I've sort of been obsessed with becoming as self-sustainable as possible, striving toward growing or catching as much of our own food as we could as a family. It all seemed like another one of the crazy ideas, or high ideals that often plague me, until suddenly we found ourselves in a global pandemic...

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Part 1

Chewing on salty blue,
Spitting fuzzy white light.
Plowing the gorgeous seas,
And surfing the swells of delight....

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I recently shared in my Instagram stories for #plasticfreethursday about trying to do an entire art show or outdoor art festival without using plastic. I don't have it all down perfectly yet, but I'm getting closer! Here's what I have so far:

Problem: Business Cards and Labels on Prints

Solution: STAMP, duh!

I'm not sure why this one took me so long to figure out. It's inexpensive, lasts forever, and is so easy my kids can do it for me! I used Rubberstamps.com to make a 5"x5" (probably could have been smaller upon reflection). My friend, and designer Allison Clough came up with the perfect stamp to educate and inform customers, while looking cute. I used Archival ink pads so that it will not leak and damage my artwork.

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It was a pretty huge honor to be asked (maybe I invited myself actually) to hang out with Bea Johnson for the day, before her lecture at One World Zero Waste (OWZW). I'm pretty sure that Elana and Stephen Smith (the owners) had as many butterflies as I did, as we looked around at each other in the minutes before she arrived. I met these two lovebirds, and earth advocates only half year ago as I embarked on my personal plastic-free journey. Their gentle guidance and ever growing knowledge of alternative living, have helped so many see this way of life as something completely doable.

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