Why Recycled?

Ok, "Why Recycled?" Well the first obvious answer is that I am poor. Very Poor. Many events have transpired in my life over the last few years that have created this condition. These include among many things the implosion of a world economy and the birth of my two kids, Jack and Hazel. For the last fifteen years, I had been a full time potter, but these two events moved me to seek the shelter and stability of a teaching position. I'm now in the final phase of getting my Masters in Elementary education and am currently a student teacher in a local 1st grade class. So, yes, I am very poor. If there is going to be a sauna in my life it will take much resourcefulness as I will have no money to throw at the project.

But poor or not, recycling is fun!!! When money is no object and building something becomes simply a matter of drawing up plans and heading down to Lowes, you not only join consumer culture but you also deprive yourself of so much pleasure. It's huge fun to come up with creative designs that utilize free materials. It takes a little more thought and time, but the journey becomes the joy. In future posts I'll be talking about specific design elements which both utilize free materials AND achieve the aesthetics I wish for in my building.