Starting today, October 10, 2006, I will not buy anything new that I cannot make or buy used. I will do this for one complete year.
So far, there are two things I really miss. Buying new shoes and buying new music. I can download new music, since someone else's art is not something that I can buy used or make myself, but I really miss the experience of walking into a record store (like Shake It Records in Cincinnati...), buying a CD, and going home to absorb it while taking in the liner notes. Sure, downloading conserves on physical resources, but it also alters the experience.
posted by Elle @ 9:31 AM
(aka Michelle)
It's hard to say where my obsession with creative reuse began. The Sundays spent thrift store shopping with grandma after church? The hours spent creating elaborate environments for Barbie with plastic wrap and shoe boxes?
In college I originally pursued an architecture degree because I wanted to renovate existing buildings. Later I switched to a fine arts program because I needed to spend more time working with my hands. Then one fateful day in art school I began experimenting with plastic bags. First because I had a closet full of them and second because I was drawn to the challenge of trying to make something of worth from something so cheap and disposable. Ever since I've been perpetually inspired to create new objects from the debris of everyday life.
After graduating, I knew I had to push myself to maintain my creative practice so I took up blogging. I use my blog to document my projects as well as hold myself accountable. If I don't have anything to blog about that means I need to get to work, either in the studio, doing research, writing, etc. Because if I'm not engaged in these activities, I start to go a little crazy...
3 Comments:
this is so true! - i read that the music companies are trying to find a way that consumers can experience digital music like they do when they buy a cd or record. it's kind of a big issue b/c cds are eventually going to become obsolete to mp3's.
you should try some internet radio... i like giantstep.net
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I always forget about internet radio...But I did just find a Nothing New-friendly way of aqcuiring new CD's. I bartered with Eric Neave of Cedarwell to give me one of his band's CD's in exchange for patching his pants. Now if I can only get all my favorite bands to send me their broken pants...
By Eric Neave I meant EriK G. Neave. My bad.
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