Living green…

written May 18th, 2009 · 0 comments

Overall, I’d have to say I am pretty happy with how green I live. I live in a small apartment with my boyfriend. There is no need for air conditioning and perhaps more need than use of the heat in the winter, we have no dishwasher, no clothes dryer (and I always wash my clothes cold), and no car (just bikes and public transport). We recently bought energy saving light bulbs, we turn off our power strips when we are not using our computers (surprisingly easy to get used to doing!), and we sell our bottles back and recycle, which is actually worth it here, because they recycle everything, even the trash from neighboring countries because their system is so efficient! My lifestyle may be typical for a 25 year old, and it will probably change when I start a family, or live somewhere else, but all in all, I’d say it is super easy to live green in Berlin!

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Green Art

written May 18th, 2009 · 0 comments

I have noticed lately that many sellers on Etsy.com are emphasizing their use of recycled materials in their work (be it scrap sterling silver, metals or paper). There are also many calling their designs green. Not to criticize the artists that call their designs green, but how much of their designs are green and aren’t we all just jumping on the band wagon here?

What is green? How can one truly know and trust that all our materials (unless completey handmade) are green? What materials are we left with, if we as artists, want to be green? It is great that we are all aware of our greenness and how our lives can be more ecologically friendly, but where will it end? read more…

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