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How to make a sustainable art studio

So, I have been wondering how I might be able to make my contribution to carbon-footprint reducing by greening up my studio.  There are a few things that I won’t do- making handbags out of gum wrappers and sewing together scraps of bad paintings to make new ones are just a few of them.  But what are some other things that I can do that don’t make me cringe?

1. I want to find a local, paint supplier that makes their paints.  If those paints are in someway more green than the usual acrylic/oil paints then even better. Any one tried soy-based solvents?

2. Buy locally to cut down on shipping (reducing carbon footprint), even though ASW.com is the cheapest place eva and I love it.

3. Buy brushes made from recycled materials. Is it even worth it? What I don’t know is if it would be better to buy local, handmade brushes or buy a recycled brush from far away.

This post is To Be Continued…

Sterling Ruby & Robert Mapplethorpe at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels

Ok, re: this show, I am having an issue with how much people are drooling over themselves when Sterling Ruby’s name comes up.  He is a formalist who spent a ton of time in school so he uses big words like “marginal subculture” in his press releases.  He said in his lecture at SFAI, in a candid moment, “I don’t know how to be a man.” And yet, his phallic sculptures and use of minimalist podiums suggest otherwise. Jeeze, I don’t know why I am sounding so bitter.