It's So Nice Being Green. . .

Remember this guy? Always telling us how great it is to be green? Well, these days not only is it great to be green on St. Patrick's Day, it is great and totally in to be green all of the time! So in, in fact that being green is one of the movements all over the US and it is not going away!
What am I babbling about? You mean you haven't caught up to the green bandwagon?! Well, what I am spouting off about is being ecologically friendly in as many ways as possible.
Some of these ways you may have already heard of:
Recycling plastic and glass, using lower energy florescent light bulbs. . .
Well, what you may not know about is the green movement in the art industry. Artists look at going green in an entire different way--and I am not just talking about the many shades of the color green. Here are a few examples:
From the Blue Bag http://www.fromthebluebag.com/ Deby Cowdin has launched an entire business around the recycling of alcohol bottles. And these bottles are not just pretty, they are functional as cutting boards, cheese trays, and other bottleware.
TL Champion--TL also uses recycled bottles in her work but she turns them into VESSELS. These vessels are prayer bottles, wish bottles, and much much more, and they are just gorgeous!
The Art of XAN www.artofxan.com Alexandra Underhill is a clothing and costume designer. All of her designs are made using recycled fabric and textile materials. In her latest ventures, she is making all sorts of items out of old neckties, including skirts, vests, wallets, and purses. Most recently, she has co-authored a book called Alternation with another textile artist, Shannon Okey.
These are just a few of the types of green artwork that is available and all of them are carried in our store in downtown Cleveland. For more information, go to our website http://www.lakeerieartists.com/ or contact me via email paulaatwell@sbcglobal.net.