VideoKnitter Manifesto
v Installations are intended to enhance and beautify the object(s) they are added to. They will be attached in ways that are not destructive to the underlying base.
v Beads and paint may be added.
v Each work of art has a tag attached which tells what was on the tape(s) used in its creation.
v Each installation is hand-crafted and unique. No two will be exactly the same.
v Beads and paint may be added.
v Each work of art has a tag attached which tells what was on the tape(s) used in its creation.
v Each installation is hand-crafted and unique. No two will be exactly the same.
Confessions of a Video Knitter
My problem: How to responsibly get rid of my video tapes.
Because the product is mixed plastics and metal, it doesn't recycle. If you only have a couple tapes I'm sure your conscience won't bother you about putting them out with the trash. However, if you're like me and have a couple hundred, that's another issue entirely. In 2008 I found a huge box of tapes my husband had relegated to the garage. He said to get rid of them when I asked why they were there. Confronted by this dilemma, I did some research and found that the most reasonable way of doing this was to crack some open and see what could be done with them beyond filling up a landfill or two.
After playing with a variety of working styles, what I enjoy most is knitting/crocheting elements and assembling them into fiber art pieces.
How to get rid of your video tapes:
Get out your needles and hooks and give it a go. Or see how it responds to macramé or loom weaving.
Contact greendisk.com or your local recycling facility to have your audio and video tapes disposed of responsibly and securely.
Because the product is mixed plastics and metal, it doesn't recycle. If you only have a couple tapes I'm sure your conscience won't bother you about putting them out with the trash. However, if you're like me and have a couple hundred, that's another issue entirely. In 2008 I found a huge box of tapes my husband had relegated to the garage. He said to get rid of them when I asked why they were there. Confronted by this dilemma, I did some research and found that the most reasonable way of doing this was to crack some open and see what could be done with them beyond filling up a landfill or two.
After playing with a variety of working styles, what I enjoy most is knitting/crocheting elements and assembling them into fiber art pieces.
How to get rid of your video tapes:
Get out your needles and hooks and give it a go. Or see how it responds to macramé or loom weaving.
Contact greendisk.com or your local recycling facility to have your audio and video tapes disposed of responsibly and securely.