037: When Sustainability + Imagination Collide

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Design shimmering mosaics from old CDs. Create rag rugs from used clothes. Got yourself an abundance of plastic bags? Get weaving. *Creative Reuse a THING!* If you’ve been to a contemporary art museum lately, chances are good you’ve viewed at least one exhibit that boasts garbage as its sole medium. While critics argue that trash creations look … well, … trashy, today’s guest swiftly debunks this assumption by offering truly beautiful reuse ideas for our trash + recyclables. Carla Brown... Read More Read More The post 037: When Sustainability + Imagination Collide appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	You're listening to episode 37 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast.
0:05.0	You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast,
0:08.0	a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.
0:11.0	Here's your host host Stephanie Safarian.
0:15.0	Hi there, welcome back. Today we are talking about creative reuse of our trash and our recyclables. Now right off the bat I must say that I am the first
0:27.8	to admit that when it comes to art and reuse of trash, the ideas out there often look somewhat, well, trashy, right?
0:39.0	There are never anything you would want to put in your house or adorn your home.
0:45.0	That type of creative reuse is not what we're talking about today.
0:50.0	Today's guest is Carla Brown and she is an artist. She has dedicated her life to creatively
0:58.0	reusing materials that are typically thrown away. The reason I wanted to have Carla on is because she
1:05.1	reuses such items in ways that are absolutely beautiful. On today's show she's
1:11.7	going to tell us what to collect, how to use it, and for the
1:16.8	minimalist in the audience who really just don't want a bunch of random things
1:21.7	lying around that they're never going to use.
1:23.6	Carla goes into how to store these items for future use in ways that does not create
1:30.2	excess clutter. In today's episode, Carla also goes into fun ways to get your
1:36.7	kids doing some art projects with recyclables. So if you're a parent,
1:41.1	definitely stay tuned for that.
1:44.0	Enjoy the interview.
1:47.0	Hi, Carla, thanks so much for joining me.
1:49.4	How are you?
1:50.9	I'm great.
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