I've been enjoying another little recycling obsession/experiment: cutting things up into ittybitty pieces for artmatter. here we have white junkmail paper in front.
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One of my first exposures to recycling had the concept of "High-grading". By snipping off bits of steel, for example, copper tubing was suddenly worth a lot more as scrap. Recycling an aluminum can as a pot-pipe is also high-grading. By re-using this stuff without having to pulp it/ melt it, you are high grading this stuff.
I used to try to maintain an enormous file of collage materials, until I realized I wasn't using the stuff nearly as fast as I was accumulating it. What I had subconsciously been trying to do, was 'digest' all the media being thrown at me. So I found another sucker to take it all.
so true about the digesting. I'm trying to compress it definitely....into a near powder....so much coming up for me in the realm of strata and geology....matttttter and information and time....hisssstory....I THINK I know where much of this cut up matter will be going artwise...but I have to hope that I'll do it and not just keep compulsively cutting. it's been ridiculously soothing an action.
OH and I think the term I've been seeing being used currently in many circles to mean this is upcycling?
That looks like a lot of fun.. cutting up paper/things can be very therapeutic.
i have a ton of jars at home in my art/craft shelving that have tons of small gravel, flocking, and tiny bits of charcoal that i used to use to make scenery for my brothers' warhammer 40k battles. Used to love just organizing things into jars. Made me feel good.
definitely...and the visibility with the jars is soooo aesthetically pleasing. I have most things in coffee cans because, well, I had saved a lot of coffee cans. jars I'm somewhat shorter on and I kept bringing them to the recycling bin but now will save each one. but will need these things called shelves;)
would love to see the scenery you made. I collect flocking and lil gravel and trees and random stuff for my artwork miniworlds too!
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I used to try to maintain an enormous file of collage materials, until I realized I wasn't using the stuff nearly as fast as I was accumulating it. What I had subconsciously been trying to do, was 'digest' all the media being thrown at me. So I found another sucker to take it all.
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OH and I think the term I've been seeing being used currently in many circles to mean this is upcycling?
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more to follow!
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i have a ton of jars at home in my art/craft shelving that have tons of small gravel, flocking, and tiny bits of charcoal that i used to use to make scenery for my brothers' warhammer 40k battles. Used to love just organizing things into jars. Made me feel good.
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would love to see the scenery you made. I collect flocking and lil gravel and trees and random stuff for my artwork miniworlds too!
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