Waste Not, Want Not
Wall Hanging, 37 inches by 19 inches.
I had BAGS of thread from years of embroidering that weren’t going to get used. To give credit where credit is entirely due, @wildohioembroidery had made a piece out of scrap pieces that was just brilliant. I asked if I could make one too and with their blessing I proceeded.
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I spent a lot of time deciding what quote to use. Finally it occurred to me that I needed to keep it simple. Hence: Waste Not Want Not.
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It’s really all there is to it. I make so much waste, and as a maximalist, I consume a lot as well. I have tried to be more thoughtful the past few years, and largely buy only secondhand clothes now, but even then, I buy waaaaay more than I need. As a textile artist it’s extra complicated since I make things out of fibers as well. I have a lot of feelings about minimalism and how classed it is-it take some kind of gumption and privilege to think your choice to go without and buy only $$$ sustainable brands and things is something 99% of the worlds’s people should or could aspire to. I don’t believe in asceticism in the name of some ethical compass. At the same time there is no reason at all for me waste what I do have. So, this piece was made entirely from scraps I’ve had sitting around along with some donated ribbons from MakeHaven to outline the letters.
Wall Hanging, 37 inches by 19 inches.
I had BAGS of thread from years of embroidering that weren’t going to get used. To give credit where credit is entirely due, @wildohioembroidery had made a piece out of scrap pieces that was just brilliant. I asked if I could make one too and with their blessing I proceeded.
.
I spent a lot of time deciding what quote to use. Finally it occurred to me that I needed to keep it simple. Hence: Waste Not Want Not.
.
It’s really all there is to it. I make so much waste, and as a maximalist, I consume a lot as well. I have tried to be more thoughtful the past few years, and largely buy only secondhand clothes now, but even then, I buy waaaaay more than I need. As a textile artist it’s extra complicated since I make things out of fibers as well. I have a lot of feelings about minimalism and how classed it is-it take some kind of gumption and privilege to think your choice to go without and buy only $$$ sustainable brands and things is something 99% of the worlds’s people should or could aspire to. I don’t believe in asceticism in the name of some ethical compass. At the same time there is no reason at all for me waste what I do have. So, this piece was made entirely from scraps I’ve had sitting around along with some donated ribbons from MakeHaven to outline the letters.