Of the three environmentalist R's, I've always seen Reuse as a quiet little brother to the slightly over-glorified Recycle and the get-tough Reduce. Lately, though, it seems like the littlest R is getting all growed up. Reusing building and remodeling materials has become a sizable business, with tax incentives prodding constructors and deconsturctors alike with reason to repurpose those old solid-core doors and clay roofing tiles rather than chuck them landfill-ward. And it's not just earth-shippers and hippies on the reusable tip. The Singing Saw is a lumberyard outside of Boulder that sells wood reclaimed from farmhouses and barns back East for many pretty pennies. They're finishing the interior of a 2,500-square-foot great room with reclaimed fir from a torn-down dairy barn - yes, just the great room, so imagine how big the house must be - just to get the "look" of an old ranch. Ostentatious? Totally. But at least, in this case, far less damaging to the environment than could have been.
Interests: Indie Crafting, Art, Astronomy, Physics, History, Eco-Friendly, Computer Graphics, Sewing, Knitting, Drawing, Macrame, Painting, Spinning,Book Binding, Screenprinting, Electronics Tinkering, Web Design, Books about my interests, Coffee, Travel, Black Tea, Cooking, Corduroy, Wool Felt, Ribbons, Vintage Patches, Collecting Sanrio paraphernalia, Boondoggle, Zines
Inspiration: Carl Sagan, Jim Henson, and Tori Amos.