Haute Trash Fashion - The High Fashion Art of Recycling

Trash fashion is created from debris; it is the conversion of trash into useful and fashionable objects.

Haute Trash Fashion Shows are high fashioned events created to bring attention to our landfills, which exceed their capacities thousands of times over and have become virtual cities unto themselves. Haute Trash Fashion events raise awareness for the need to recycle.

Many communities throughout the US hold their version of the Haute Trash Fashion Show to bring attention to and raise money for abused women, children and animals, as well as continuing to raise consciousness for the importance of recycling.

There is 3.5 million tons of toxic and dangerous plastic floating between San Francisco and Hawaii; this is twice the size of Texas. 80% of this toxic stew originated on land and could have easily been prevented.

Trash fashion shows illustrate the ability to reuse and recycle through creative and humorous exhibitions. They reshape societal views on beauty, recycling and ultimately trash.

Outfits are designed from discarded materials such as construction fencing, food packages, beverage containers, inner tubes, aluminum pop-tops and other salvageable materials.

Creative citizens and local artists create their own unique designs from nearby dumpsters, using satire to highlight this unconventional approach to going green. If you are an inclined designer with eco-sensibilities show off your talent at a local or national Haute Trash Fashion Show.

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The Art of Knitting

The origins of Knitting are hard to trace simply because fibers are biodegradable, however there are several theories. Some assume knitting began in Persia and others believe it started in Israel, Jordan and Syria. While others are convinced knitting started in the mountains of North Africa, Japan or China. Another theory is knitting grew out of the knitting of fishnets.

Women choose to pick up knitting needles for different reasons. Some women long to create while others want to make visual expressions of love for the people they care about.

 Knitting can also have a spiritual quality that allows women to feel more in tune with their spiritual self.

Something comforting and magical happens for some women when they knit because knitting is about the hands creating something visual, which gives the brain a brake. This break can assist in solving a problem that is being experienced in another area of life. Knitting can allow the subconscious to be tapped in a way that is normally unavailable to us in our busy lives and knitting can be done almost anywhere and any time, it is socially accepted without appearing to be rude.

Today yarn is created from so many rich and lavish colors, natural and synthetic fibers that permit knitting needles and the hands to create beautiful lively colored sweaters, throws, scarves, hats, etc.

Why not take a break from your busy life by picking up a pair of knitting needles and some yarn to create something rich in color that is soft and silky to make you feel good?

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Impressionism Art Movement

Impressionism is a movement in art developed in France in the late 19th century by a group of artists who rejected traditional principles and practices taught.

Impressionists learned alternative brush-strokes and the use of color to represent an intellectual idea of a subject. Building on the use of more brilliant color, wider tonal range and broke brushwork permitted a more authentic play of natural light on objects. This new role of light and color as organic elements of painting natural scenes was to question academic theories of composition, drawing and the hierarchy of subjects. To capture the momentary and transient aspects of light he Impressionist chooses to paint outdoors rather than in a studio environment.

Mary Cassatt was a woman among a hand full of male Impressionists who were at the forefront of the Impressionism movement. She was and American painter known for her bold compositions and fine detail in scenes of mother and child in day-to-day living. A mix of strong lines and soft palettes characterizes Mary Cassatt’s work. Some of her best-known paintings are The Morning Toilet (1886), The Bath (1891), The Boating Party (1894), and Mother Feeding A Child (1898).

Every woman’s life is an Impressionism painting because of the beauty (brilliant color), trials and tribulations (wide tonal range and broken brush-strokes) she experiences during her lifetime.

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 Ladies of Leisure III by Olivia Maxweller, 22x30

Art Therapy For Women

Art therapy is based on the idea that creative activity can be healing and has proven itself to be noteworthy in assisting women with their healing. 

Generally speaking women who experience disorders, diseases or disabilities will benefit greatly from art therapy. A wide variety of physical and mental symptoms including, but not limited to pain, anxiety and tension can improve or even completely disappear with art therapy.

It is a known fact that chronic stress is harmful to both the mind and body. To achieve relaxation and relief from stress art therapy can be used alone or with other relaxation exercises to help relieve stress and anxiety.

Women who are experiencing or who have experienced a traumatic incident or illness can come to terms with their feelings and work through anger, resentment and other emotions by participating in art therapy to rejuvenate their spirit.

The creative process of art is what sets art therapy apart from traditional therapy. Every woman can benefit from art therapy even without the aid of an art therapist. Art therapy is something that can be done on your own for self-discovery, empowerment, to express yourself when you find it difficult to do so, etc.

Engaging in a creative activity is very powerful because it can give women a sense of control over her feelings.

The benefits of art therapy are broad and can help improve the quality of living by improving all women’s emotional, physical and mental states. If art therapy can aid you in improving the quality of your life in someway it is well worth considering, especially if it can be a catalyst for your healing.

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