at my son’s school. So far I’ve sewn 12 (3×3) squares. I’ve got a long way to go. I hope to take some really neat pictures of the finished blanket. [...]

Mixed Strand Jewlery

I’ve been watching this trend for awhile. I like it for the obvious reason — it involves recycling vintage jewelry. The piece above was designed by Justin Giunta of Subversive Jewelry. He is featured in the latest green issue of Domino Magazine. You can read a little interview of him on [...]

Piet Hein Eek

:: Piet Hein Eek
:: T Magazine

Happy Valentine’s Day

:: A CUP OF JO

Squint Limited

These vintage pieces were “recovered” using new and vintage fabric.
:: Squint Limited

Guerra de la Paz

I was on a road trip the last couple of days. I spent a lot of time listening to NPR. I heard a story on Studio360 about a pair of artists that use secondhand clothing to create their work. They go by the name Guerra de la Paz, which is the [...]

Paint, Dye & Silkscreen – Oh My!

Just some images to inspire you to “recover” some secondhand pieces.

Paint a Tote – Yves Saint Laurent Raspail Canvas Tote

Dye a second hand piece of clothing – Camp on Perry

And the ever popular – silkscreen onto secondhand clothing.
I bought this piece online from William Good. Check out the Buzz.

New York Times & Martin Margiela

There is an article in the New York Times today about sustainable style. I went online to read it but got side tracked by a Martin Margiela slide show. I’ve only seen pictures of his designs but it seems to me like he is the best designer out there when it comes to [...]