OGT DAILY Day One Hundred and Twenty Four RECYCLED

I am the proud parent of two children who do not like to buy their clothing new.  They are connoisseurs of the thrift store.   Additionally my son, who is now composing his own music, has begun to purchase vintage mixers, synthesizers and recording equipment.  Not exactly Luddites like their mother, but some sort of throwbacks.  Nick found a forty year old typewriter in the basement a few years back and dusted it off to bring to college.  Shades of Hemingway.   He even scoured the the Yellow Pages (not the internet) for a stationary store going out of business ,which had the right ribbon and bought quite a few before they closed.

Recycled papers have always been one of my favorite collaging materials; old letters, yellowing Christmas wrapping from the 50's, old stationary.   Today I wrote a proposal to do a sculpture installation made entirely with recycled plastics.   Re-using and making new feels like an antidote to overconsumption.