The Art of Recycling – Part II
Most retail stores, I’ve found, rely heavily on the use of plastic bags. While supermarkets seem to be heading in the direction of cloth bags and bins, the rest of the retail world seems to be lagging behind. As a result, it’s easy for me to end up with bags full of other plastic bags taking up awkward and valuable space in my kitchen cabinet.
So, in my continuing quest to find ways to be creative with things that would otherwise be trash, I scanned the internet to see what I might do with these bags. I found my answer on the Etsy website and the result is the photo you see below – a messenger bag made completely from old plastic bags that have been fused together to form a very strong and waterproof fabric.
The process of fusing the bags together was fairly simple and the resulting bag looks like old worn leather. I don’t know it this can be considered art but it’s definitely crafty and I had a lot of fun making it. To try this project yourself, see the tutorial at ETSY-LABS.
Messenger Bag - Wendy Campbell
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April 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Those bags are from Steves music store in Toronto,I was in there a few days ago.Quite a store,quite a project-nicework.
Nice daily drawing,exciting colour against the dark backround.Will you be making prints??J-Toronto
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
I love this blog. You have posted some really nice drawings and interesting articles. It is very tempting to wander through one lead after another.
Think I’ll try a bag with a couple of my grand daughters.
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 am
I think I have it available as a print on Deviant Art – but I need to double check that – I need to discover the best way to photograph the image properly.
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 am
Thanks Innis – hope you have fun with the bag project!