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Collecting & transforming materials.
Also working with handmade recycled paper
Also working with handmade recycled paper
Changing the perception of reused materials.
Creating beauty from scraps
Creating beauty from scraps
Reusing & reconditioning old items,
and all kind of waste
and all kind of waste
Recycling
Beautifying
Upcycling
CRAFTING IN HARMONY
WITH NATURE
WITH NATURE
A BIT OF STORY
When I say
recycling / upcycling...
recycling / upcycling...
How do I take part into recycling/upcycling circuits, or zero waste target?
I recycle/upcycle all kind of materials I find and I work and create with them: pieces of papers from which I make smalls prints, bookmarks and notebooks, pieces of reused woods that I use as stamps's stands, second hand frames for framing my artprints, t-shirts, fabric, etc.
Most of it I find at the flea market, and I refurbish or adapt it for what I need.
Most of it I find at the flea market, and I refurbish or adapt it for what I need.
As far as I can, I don't buy new wood for mounting custom stamps I offer, because I know too well the impact of wood cutting on forests over the world. I always try to reuse wood leftovers.
Also valid for other materials which have a negative impact on workers or on the planet.
Also valid for other materials which have a negative impact on workers or on the planet.
I create mini series out of second hand material when I find something adequate.
Quite often I find material first, before knowing what I wanna do with it.
I try to combine pieces I got to make a series: series of tote bags, t-shirts, or notebooks made from paper leftovers.
Quite often I find material first, before knowing what I wanna do with it.
I try to combine pieces I got to make a series: series of tote bags, t-shirts, or notebooks made from paper leftovers.
I minimize my criteria, expectations and limits regarding projects.
This requests a certain mental flexibility: if I don't find the right material, I redirect myself toward what I can find, or even skip the idea and go for another project.
This requests a certain mental flexibility: if I don't find the right material, I redirect myself toward what I can find, or even skip the idea and go for another project.
Any linoleum leftover's good for a miniature stamp.
I go for long lasting objects.
I don't want to produce more stuffs that will eventually go to the trash one day, where a lot ends (I'm referring to functional objects here). So I promote pieces that resist over time, and I warmly recommend to fix them or recycle them, or to give them to somebody else that would enjoy them (if you find yourself not wanting what you bought anymore).
I don't want to produce more stuffs that will eventually go to the trash one day, where a lot ends (I'm referring to functional objects here). So I promote pieces that resist over time, and I warmly recommend to fix them or recycle them, or to give them to somebody else that would enjoy them (if you find yourself not wanting what you bought anymore).
I go as far as possible for natural materials, which have the potential to be recycled later on if needed, and don't pollute nature.
Regarding fabrics, I prefer cotton, hemp and linen, of good quality when possible. For stamps (except for linoleum as the matrix is concerned) I use wood leftovers to mount them.
Regarding fabrics, I prefer cotton, hemp and linen, of good quality when possible. For stamps (except for linoleum as the matrix is concerned) I use wood leftovers to mount them.
I use eco-friendly packaging: I prefer not using plastic (and when I do, it's usually from upcycling), and I reuse as much as I can boxes and filling that I receive from retailers (who hopefully use as well more and more eco-friendly solutions).
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With this eco-friendly vision, wood carving would be more suited than linocut...
This is another technique, which I'm not familiar with, because it requests a strong hand which I don't have yet. I use linoleum because it's softer and I can easily work with it for now. But I wanna try again with wood! I'm so fond of the smell of wood.
With this eco-friendly vision, wood carving would be more suited than linocut...
This is another technique, which I'm not familiar with, because it requests a strong hand which I don't have yet. I use linoleum because it's softer and I can easily work with it for now. But I wanna try again with wood! I'm so fond of the smell of wood.
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Yet I don't denigrate synthetic materials,
as artistic source, as long as they already exist and can be reused or transformed in numerous ways.
Even the smallest pieces of linoleum can make wonders.
Yet I don't denigrate synthetic materials,
as artistic source, as long as they already exist and can be reused or transformed in numerous ways.
Even the smallest pieces of linoleum can make wonders.
A few reasons why I do what I do
For the love of arts & crafts
There's this will of cherishing manual printing, for the charms of the spontaneous aspect and the magic imperfections that can come out.
For respecting & honoring nature
Getting closer to what it means to be human ; communicating with nature, listening to her & following paths that preserve her best.
For the magic of being humans
The idea of connecting with people by giving them a little piece of human soul & providing with responsible presents.
There's this will of cherishing manual printing, for the charms of the spontaneous aspect and the magic imperfections that can come out.
For respecting & honoring nature
Getting closer to what it means to be human ; communicating with nature, listening to her & following paths that preserve her best.
For the magic of being humans
The idea of connecting with people by giving them a little piece of human soul & providing with responsible presents.
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