In the last few weeks, I've realised that I've turned into a digital rag picker. My cursor has been wading through page after page of hits on junk - I must be the only person in history to go beyond page 5 on google search.But it's been worth it, here are two of the latest gems I unearthed.
One is the term upcycling - which is the practice of taking something that is disposable, and transforming it into something of greater use of value. Besides describing a useful concept, the word has the additional advantage of adding tact and intellectual quotient to everyday conversations. For example, if you don't want to tell a colleague that his presentation sucks, you could say "Your presentation is a perfect candidate for upcycling!"
The second gem is the picture above - by artist Sandy Schimmel. She puts upcycling into practice by creating art out of junk mail and flyers. Enjoy.
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You seem to have "upcycled" my idle curiosity in your blogs to inspiring project ideas that could keep me pleasantly occupied through those slow, sultry afteroons!
ReplyDeleteI really serves as a great hommage to Andy Warhole who made art out of readymades!
ReplyDeleteWrong! You are the second person to go beyond page 5 on google search. I went past page 50 to find myself on the net. And I had to go way beyond that to find my own editing services website. Well, I guess it's time to upcycle both myself and the site. Thanks for the reminder. -- Sarath
ReplyDeletethe artwork is amazing
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