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