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Newborn Style: Cozy Cocoon Body Socks

Sonya — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:07:18 +0000

I’m always looking for baby clothing that’s organic and stylish. A recent shopping find is the company Cozy Cocoon and their Organic Leopard Baby Bunting Cocoon available through eConsciousMarket.com.

This baby body sock for swaddling newborns is made from 90% organic cotton knit and 10% lycra which parents can roll up, tuck and hold their baby in.

Cozy Cocoon uses:

Organic materials.

Recycled, reused or resalvaged materials/fibers in production.

Biodegradable materials/fibers in product line.

Vegan or Animal-free materials/fibers.

Artist Changes Recycled to New :: Discover the Fine Art of Upcycling

Lucille Chi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:33:27 +0000

Previously featured by Low Impact Living in an article here about the fine art of upcycling, Schimmel Art is worth a another look:

The artist’s vision is to utilize the disciplines of painting and mosaic to create a connected collection of representational or abstract images in segments of brilliant color. The goal of the work is to utilize resources that would otherwise go to waste. It’s described as an organic communion of thought and inspiration. The faces portrayed are imagined to be images from advertising ephemera and motivated by the constant external stimuli of art and beauty, fashion and design.

The artist says

Low Impact Living: Art from Recycle Goods = Divine Decor

Low Impact Living — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:03:49 +0000

Editor’s note: We’re pleased to start a new content partnership today with Low Impact Living, a very comprehensive site dedicated to “helping you lower the environmental impact of your home and your daily life.” The first post we’re publishing definitely belonged here at Feelgood Style: LIL co-founder Jessica Jensen profiles four decorative artists working with recycled materials. This post was originally published earlier today (April 28, 2008).

We have recently come across the outstanding artists who are using found and recycled objects to create their masterpieces. Their work is gorgeous, intriguing and sustainable– what could be better?

The first we want to highlight is the “mosaic fusion” of artist S A Schimmel Gold. She collects junk mail and incorporates it into her stunning portraiture. Some are pure pop, some are moody and moving. I saw them “in person” at the AltBuild Expo last week and was floored. The artist says of herself and her work, “I am a rabid recycler - I am compelled to upcycle unusual resources to create my art and give others’ images and words a new life in my work. Look closely for menu items, cruise itineraries, gallery openings… stand back to view the sum of the parts - a textural representation of beauty.” Please review the Schimmel Art collection here.