meredith cutler :: arts marketing :: artist

Did you love your earth today? With all of the mass-blasted awareness campaigns, you should have at LEAST worn your organic cotton undies...

Other than harranguing my husband about taking out the recycling, I made a few personal offerings to the miserly annual custom of honoring the earth; although, to be honest, I prefer to employ these steps as often as possible in my status-quo, "un"-Earth Day life.

"un"-Earth Day Offering #1: Leave the car at home, but go out anyway!

Above: "Ceya's Gianni Motta", Oil Painting on panel by Taliah Lempert

Enjoy the weather, wave to your neighbors, watch the trees magically blossom in April (care of global warming), show off those new kicks...or that new bike!

"un"-Earth Day Offering #2: Creative upcycling!

Above: Upcycled Wildlife Fact File Envelopes by me @ crostini*VS

If you can't use it, reinvent it into something new! I receive so much junk mail, it's criminal. While I've gone paperless on every account that gives me the option, it seems that evil direct mail campaigns just won't die. Solution? Create some pretty envelopes for your own use by upcycling catalogs and leaflets, or by turning those pre-addressed security envelopes that come with your bills inside out! (Who knew that there were such a variety of patterns inside). Click here for a cool Design*Sponge tutorial on Inside-Out Security Envelopes by Derek and Lauren of The Curiosity Shoppe.

"un"-Earth Day Offering #3: Explore, educate yourself and share what you learn!

There are many great role models and resources for going green. Keep an eye out for strategies, initiatives and resources that move you, and share them with family, friends and the world! The internet and blogosphere are great sounding boards. Here are a few of my favorites:

Above: Handmade, "Plantable Greeting Cards" on recycled paper with embedded seeds - by retrowhale

TreeHugger.com, Mike Reynolds Earthships, BuyGreen.com, Etsy.com's Vintage Product Category, Public Libraries!, Community Supported Agriculture, freecycle.org, "The Control of Nature" by John McPhee, Green House Framing reclaimed wooden picture frames