Hug a Tree Today

I went to the post office the other day to mail out a package. One little, book rate package. At the end of my transaction the postal worker handed me my receipt...it was 16" long! I expected a mini novel to be printed on it or perhaps some breaking postal news they wanted to be sure I was aware. But no, there was nothing interesting or worthy of that much paper.

I shouldn't pick on the post office, everyone has huge receipts these days. Petco might be the winner but my point is this, aren't we now living in a recycle aware world? Most artists I know waste nothing. It really is the best way to keep yourself in the art business. I borderline OCD with my saving of bits of paper and mat board. I know an artist who saves her dried up acrylic paint splotches. The shapes have been incorporated nicely into some of her work.

I am sure my saving obsession comes from my mom who passed onto me anything that might be turned into a masterpiece. The perfect, shiny, square cardboard from a newly purchased shirt. Remember the plastic eggs pantyhose came in years ago? I LOVED those things! Often the masterpiece was inspired by trying to find away to create on the recycled item.

The receipt from the post office has a number for complaints at about inch 10. I think I will call them and tell them about the pantyhose eggs.