WARNING: This photo of regenerated cellulose can alter your mind. A funny thing happened on my way to make the “greenest” tee on the planet. It is said that artists are like scientists, and in my case, it is fairly true. I am a process artist and love to learn how things are made, I [...]

Ever since I got married I’ve been wondering what to do with my hair. Before the wedding I left it to grow so I could wear it curled with flowers in it on the big day. For too long though I’ve been stuck in a vicious hairstyle cycle of grow it to a certain length, [...]

I’m going to make a confession so promise not to judge me, OK? Here goes… I love the fashion programmes on TV. There, I said it! From ‘America’s / Britain’s Next Top Model‘ to ‘Gok’s Fashion Fix‘ and ‘The Clothes Show‘ I consider having the time to watch them a real treat and when I [...]

I’m such a lucky Green Girl. How often do you get to sample beautiful, sustainable clothing without having to go shopping? Well just recently Elwood Clothing gave me the opportunity to do just that. Now I have to confess that this is breaking a bit of a fast for me. At the New Year I [...]

On April 20, 2008 I went into my closet and cut all the content and care labels out of my clothes. My idea was to use these in an artwork about global warming. We can lessen the impact that our clothing has on the environment by examining clothing content labels closely. After examining my own [...]

When I first agreed to review Green Chic by Christie Matheson, I admit I was not prepared to be inspired.  Aside from the fact that the book arrived with another  unrequested book from the same publisher called  “Porn Stars Secrets of Sex”,  (note- bad practice for publicists)  the idea of combining the drive for style [...]

I wanted to wear a real beet red tee! I dreamt of real saffron yellow fabric on my skin! Yes I did! Carrots, coffee, cranberries, and conch… I imagined not only the beauty of it, but also the heightened sense of being grounded. It didn’t work. Vinegar, salt, soda ash…. it did not work. The [...]

Just going through my backlog of New Consumer rss feeds I noticed their post about a new online magazine ‘Ethics Girls’. Launched this summer Ethics Girls announce that they want to “SET THE EXAMPLE” – Liking this already? Me too! They go on to tell us that: “We are the website for fashion, shopping and [...]

I bought myself an Onya bag the other week in a sale, and I’ve really grown to love it.  Could Anya’s bag fold up so small and sit in my bag without me noticing?  I’ve used it just about everyday and the mountain of plastic bags in our kitchen has not grown as a result. [...]

Wouldn’t life be so much easier, if we didn’t have to spend hours laundering our clothes each week? The time energy we spend sorting out our whites from our darks could definitely be applied to something more enjoyable, perhaps leisurely sipping a cool glass of Pimms while enjoying the summer sun? Well if it ever [...]