Cassandra Tondro, "Passage," mixed media, 42" x 56", 2006
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Love art? The good, green news is that there are hundreds of artists committed to using non-toxic mediums to create—whether their subject is Mother Nature, or not.
Meet Greg Patch, an artist deep in the trenches of 'greening' art. A visionary who cares deeply about the toxicity of the tools used to create art, he writes, "Until the materials we use as artists, at any level and age, are made without heavy metals, preservatives, petro chemicals and other toxic materials, there is much work to do."
See for yourself how these artists like Greg are keeping their personal brand of artistic expression, toxin-free:
Mind Your Beeswax:
Click over to the Green Art Studio and peruse the abstract paintings Greg Patch uses all-natural beeswax colors. Rich in color and depth, the colors are completely toxin free, unlike 'conventional' oil, acrylic, encaustic, watercolor and guache mediums. According to Patch's site, beeswax has been in use since prehistoric times; its comeback is long overdue.
Organic Matters
An artist and blogger, Cassandra Tondo uses organic materials in her work and supports the same in others by keeping a blog showcasing artists who work with natural materials. Check out her Decomposition series, including mediums that include natural dyes, earth pigments in a soy milk binder, and organic stains (mold) on raw cotton canvas.
Wrap Yourself in Rusty
Welsh Quilt artist Liz Plummer creates a wide range of artistic quilts, but gives a makeover to a medium not known for its beauty: rust. By wrapping fabric around a rusted bucket or other rusty tools, she simply lets the rust transfer onto the fabric. Check out the results, here!
This is the second in a 2-part series on Eco Art. Read Green Beret: Discover Eco Art Part 1.
