Blog: EarthSpirit
by Mayah

Art:Stitched EcoMaGs

I haven't made refrigerator magnets for some time. I call these "Eco MaGs" because they are made out of recycled paper products, with a magnet backing. They are not only mini works of art, they are utilitarian, too!

Date:   1/21/2014 1:46:52 AM   ( 10 y ) ... viewed 3701 times

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Eco MaG by mayah "Badlands" (c)mayah 2014 Approx 10" X 4" X 1/8" thick

Every now and then I take apart old art and reuse it to either make something new or to refresh it. This Eco MaG is made out of "double recycling"--the original one that I made a couple of years ago came from a magazine photo and reused greeting card and cardboard; I updated it with a brighter background paper but reused all of the other parts.

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Eco MaG by mayah "Stitched Flowers" (c)mayah 2014 Approx
2 1/4" X 2" X 1/8"


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Eco MaG by mayah "Stitched Animals" (c)mayah 2014
Owl approx 2-1/4" diameter X 1/8" thick; Fish approx 2-3/4" diameter X 1/4" thick; bear approx 2-1/2" X 3-1/4" X 1/8" thick


I have been playing with stitching on paper, either by machine or by hand using embroidery floss. The hand stitching is labor intensive yet I really enjoy it and find it to be very relaxing.

For the flower MaG, the stitch holes for the orange outline stitch were first punched out by hand using a nail and thimble and then embroidered by hand. The yellow straight stitching around the edges was easier as a sewing machine without thread was used to punch the holes first; then 2 strands of embroidery floss were used for hand sewing. The same procedure was used for the outline and zig-zag stitching around the fish, owl, and bear.


"Eco MaGs by mayah" are made from reused paper and other materials; found objects; sturdy cardboard backing; non-toxic glue and non-VOC acrylic coating; magnet

Reused photos are from junk mail/greeting cards/magazines/calendars/brochures/advertisements, including from the following organizations:

AAA Westways Automobile Club of Southern California
Magazine for Auto Club Members
http://www.calif.aaa.com/westways/archives/

Foundation for Shamanic Studies
http://www.shamanism.org/

Four Winds Society
http://www.thefourwinds.com/

Natural Resources Defense Council/Biogems
http://www.nrdc.org/http://www.savebiogems.org

World Wildlife Federation
http://worldwildlifefederation.org/

 

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Art: Flower Tic Tac Toe  http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=2144518 

Jewish Eco MaGs http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=2144553

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