At the Thought Foundation this summer there were a series of installations and exhibits
connected to the Summer Holidays and the environment around us. I was asked to exhibit my mat and join the exhibition.
As we all go on holiday this year and lie on the beach or visit the countryside
collect any rubbish you see that has been left behind.
Plastic bags make up 40% of marine waste across the UK and most sea birds
and marine life have plastic in their bodies. This years Great British Volunteer
Clean up picked up 523,000 bags of rubbish from the environment, the equivalent
70 tons.
My work is about recycling and the detrimental effect plastic waste has on our
planet.
This clippy mat is an on going project trying to finish the 6 metres of fabric that
I purchased. This is a great Northern tradition and is a form of recycling, during
the war when make do and mend was no longer able, you would cut your
clothes and textiles into strips and work into a mat for the home. First the mat
would be for the bed then as it was used and became worn, it would go on to
the floor, in the bedroom or lounge then to the kitchen and then to the back kitchen
and finally a door mat out side. Reusing over and over again, re -purposing.
When people see this mat especially the older generation, it reminds them of
the nice times they had with their family and friends, socialising round the mat.
connected to the Summer Holidays and the environment around us. I was asked to exhibit my mat and join the exhibition.
As we all go on holiday this year and lie on the beach or visit the countryside
collect any rubbish you see that has been left behind.
Plastic bags make up 40% of marine waste across the UK and most sea birds
and marine life have plastic in their bodies. This years Great British Volunteer
Clean up picked up 523,000 bags of rubbish from the environment, the equivalent
70 tons.
My work is about recycling and the detrimental effect plastic waste has on our
planet.
This clippy mat is an on going project trying to finish the 6 metres of fabric that
I purchased. This is a great Northern tradition and is a form of recycling, during
the war when make do and mend was no longer able, you would cut your
clothes and textiles into strips and work into a mat for the home. First the mat
would be for the bed then as it was used and became worn, it would go on to
the floor, in the bedroom or lounge then to the kitchen and then to the back kitchen
and finally a door mat out side. Reusing over and over again, re -purposing.
When people see this mat especially the older generation, it reminds them of
the nice times they had with their family and friends, socialising round the mat.
