Andrea Henkels Heidinger
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Thoughts on
​Being the Change
In 2021 & BEyond

Everyday I wake up feeling lucky. Seriously, it doesn't mean I always feel ecstatic and joyful in the wee hours (I mean geez!), but I am aware how lucky I am to wake up in a comfortable home to brew my coffee, prepare myself for the day, and have time to get on my bike to ride to work. I know these routines are good things. I also know that they will probably need to change a bit to afford the Earth some time to heal and for future generations to have a life that is more about thriving than surviving. So, I have renamed my Blog The Crunchy Towel Collective after my post from October 24, 2021. This post was a kick-off for my musings meant to be short, humorous and hopefully helpful.

First Musing

1/18/2017

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Hey there! This is my first post of a twice monthly Artifactist Blog I intend to write about artwork(s), my own and others' made from people's trash/"artifacts." To have your artifacts included in one of my artworks, go to this link: 
http://www.ahheidinger.com/getinvolved.html

So far I have gotten the following artifacts for artwork I am planning to exhibit August 2017: 
  • A lotion pump valve
  • Plastic spirals from spiral notebooks
  • Super scratched sunglasses
  • Parts of mini audio tapes
  • 2 ripped bags for baby wipes
  • A hologram card that was a free children's prize
  • A chewed up dog toy

I have been amazed at the diversity and glad that I am getting the chance to work with a few items I myself have not had to ponder, namely the mini audio tapes and baby wipe bags. We have dog tops galore and I have yet to include them — that could be interesting!

The first step for me this past weekend (that's right — I am finally getting started!) was to organize my studio and categorize the artifacts. Here is where I placed the new items alongside my own artifacts:
  • Lotion pump valve went in with thin linear objects, like straws, stir sticks, etc.
  • Plastic spirals went in with other plastic spirals
  • Sunglasses are going in with "misc items" for now. Distinctive cool things are the hardest for me to work with because they have a cool quality all their own. I tend to not want to ruin them, but yet am not sure if I want them to stand out. Tricky stuff, but I love a challenge.
  • Parts of mini-audio tapes- goes in clear plastic packaging (another cool item!)
  • Baby wipe bags- goes with colored, soft plastic packaging which I typically like to include in weavings 
  • Hologram card-  goes in "misc items" for now
  • Chewed dog toy- goes in "misc items" for now

Categorizing artifacts is always my first step of brainstorming to make an artwork.  This is something I will talk about at my artist workshop on Earth Day, April 22 from 3- 5 PM at the Marmalade Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Well, I am going to sign off now, but I will leave you with a final humorous quote, a plea, and a cool image and link:

Quote:"I pick up other people's trash, I am sort of obsessed." -Eric Close

Plea: Please send your artifact, give me challenge, "be a part of the art"!

Art and website: Check out this picture from an artist who makes art out of trash that washes up in Mexico. I found it on this cool website that actually has a lot of admirable artwork.
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